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Show ffiT PROGRESS IN PQULTRYJS EVIDENT Past Few Years Has Worked Wonders in Business Busi-ness in Utah. GOOD ADVICE IS GIVEN Expert Discusses Past, Pres- ent and Future of the Industry. Great progress has been mad In poul- i In the state of Utah during the past few ' years and a new standard has been set ! by the wonderful Improvement in quality of flocks throughout the Btate, but the increase in quantity has not been so great, declared a prominent poultry man yesterday. Nevertheless a marked improvement improve-ment h33 been made In this direction, for today we find more people engaged in poultry than ever before; more large hatcheries in operation and more products being manufactured in Utah. Several mammoth incubators are now in operation and ere working at fui; capacity, ca-pacity, but are only able to supply a very small part of the heavy demand for day-old day-old chirks. The day-old chicle business, which has grown to enormous proportions during the last few years, like the automobile auto-mobile supplanting the horse, is fast tak-fn tak-fn the place of the earlier methods of hatching chicks. As in all other tilings, the twentieth-century methods have grasped the poultry industry. The 150-egg hen is no longer considered in society and now she shuns her 250-egg 250-egg sister. The national egg-laying contests con-tests have accomplished wonderful results, re-sults, and at the recent contest at Mountain Moun-tain Grove, Mo., the high honors went to a hen with a record of 282 eggs in twelve months. Not to be outdone by other large poultry centers, Utah produced a hen with world honors, a hen with a record of S16 eggs in five years. This bird produced 12'J eggs In her fifth year, more than the average fowl used to lay m the best year of her life- Good in Other Lines. It is a fact that the 'same rule holds, good in breeding pure-bred fowls as with cattle, sheep and swine the systematic selection followed in breeding pure-bred fowls nffords a uniformity that counts in profit of egg production and poultry for market, to say nothing about the increased in-creased attractiveness of a flock that breeds true to the qualities sought, Too little attention has been given to poultry, especially upon the farma, where the owners are too often content with a mixed flock, when, if they had but one variety, they would be able to ship direct to a hatchery, receiving 5 and 10 cents more per dozen for their eggs, and this would permit the state to supply its needs in baby chicks. This is but one instance where a little care given the flock would mean many dollars to the producer and at the same time help supply our own market. The possibilities are good to make money with poultry, but it requires careful care-ful management and hard work. Salt Lake Citv is an excellent market for fresh egg's and poultry products of all kinds. There are many that are more , than willing to pay a premium price I for strictlv fresh eggs the year around. Besides the Salt Lake market, we have a limitless field to supply in this and surrounding states. Here In the state we produce less than 20 per cent of the amount consumed, or, in other words, we import more than $1, 600,000 worth of poultry and poultry products annually. This is what we must strive to overcome, for we should be supplying our own needs, as well as exporting ex-porting thousands of dollars worth, which would mean greater revenue to the state. This can be done, for nowhere in the world is there a better climate and a more suitable soil for chicken-raising. White Leghorns Imported- During this month importation of the famous Tom Barron stock of White Leghorns Leg-horns from England to Utah and. perhaps, the first west of the Missouri river was made by George Garrett and E. B. Smith of Bountiful, Utah. Nine birds made the long journey and arrived In safety. These birds are from the world's best layers and with Utah's good laying stock should be a valuable addition. Another noteworthy event of the past year was the advent of the Western Poul-trvman. Poul-trvman. a poultry journal publisher at Salt Lake Citv in the Interests of the in- termountafn poultry raisers. Numerous poultry sundries are now being be-ing manufactured tn the state, including chick food, grit, incubators and brooders. Utah is fast becoming a poultry show center, and during the past year some excellent ex-cellent exhibitions have been held. The exhibits, exhibitors and many studious visitors we saw at these shows held throughout the slate afforded convincing evidence tVmt the interest in improved poultry is s1 ronger than ever before. Western birds have steadily pushed to the front until they are more than holding their own with eastern stock. People are beginning to realize the importance of good stock, and on every hand we see the poultrymen striving to improve their flocks. Several shipments of stock have left tho state for the east, and only this week an order was received by a1 Bountiful breeder breed-er for 100 egtrs to bo "shipped to Colorado. The future possibilities of the poultry industry in-dustry in this state are great, and I am convinced that any one can do wel! in a financial way if he will follow it along safe lines and use practical ideas. That it will pay there i no doubt, for a market mar-ket is the making of any business and here In thlB state we have a market for all the poultry and eggs we can produce for years to come, some one hero should he receivliiK a share of the million or morel mat annually goes otu of the stale to add to the revenue of other, slates tliat are more advanced In poultry raisins?. The various poultry associations thrnuirnout the state are helping preatlv to advance poultry conditions and all these nterested should join their local organization, organ-ization, for In this way thev v:H learn many things that will be beneficial to S,1? e management of their flock. r.he greatest results can only be accom-pl.sned accom-pl.sned with state aid. with tills in view, poultrymen from different parts of l the state organized and incorporated the I 8 Poultry Association of Utah in 1TH3 ' with the Idea of uniting the various district dis-trict and county associations, and then, with the co-operation of these several local lo-cal organizations to encourage Improvements Improve-ments In the breeding of poultry, encourage encour-age greater production by interesting the le;"r,v "Ie 6tale in poultry raising This will be accomplished by exhibitions demonstrations, lectures and to have an inspector whose duties shall lie to Inspect conditions under which poultry is being raised over the entire state, to inane onanges and to advise on proper care and proper mating, thus bringing mora profit to the producer and increase the revenue of the state. The maturing of these plans will require re-quire money and to this end we trust the time is near when the state legislature will see Its way clear to appropriate the necessary funds. The amount is not IS', ..' an arnual appropriation of 5-000 to S.,000 would accomplish wonders and the returns to the state from such an appropriation would amount to many thousands of dollars yearly. More Eggs Needed. ,.0vT "lafket Is never overstocked and tne demand for good quality poultrv and eggs Is always rrood. the numerous large hotels and cafes alone using an enormous amount weekly. Not only s the demand good, but If you can produce an excellent grade of products you can obtain much netter than market prices. Now that the market Is assured, the question is. Can you produce the goods to sell or have you the ability to accomplish success In the raising of poultry? A more united effort should be made . . te,rest all to secure a better grade of rowls and to increase the quality of our floclts. The lime of Ihe barnvard hen has passed and if we wish to obtain the mos' profit and best results we must first secure a good foundation stock, i here are mamy ways In which the poul-tryrnan poul-tryrnan with a good flock can realize more profit than the man -who cares little or nothing for the kind of btrd3 he keeps. Those with a common flock must content themselves with selling to the commercial commer-cial market, while the up-to-date breeder can do this and at the same tlm sell eggs for hatching and stock for breeding, aitl during the breeding season he can hatch his extra eggs for the day-old chick trade, while the man content with a mongrel mon-grel flock can only receive market prices the year around. Now for a concerted effort for the betterment bet-terment of the poultry industry and let our motto be "More and better quality." |