Show current drought is worst than in past 20 years according to records DENVER the current dr drought ought is t the h c w worst arst on record in many parts of the southwest and rock mountain regions region w boise ise even ahn jhc dirth thir ties ties of dust bowl fame ae barren of grass awi aai crops ha mylund Mt mit lund heiti live stock in oklahoma axas ti aas kan sas new meio mexico wyoming and Colo colonico raco face a i winter of noth ing but supplemental feed such suii is han ha and concentrates and that at ii a price thousands of atris of cropland in most of those states ha hit been abandoned some ranchers hake hn e hen be n toned forced to sell basic breeding herds A hrs predicted no brak in sight in he the drought chich funds bik balk five live years in most aias til hiis saven tit ven years in others that is the bleik picture a ob ned in a survey of agrical turl turc department officials ranch ers farmers and others in the irra area b bi united press the erner emergency gency hay and feed iced programs of the federal govern ment men have been partly successful in combating the lack of livestock feed but tilt program has backfired back fired in some game states in new mexico for example drought disaster designation came after it dd in texas in the meantime most of the available feed in new mexico had |