Show Government Moves To Halt Milk Cow Slaughter A program to maintain peak milk production by keeping useful cows in service and preventing slaughter of productive animals was announced by the regional office of the Farm Security which will carry out the U S Department of Agriculture project jointly with the Commodity Credit The program will operate nationally in areas where farmers are being forced to liquidate their herds and sell cows and heifers for slaughter because of labor shortage or other wartime First job of the Lawrence I Farm Security Regional Director is 10 why individual farmers plan to sell off useful If the dairyman needs financial aid to maintain his full a loan from Farm Security or other lending agencies can be If the reason is labor another new Department of Agriculture plan may be brought into This is a labor transportation to I farm hands and bring them to shortage giving them brief specialized training when necessary as machine operators and the According to Mr supervisors will attempt primarily to keep dairy herds intact on the farm where they are If the still prefers to sell his cows the next aim will be to arrange sale to other dairymen t in the As a last necessary to save animals from the officials are empowered to buy heifers and calves with drafts on the Commodity Credit The vitally-needed milk animals will then be sold as soon as possible to farmers who possess the feed and other facilities to care for them In selected counties have been designated for operation of this program it was announced bv the local Although Duchesne county has not been designated for the operation of this it further explained if there is interest shown among Duchesne count v to justify such a program and if cattle are available in areas within a feasible transportation range a will b to open Duchesne county for the operation of this one interested may register their Interest or make inquiry at the Farm Security in |