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Disaster Committee Working
Last week a county survey of fifty farmers was accomplished by this office to determine corn prospects in order to give a clearer and more accurate picture to the County Disaster Committee. This group was in session most of Wednesday afternoon (July 24th) reappraising total effects of the drought from the stand point of feed and livestock. A letter was drafted to the state Disaster Committee requesting that they reconsider our previous application for Emergency Feed Grain. While the situation is quite variable within the county, your committee's conclusions were as follows: 1. Barley and oat crops were 75% - 80% below normal; as a result most was cut for hay and a good bit fed as made. Also barley threshed for grain was only 20% of normal. 2. Corn for grain has been reduced 60%, for ensilage 40%, regardless of future rainfall. Also 47% of the corn is in the tassellng and silking stage, which is the most critical period in so far as grain formation is concerned.
3. Marketing of livestock because of the drought has been orderly and not excessive.
Abnormal feeding of dairy cattle and feeder calves is further depleting feed sup
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