Show t of the various hazards to the united states wheat crop the greatest single peril is weather records investigated by federal crop insurance corporation administrators of all risk crop insurance anca to wheat sheaf growers show violent storms freezing drought too much rain hail hot winds and clouds cause about 73 per cent of the wheat losses bosies droughts alone being responsible for 38 per cent the insurance corporation guarantees 60 50 to 75 per cent of normal crops to policy holders in case unfavorable weather insects or plant disease may destroy or limit the crop trade with the merchants who advertise jn ln this paper aa L 1 aa ll 11 A 1 a ii S ie the heavy snows of the post past few weeks high winds and freezing temperatures have been tough on livestock and the men who own them and has made feeding imperative pera tive most sheep men are are now feeding regular grain rations cen consisting of corn oats and barley for the most part they h hive ave found that heavy feeding at this time of the year and particularly in extreme cold weather pay good dividends in wool and lamb as well as insuring the lives of the animals during the lean spring period considerable hay is also being fed by some flock master where it is available within easy hauling distance but the deep snows have ave maee mace hay haul ng exceedingly cee la laborious boNous and in in some cases great difficulty has been met in breaking a track to the camps |