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Show it J THE II E R A L B FAGE FOUR .1 Poultry Outlook Is Brighter Says Alder - in the first group most of the poor layers were selected out eaily and sent to maiket, otherwise the average egg production could not have been so high Now just suppose that a farmer decjded to increase hs poultry flock so as to make it large enough to give him a profit and labor Income of $2000 a year Assuming that it is a year similar to the year 1929 when the above survey was made and the farmer should get a floe k of hens like this lower group with a production of only 125 eggs per bird and a labor and profit leturn of only 27 cents Su h a farmer would be lequned to keep 7408 hens Tins flock would pioduce each year 77 166 dozn eggs or 2 572 cases 30 dozen eggs to cast) which this farmer would dump in the market each year in drhim a yearly income ier to gi By BARON ALDLK of Poultry Head Department Husbandry I tab State Agricultural College The present outlook of the favor-abl- e poultry industry is more than most other farm crops. According to the report Issued on August 1 in the Agricultural Situation, published by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the U S Departreduction ment of AgiioUiture in numbers of poultry on farms, reduced storage stocks cheapei feeds in relation to puces of poultry and eggs and the sustained consumption of poultry products are the outstanding' factors In the pouitiy oulook This report shows tnat on July 1 the number of liens on the farms was 5 per cent liss and the number of young chickens 10 per cent less than on the same date last year Diessed jf $2000 Now his neighbor poultry in storage is shown tc vould suppose dec ide to increase his be 40 per cent less than last lock of hens so as to get an year and 25 per cent less than nrome of $2000 By careful on this same date for the preof the birds and proper ceding 5 years. Stocks of cast mvironment and feeding, his eggs in storage were also 12 per cent less than last year and 3 Tork would be similar to the irst group given in the publica-lo- n per cent less than the mentioned above His hens average for this date. vould give him an aveiage pio-'- it CIUCKFN PRICES and labor income of $1 73 ARE HIGIllK arh and an average egg "On June 15 this year cliUker. of 176 eggs With a flock like this it prices were relatively niudi vould be necessary for this mgher and egg prices slightly higher than feed pi ices, while 'armcr to feed and care for only in June last year chicken prices 1157 btids, and he would send lower and egg into the market only 16 969 were slightly prices materially lower than lozen of eggs or 567 cases dur-n- g feed prices compared with then the entire year In other relative positions in the years vords the owner of the low 1923 to 1927 " flock would have more In spite of this favorable outhan 6 times as many birds to shoulc raider look tire poultry feed and care for making his keep in mind tnat the storage 'nvestment proportionately disasterous business proved very reater, he would dump onto to holders of storage eggs Iasi he market more than 4 times V s many eases of eggs to net year, due to the heavy storage p holding and the decrease m Mm only $2000 for his profit a as comparconsumption of eggs nd labor income. s Tilt ed with previous years. V cun the purchasing power of Q sumer Is not greatly improved ai V this time and In many districts s be as consumption may not doubt-tul, 1 great as last year It is Miss Izora Klnsford left Mon-ia- y I even under these favorable for Rigby where she will ii conditions for production, pend the winter being a house egg prices will go to the peak finest of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. prices of last year. Jowdle. Because of this outlook anc Mrs M H Allred of Afton, the fact that some of the poulVyommg spent Tuesday after-loo- n try raisers didn't raise the usuai visiting Mrs. William Lak-- r. number of pullets there may be a tendency on tne part of many Bishop and Mrs. L. H Allen oi producers to hold over all use nd Mr and Mrs. Oial Ballam most of fheir old birds, or lotored to Logan Monday poorly developed pullets