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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER e 5 i None of ns are ever too old to Every farmer should be his own fire inspector rather than his own learn, but not all of us have sense fire chief. It would be much more enough to realize it. profitable in the long run. POULTRY The world becomes savage, starts and makes orPhan3 and then things, but too often we dont know becomes human and supports them. the one and can't find the other. Theres a time and place for all . POULTRY Poultry is bound to be one of our greatest industries. Any experiences you may have had in raising poultry, either turkeys or chickens, will be appreciated by. our readers. Mistakes you may have made as well as your successes. Remember we are all working for the good of all. WHY NOT A POULTRY SPECIALIST FOR BASIN? By J. P. MAY The poultry busfiness, turkeys, chickens, and geese, especially turkeys, has assumed very great importance, in Duchesne and Uintah counties. The prices received in 1923 w'ere discouraging, yet the business is profitable when the average price year after year Is considered. Owing to the long distance to the railroad we cannot get top price for eggs. It is therefore apparent that wie must produce the meat birds, the heavy chickens for the butcher shops. Duchesne county has no farm agent. Uintah county has a good man but we dare say he has enough to do without taking due care of the It is suggested poultry business. that the farmers of these two counties jointly employ a poultry specialist who would devote his entire time to poultry. We could employ a good man, one whom the agriculture college would 0. K., for possibly $2400 and traveling expenses. His expenses, including office rent, should not be more than $1000. It is quite certain that for a total outlay of $4000 we could secure the assistance of a high grade man who could handle the job in both counties. The money necessary could be raised by farmers subscribing $5.00 each when interested only in chickens, and $10.00 when interested in turkeys. Through our lack of knowledge concerning diseases of turkeys it is quite certain that farmers lost considerable more than this proposed expense in 1923. Writer lost possibly 150 young turkeys because of carlessness or lack of understanding them, or both.: Other farmers have advised that they have had important losses. If the farm bureaus of the two counties would immediately take hold of this proposition and at once have a joint meeting of the county board of directors, we are satisfied that the problem could be easily handled. The results from employing a good man would seem to be at least the following: First. Each farmer would receive instructions in the diseases and in handling of turkeys and chickens, thus increasing the total output enough to more than pay for the suring more ufiiformity at marketing time, and a larger production would be assured. As the result of better organization, with' a competent man as our poultry doctor and guide, we would materially increase the output, the quality, and the uniformity. Fourth. A good man would help us to maintain ourselves in a business organization and this would guarantee another great result, viz: be could get into the market both in buying and selling with more ability and skill. Writer is bold enough to ask the papers of our two counties to publish the above. We hope that the farmers may take interest and that the president of each local farm bureau will feel that some plan would be a very profitable one, and therefore that it should be formulated and put into operation with the least possible delay. UTAH TURKEYS WIN N. Y. MARKET FAVOR CiSiGNNQtt GROWERS RECEIVE HIGHEST PRICE IN YEARS; QUALITY OF FINE GRADE. Advertising of inestimable value to Utah is seen in the favorable manner in which Utah turkeys were established on eastern ' Christmas markets, by Benjamin Brown, manager of the Utah Poultry Producers association, who returned from New York last week. Utah birds were ranked with the very best of the Northwestern States, considered the foremost section in the United States in the production of turkeys from a quality standpoint, according to Mr. Brown. That Utah has gained a reputation as a turkey producing state is considered the biggest return from this years crop. Manager Brown predicts much better prices next year from the reputation established in New York, Pennsylvania and other states through the movement. Utah turkeys have been shipped out of the state before, he points out, but never as Utah products. In former years the turkeys were bought by outside dealers and sold as products of other sections to eliminate competition in this state, ve he said. Utah growers are being remitted per pound for all Christmas handled by the turkeys association on the eastern market. The Thanksgiving price was five Due to extra large cents higher. production this year the eastern market was somewhat glutted and only the best was received accordTexas, the larging to Mr. Brown. est turkey producing state, paid growers but 8 to 15 cents iper pound, according to figures furnished by the Utah State Farm Bureau. 22 cents UINTAH BASIN CAPON CROP FOR 1024 SHOULD BE $150,000 With the right cooperation, the expense. for 1924 in the Uintah capon Second. The grade of both chick- Basin, crop reach $150,000 and should ens and turkeys would be Improved, create for us another cash crop, and more uniform birds would be as it does in February and the result. At present it is quite im- coming mean a decided proswould March possible to ship a car of chickens perity. of any standard variety and our turNot only that, but a cash crop even keys are nqt really properly fed be had in the summer of about would though the grade may be fair. one half of the (pullets as broilers, Several farmers late in 1923 thought the one half to be retheir turkeys were ready for mar- tainedremaining stock. By proper aa laying ket, but found they were not. We housing and handling another inknow a number of cases where the come would be had from eggs and turkeys and chickens did not have a market is already established in enough lime, and other farmers did state for all we would produce. not furnish grit, while charcoal is the can be done If we but try. It almost unknown. Third. The above .will Justify THE UINTAH BASIN Mention the statement that we would receive when FARMER answering far better uniformity in grade of fowl, in time of hatching, thus in- - presents a practical farm house adapted for a small It includes a living room, family. a combination dining room and kitchen, a wash room and woodshed as well as a bedroom and bath. If additional sleeping space is Jesired, This design CO-OPERATI- another room can be added as inA dicated by the dotted lines. side entrance opens into the back hall, whence admission is had to the bath, bedroom, living room and Commodious closets dining room and cupboards are provided throughout the house. ON The firm of Woolf and Hall operating the UPALCO FLOUR MILL is committed to the bargaining. The past theory of methods of marketing and distributing farm products have been so expensive and inefficient that the fanner has received only thirty-fiv- e cents for each dollars worth of products cents have gone raised. The other sixty-fivto the distributors. marketing is a modern and efficient method of cutting distribution costs. Co-operati- ve e Co-operati- ve Based on this theory Woolf and Hall are now preparing a contract for the marketing of .wheat whereby the price paid for wheat will .be based entirely on the price of flour for the Our aim is a smaller margin of profits year. based on a larger volume of business with resultant mutual prosperity. WOOLF & HALL ROOSEVELT, UTAH |