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Show ' as- Agricultural Train Holds Interest Of Large Group Of Farmers And Poultrymen f g Valuable lessons in the produc-lion produc-lion of better products of the farm were given to more than 350 citi- h zens of this locality, who visited the J exhibits of the annual agricultural '1 t. train Wednesday and listened with Ci interest to the advice of many ex-lSlO; ex-lSlO; perts in their respective fields. '31; The poultry exhibit proved of ajf-. special interest to Springville grow-,j,,' grow-,j,,' ers. Emphasis was given on the k importance of i ecord keeping in order that only high production ilf birds worthy of their keep are ! Qr maintained. As an example of this, three pens of four birds each were shown. The four high producers, t the records showed, had produced J in seven months 632 eggs, or an average of 158 eggs each during that period. The cost of food for this group was 5Vj cents per dozen : eggs produced. The medium producers had a rec- ord of 388 eggs or an average of 97 eggs per hen, with a food cost of lxk cents per dozen eggs. The low producing pen had a record of 148 eggs during the period, an average of 37 eggs per hen. The food for this group cost 20 cents per dozen eges produced. A silver lining in the display was a chart that showed that there are now fewer eggs in cold storage than in several years. This, according ac-cording to the poultry experts, insures in-sures better prices for eggs. Other information given disclosed a consistent increase in poultry production in the last few years, and last year Utah county was above the state average in this ' .espect. ' The value of using only the best sires to increase bntterfat produc-B. produc-B. Caine. tion was stressed by Prof. George Rena B. Maycock touched on home economics. She gave valuable valu-able advice in matters pertaining to the feeding of the family and told of how other economies might be worked out in the home. Soil fertility, feeding and other phases of farm production were discussed by various speakers. The agriculturalists, railroad and other officials who accompanied the train were greeted by Mayor Whiting, Whit-ing, upon their arrival here I |