Show BUYING PlAN IN DROUGHT STATES ANNOUNCED BY A AAA A A I 1 Plans to buy sheep m the drought I states and turn them oter o to the Fed Fed- Federal Federal eral Surplus Relief corporation have been announced by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration following receipt from Comptroller General McCarl of approval of the expenditure of drought relief funds for that pur- pur purpose pose ose al by the comptroller general was given on the basis that the pur- pur purchase purchase chase of sheep and goats m in addition to cattle cattle was necessary to relieve emer- emer emergency gency conditions in the drought strick- strick stricken en areas It Under the program the government buyers will purchase only ewes and a flat price of 2 for ewes ees one year old I or older will be paid Angora goats also will be bought and the price will ill willbe be 1 40 each for animals one year old or older As m in the case of cattle purchases all animals fit for use wIll be utilized in providing food supplies for families on relief Usable sheep will be slaughtered md and the meat canned It Itis is 15 expected that large numbers of both animals will be used for relief pur- pur purposes purposes poses in the states where they are purchased The buying program will be put into operation at the earliest possible date and put pm chases will be confined largely to the most acute drought areas Purchases Purchase will be m ml mip l as rapidly as disposal Sheep purchased under the program will b hi Fr ec a R as far as possible in iii our plants r f |