Show EXTENSION NEWS NOTES EMERGENCY SHEEP PROGRAM STARTS SOON the county agent has gone a as s tar far OS cis possible in preparing to start the emergency sheep purchasing program at present he is waiting fo for r a oi animation aniza tion to be set up final details on oil the plan and the word that says bays GO A supply of application blanks and contracts have been received so that buying ean can commence very soon after orders are arc received to stare according to pile present sent instructions each cad sheep producer must make application to sell sheep to the government tit at present over head are listed for sale in the courtly county agents office if you have NOT received a blank ask for one fill it out and send it in AT ONCE only ewes one year old and over will ibe be taken under the sheep program whether they are condemned or not the producers will receive the same price of 2 per head just what the county organization will be has not yet been lea learned arned except that the county agent will be county director and a nd will be assisted by one or more men called sorters the appointments appo ointments int ments will be made thru the state wool growers association and the state director As soon as instructions are received to commence buying all sheep producers will be notified from the ccarty co ir ty agents office however do not wait for cor this word before you send in your application it will be from these tb L records that each county will rece receive lv e its total and weekly allotments therefore get your application in at once 0 CATTLE BUYING PROGRAM MAY BE CURTAILED on september cattle had been purchased under the emergency cattle program in ili rich county A total I 1 of sl 0 have been received in cli checks ecks to date different producers have s sold old cattle and a total of contracts have been mailed to the state office this means that there are over checks which have not been received this has caused some criticism but the county office has been reasonably reason bly clear r of contracts alts being held up for some reason or another for the past six weeks on oil seli september 1st ast only 5 contracts were being held here for corrections and signatures most of the delay in the county is caused cau cd in obtaining taming ob signatures of cf producers and lem holders the local office is 13 doing all it can to get the contracts in for payment and it appears that the san franeisco francisco office is in a jam at the present time with the emergency sheep program about to be commenced word has been received that there may be some curtailment tail ment in ili the buying of cattle there fore it seems wise to age urge livestock men to dispose of the cattle those that must be sold as past fast as possible pos in ili order to keep up OUT our present weekly allotments this does not mean that tile 0 program pr will stop but it does mean that the number of cars that e can an be shipped per week may be decreased however Iro wever it is expected cattle will continue to be purchased for three or four months yet As new der and important changes come vou von will be notified may we the county committee receive your inquiries and suzg suggestions motions met ions E U L GUYMON county Ai agricultural apicultural cultural agent |