Pleasant Grove Review | 1934-07-27 | Page 8 | Over 817,000 Cattle Bought in Drouth Area

Over 817,000 Cattle Bought In Drouth Area A total of 817,605 beef cattle have been bought up to date on the parched ranges of the 15 western states and turned over to the Federal Fede-ral Surplus Relief corporation to be canned and distributed to needy families, it was announced by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration Adminis-tration through William Peterson, state director of drouth relief rer-vice. rer-vice. Total payments to farmers to date, are $2,087,695 on 16,610 contracts. con-tracts. The total number of cattle sold in Utah for the first week of July is 1149. None of the cattle so purchased and processed are to be sold, but all are being used for the help of needy families on relief lists throughout the country, and will not find their way to market. Hides from these i animals go to the processor or packer in part payment of processing charges. "How many cattle we may eventually event-ually buy, and how long buying will be kept up, we connot say now, "Mr. Peterson said. "It depends on conditions con-ditions as they develop, including the inclination of the individual farmer to sell." "There is no "goal" or "quota" in cattle purchases. Relief is planned for the hard-pressed drouth areas and buying and processing for relief purposes is expected to continue only as long as the situation warrants.