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pai:e 40 The bureau had appointed the COnE:ervancy district as the official agency in its service area to collect information, coordinate surveys and arrange for allocation of emereency funds. Virtually every irrigation distri.ct. Logan, and Sedgwick counties, some 50 in extensive damage from last week I s floods and several of its rampaging tributari.eE' and Pawnee creeks, said Don Hamil, Sterling Lower South Platte district. Major item in the request was $468,000 for the Fort. Morgan ditch, whose system was riddled by floods. Its canal, laterals, river works, headgates and other structures were washed out Friday when the Bijou creek ran wild. The Fort Morgan ditch is the first major district below the confluence of the Bijou and the South Platte. Officials of the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy district made a general survey of damage to irrigation "orks in the four counties Sunday as presidents and other officials of the individual districts were inspect.ing the damage to their respective systems. Canal and wasteway washouts were the major factor in damages throughout the area, said Hamil. The bureau of reclamation has promised immediate action on fund allocation, so that the repair 'work can begin immediately. Federal agencies met today to coordinate disaster aid recommendations and programs for flood-stricken farmers. Twenty-seven counties of Colorado have been declared part of a national disaster area by President Johnson and will be eligible for aid to restore public facilities. The Small Business Administration announced northeastern Colorado is eligible for its disaster aid. Under the SBA disaster loan program, individuals, business concerns and non-profit organizations may borrow money from the SBA for 20 years at 3 percent interest. Loans may be made to repair or replace real estate, furnishings, equipment, fixtures and inventory. Cattle feeders whose operations have been interrupted will lose money thru loss of weight to the cattle and time. E. E. Sonnenberg & Sons, cattle feeders east of Sterling, will take one of the biggest losses. Maynard Sonnenberg said Sunday morning only four of the firm I s21, 000 head are known to have dro'wned. But more carcasses may be recovered later. ' Biggest loss will be from disruption of the feeding routine. It could amount to $20 or $30 per head, Sonnenberg said. Sonnenberg moved cattle to pens at Great Western, the railroad yards and Sterling Livestock. He still had to turn loose nearly 6000 head Friday night. Most of them have been rounded up. At the GW pen, cattle stood in water up to their noses for a time. The cattle loss thruout the county' probably won't be known immediately. Cattle feared lost are being recovered. in Morgan, Washington, all, reported on the Platte river the Bijou, Beaver, president of the