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Show I'.A I ,S E 1U.MORS IREI IS CATTLE PROGRAM by Williain Peterson Director Extension Service In the cattle purchasing program pro-gram it seems that certain areas of the state have been supplied with mis-information. Reports come to the state office that people peo-ple have been advised to hold their cattle because the federal government is going to make a distribution of feed. Such information infor-mation is not founded on any facts known to the state office. Data gathered indicates that nearly 200 thousand tons of hay in excess of that which is available avail-able in the state, is needed to feed the cattle through a normal nor-mal winter. It is conoeeded that this hay is not available and more cattle will be saved by disposing dis-posing of sufficient numbers so the balance might be fed, than if an attempt is made to carry the entire herd through the winter. win-ter. Information from the federal government is that there will be but one cattle purchasing program. pro-gram. This program will close by the end of December. There will positively be no gratituous distribution of feed. Every cattle owner should make a careful inventory of his feed and correlate with the stock to be fed. He should dispose Of his cattle under this program in sufficient numbers so the balance bal-ance kept may be fed through the winter. It is advised that the best animals be kept as a foundation herd for the future. It is hoped that this cattle purchase will be definitely understood under-stood and that any suggestion that there is going to be any feed distribution is inertly propaganda, prop-aganda, and that there will not be another federal cattle purchasing pur-chasing program. All who are compelled to sell cattle are advised ad-vised to act quickly that this purchasing program may be cleared up as soon as possible. |