Show NEARLY EARLY 7 MILLION l CATTLE BOUGHT IN U S I A total of 6 head of cattle I had been purchased d through October I 22 m in the hIt drought areas of 24 states it was as announced These pur- pur purchases pur-j pur chases constItute 30 2 per cent of the I jD of cattle on the farms selling cattle to that date The lest percentage of sales to Inver tory is In North Dakota where It IS reported I that per cent of the total I tor tory on farms arms has thus far been sold under the emergency plan The small small- smallest est cst percentage of af sales on the basIs of I 1 he inventory of farms selling occurs jn in Oregon and Ne aaa where here approximately 95 9 5 per cent of the cattle have thus far been sold ApproxImately I ewes es and goats had been purchased in 17 states I tunes tures certifIed to Oct October ber 22 for pur- pur chase purchase of cattle ill in drought areas reach reach- reached reached ed 86 and expendItures for far purchase of sheep and goats certifIed through the same date totaled 1692 Vouchers certified for the above payments represent purchase and benefit payments in connectIOn with I the acquisition of head Of I cattle and head of sheep and andI goats Purchases of cattle by states I are ArIzona 74 Arkansas 87 CalifornIa 18 Colorado Florida 16 Idaho Illinois I 2543 Iowa Io Kansas LouisIana 27 Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada 25 New I Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon I SOuth Dakota Texas 1445 I Wisconsin 53 Wy- Wy Wyoming W oming Purchases of sheep by states me are ArIzona CalifornIa Colorado Idaho Kansas Minnesota MissourI Montana Nebraska Neti Ne ada ada ew Mexico North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Texas 1316 Utah Wyoming Of the cattle purchased have been donated to the Federal Sur- Sur Surplus Surplus plus Relief CorporatIon to October 22 More than 4 of these have been shIpped for slaughter while 1 been shIpped to pasture in non non- drought areas I I |