| Show r 1 1 Nearly 1000 Head Relief Cattle B Bought k A total of ot 79 one cattle had b beers been en purchased in Iron county up tip t to Monday Monday Mon Mon Monday day night under the federal drouth relief purchasing program and from front all indications indicatioN the program is Ls just Jus getting a good start As yet the West Wes Westend Westend end of the county has not been touch ed Of the lIIl head purchased approxImately approximately head have been condemned condemn ed and will be destroyed in the coun court county ty while the balance have been ship pd to packing g centers to be slaughter slaughter- slaughtered ed and the meat canned to be used In relief work this winter The own ow own own- ers must destroy the cattle that are are condemned and may use what meat they can from these animals but must not sell it They may also alao save the he hide Thus far the cattle purchased have havo been culls of the herds and ami has haa been mostly dairy stock Some few of ot the tha better etter stock have been bought however how ever and if the drouth continues t. t to prevail revall much choice stuff will be sold in n the near future The cattle bought so ao far have averaged averaged averaged aver aver- aged approximately 1200 per head to o the producer Total payments for cattle purchased amount to on Individual contracts |
