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Show UTAH POULTRY DISEASE - FREE SALT LA K 10 CITY (Hie of the reasons that eggs and dressed poultry poul-try from I'tah find such wide and 'ready market, is because (be flocks of this state are surprisingly free from diseases. Officials of the I'tah l'oii't ry Producers ( 'o-operat i e , Marketing association, handling the! biggest volume of eggs out of tbej (state each year, believe that I'tah practically leads the big poultry states of tlie country iu freedom from disease. Recently I'tah was visited by President Bergstedt of the Poultry Producers of Central California, which cent ers its inilusl ry around I'elaJiinin. the great egg center of Ihe world, and after a tour of half a dozen representative Mitlt ry farms, said: "I am amazed at the freedom from disease in this slate." Mr. Bertgstedt told official of tlie I'tah Co-operative that the industry in-dustry in Tlah was "sitting on top of the world in the matter of poultry poul-try diseases. Many regions have to I pay heavi'y for curative measures. I'tah can confine iis activities to preventative steps."' "Hnr job is one of prevention and st rict saiii I a I ion." says .Jesse V. Ilocpes of lirigham City, presidoni of the Co-operaliyo. jn commenting upon the tribute from the Califoi-niaii. Califoi-niaii. "Our fbn-ks now are comparatively compara-tively free, but we must maintain an eternal watch. Coops should be sprayed frequent ly and the dropping boards should be cleared at least every other day. Always endeavor to keep a bright and cheerful at s- phere about the coop and watch the birds during the la ing season." |
