The long continued above normal heat of the spring and early summer, combined with an insufficiency of rain has caused a very serious situation over a five state area, including some 70 counties in Kansas.

The result is that pastures have about dried up and very little spring crops could even be planted. Thus cattlemen have been forced to sell, many of their cattle, even part or all of their foundation herds from a lack of feed.

Congress is rushing through a $16 million bill for drouth aid and, working with railroads, special rates for feed are being made available to cattlemen.

In Comanche county the following drouth emergency committee has been appointed: W. G. Reist, county agent; Hobart McMillen, banker; Muriel Gregg, stockman; D. Donald Musser, Pratt, district F. H. A. agent and Walter Thompson, Comanche county P. M. A. chairman.

Walter Thompson states that all who can tell the committee their needs in the next 30 days, please leave the information at the P. M. A. office in Coldwater.

Feed will be available at the following prices, Mr. Thompson states: Cottonseed, $35 per ton; corn, $1.00 per bushel; oats, 50 cents per bushel, and wheat, $1.10 per bushel.

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