to keep vening where they visited their build ng well filled. Tha. lishop H Bair who Is L. such a move may be taking place ill at the Budge hospital rather - "un Uniy is indicated by The regular work and busi-lethe reduction In live poultry Relief society meeting was receipts at some of the leading leld Tuesday afternoon at the markets during the last few lome of Mrs Susie Allen weeks as compared with this Mis V M Allen is spending same period last year everal days with her parents There is no time when it fr and Mrs Joseph Greene at to keep in a flock c mithfield of low number producers large Mrs Allied Allen spent Tues-la- y or poor layers. It is just as Imat Richmond visiting her more and undoubtedly portant Mrs Chester Bright nother, the now for important right Mr. and Mrs Clarence Allen poultry raiser to select out and pent Thuisday and Friday at send to market his low pioduc City as house guests ing hens and poorly developed Ingham f Mrs Walter Glenn pullets than during a period Rodney Rich returned home when prices of eggs are high hursday evening after spend-n- g In all flocks of buds there art thiee months at Henry some very good layeis and some here he was employed. very poor layers if they havt Mrs. Barnett Cornish of Rich-non- d not been eliminated. If the pool sent out and spent Wednesday visiting selected layers are to market at the beginning ol 4rs Albert Day e The primary held their the year the average produc tion home Thursday afternoon per bird for the flock will be program was given and games greatly improved Let us consid- were played after which light er a practical illustration of efieshments weie served Mis just what this would mean to Verna Robinson of Richmond a the producer and to the egg stake board member, visited market primary. GOOD RFTlRNS Mr and Mrs Elijah Allen FOR EACH BIRD spent Wednesday at Brigham According to the preliminaij City. Mr and Mis George Pre'ece report of a survey ol 119 farm flocks of Leghorns here in Utah and family spent Sunday evenas published in Utah Experi- ing visiting Mr and Mrs Floyd ment Stations Miscellaneous Williams at Lewiston Publication No 8 by W. P Mr and Mrs Joseph Alien Thomas and Marion Clawson entertained at a dinner Sunday the average of the 40 flocks their guests included Mr and with highest net return per hen Mrs Earl Titensor and family gave a profit and return for of California and Mr and Mis labor of $1 ''3 for each bhd with Grover Allen and family an average yearly production of A bnthday dinner was given li6 eggs per hen in honor of Fred Saturday The 40 lowest flocks on tins Titensor Covers vveie laid lor same basis gave a profit and Mis George Allen and childun for labor of only 27 cents of Salt Lake City Mis Oeul for each bud with an average Telford Mr and Mrs Angie yearly production of only 125 Dond of Idaho Falls, Mr and ees per hn In each of the Mrs Earl Titensor and sons of flocks in this group theie vuk 'Naliforma Mr and Mrs Lowell undoubtedly some veiy good Titensor. Donald Titensor and layers and a numbei tint weir Vergil Titensor of Long Beach very poor, while in the fhx k' California sel-'cti- pro-lurti- pro-luci- Cove News ser-ous- ly ss wel-om- -- le-tu- TiJT i in(2V7 How marv attractive cost way-- subMituefo how many w - ,Vi i do you know to piepaie appetising and horn the lowly potato And how many staicm vegetable do you know of and ti piepaie them s Variety o th. of life and cookeiy1 Our Wa-h- u at in B. uau has ready foi vou to add to f !' H s your rolledoi a new bulletin on POT4TOFS AND POTAIO "t DSIIIU7 FS It contains licipes foi pie-. h v 21 chffertnt ways pa rng pot t It contains f i pr additional re lining d'shes of Macaroni Spa ghetti and N e cues . c YOU Will Sl,r,v v iI ou D gton 1322 New v( rk Avenue F I wan a copy o' .dv DEPARTMENT Wash SIC-- 14i Ejfu i .s " or o tm r t jge t v mi finulv w.th some t r the coupoi below and send !i C these unions di hr for this bullet, n I ,.j d if" ui 1 i HER V , U auc'li D n POTATOES In iuh five j, f i e oe 1 NAME ST and NO CITY I am a rcaacr of the STATE Dailv Ilcrajd-Jourtia- l. i C. AND POTATO in roni imps to e ovei re eents - J 0 U R N A L', LOGAN, UTA II,- - M O N D |