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Show CLOSING FEED DISTRIBUTION The following is quoted from latest word from the Pacific Branch office of the lied Cross, addressed to the .secretary of Beaver chapter; and is .submitted for the information of persons per-sons interested: "In the distribution of Government wheat for stock feed made available in the 1931 crop failure area under the Act of Congress of March 7, 1932, the Red Cross has utilized the advice of the Federal . Department of Agriculture. Agri-culture. We are advised that pasturage pastur-age will be generally available some time during May. "Accordingly, supplies of stock feed for Beaver County, Utah, will be approved to meet the needs until May 15, 1932. Crop production loans administered through the Department Depart-ment of Agriculture may be resorted to for feeding of work stock after that date. "The above does not affect in any way the distribution of hour for human hu-man consumption. (Signed) A. L. Schafer, Manager." Referring to the distribution of flour, quotation follows, from a note of information, supplementing previous prev-ious word: "Quantity of flour applied for should be based upon the number of families actually under care of the agencies which will make distribution distribu-tion of flour. The average requirement require-ment is considerably less than one barrel of flour per family (of four) for a ninety-day period. Requests should be limited to actual needs based bas-ed upon the food habits in your com-muity." com-muity." It is presumed that it will not be necessary to Tppeat distribution of flour to all of the initial group receiving re-ceiving supply from thp first shipment, ship-ment, as doubtless there are some who will not care to receive further supply. K. K. Franke, Sec'y. Beaver Chapter. |