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Show POULTRY MEN GETBONUSES Over G.000 Beeh'lve state poultry men, members of the Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative association, will receive bonuses aggregating $150,000 accumulated during 193a it was announced recently by Clyde C. Edmonds, association general manager. Last year the bonuses totaled about $90,000, making the gain this year $60,000 or abmit 66 per cent. The bonuses will be paid in the capital stock of the association currying the regular eight per cent dividend. Certificates will be sent out after January 1st. During the first six moiyhs-of the fiscal year ending April 1, the bonuses amounted amount-ed to $78,000. In addition to the bonuses, over $'20,000 in cash, representing the year's accrued dividends on the stock outstanding, will be sent the producers. This dividend is also normally due after January 1st, but this year the checks were mailed out so the money would be available avail-able for Christmas. Individual poultry men will participate par-ticipate In the bonus In proportion to their respective egg production during the past year, with the basis of distribution being 30 cents per ease for eggs handled by the association. asso-ciation. The bonus, according to Mr. Edmunds, Ed-munds, shows the producers' equity in the state ' association. Much of the $150,000 accumulated' during 1930 represents premiums which the association has been able to secure in the maukefing of Utah eggs, over and above the regular market price. Tj ese premiums and a small scale-off scale-off are allowed to accumulate and then distributed at the end of the our. The superior quality of Utah eggs, better methods of grading and packing and efficient marketing make it possible to. command a pric premium on- Now -York -markets, |