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Show SEC, I PAGE ma. , Springville Poultry Industry Is Rated High 1 TlKIB CIXBS I "HIGHEST" Poultry Producers Make Profit In 1940 Nine Per Cent Increase Shown In Number of Cases of Eggs Shipped Through Springville Plant Report by Anuiyt IV. Chcrrintjton Mentha- of Stale Hoard of Diretors, Representing the District of I'rovo, S primjviUc, and Spanish Fork. A roll call of past accomplishments finds the poultry industry of the city of Springville accorded a justly high position among those agricultural pur- h (i Its w'ho.se advancements has Iiccii cHpiHilally marked because iif recorded achievements. