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Show One of the main obj~ctivesdfth epindustrial progrmfor. the Indians is to have each family.om:an&properl~'ofo~re,: a d c h c ow. One inetsnce of success iti so doing waa: rrt theColorado River Agency, in Arimna. The superintendent the& se1ected;six familids and sold cowsto thdm on the reimbursable plitn;: Five of the six families are producing all the milk they c ~ unse and making some butter and cottage cheese, thereby reduking theii. food bi materially; The superintendent of the Srrn Carlos Agency, Ark, reports that last year 3,117 calves were btanded for individual Indians, or a calf crop of about 55 per.cent, & compared with 797 calves in 1923, when tlie industrial progfam was inaugurated. The sheep industry was stkted two yem ago at Fort Bertlicild, N. Dak., by providing 20 head for emh of 7 families. In the spring of 1928 there were 19 families with sheep; aome having as many as 90 head. Where this number was found the original' sale increased by a second sale on 'the part of the superintendent, or the Indian t bought a few more head on the market. The naturd increasa.aver-akes about 30 head per family. The superintend6nt has -been collecting for the Indi'an owners on these sheep $1.50 per head from. each wool clip and $1 from the saleof each wether lamb. ~ccordingl~; 'the Indians are gradually reducing'their debt and increasing the fund for the conduct of their business. The livestock industry throughout the country generdy is again on a substantial basis, &d t ~ Iend i'gns havebendted materially through the higher prices received fop their stock as the res.ult of improved conditions. The r e t k which they received- from the sheep industry h,aye .Jxmn' p&ticularly gratifying, and due to that fact 'the.I ndians are taking 'a. v. e r,y. .&tive interest in selecting axid developing. their flocks. Satisfactory p r 0 g r g ~ s . hbe~e a made during the yi& toybrd the remoaal, and dispositi&, of worthless hopes on the v ~ o u s r e s e r y a tiona. -One conearn reports that it has purchased. 117,000 'such horses in North andSouth Dakota, Wyoming, and eastern &fontma. Reports indicate that '&-om 6,000to 8,000 horseshave been sold from other reservations d&ng the Arrangementshave bean made to dip all horses on $ 0 Blacl$~~t,,Reservatiownh, ich has been.under . . ~ ~ a r a q t ifnoir: s??eral..ygq ,due to the presence qf scab, y d s uch horses + the Indiaps .& tb diuiosg,of will be 'purch&e.ed by. the compw. mep!ione;+.: . : . . :& additiond.a pp~p@~t ioi :$.p,~0,f.0.0 0 w& &;lde8b.y~:b d&ei*t.o oontinuq . the d!,ir*e :,ypdicstky work on the ~~~$io.'.rpm+fitidps. L,,: ; : ' . . . , . r( I t i s ~ + ~ ~ p e d . t h $ t ~ ~ t )B, ; i s t . , p i ~ eca.r,rcie~de ojng.dpu.r ?ng,t he.p ast two years will result ig,&e pegmpleete qr-qcatian of thgdistjape. A n active interest is being .taken in the &eed industry by 1Adiini on |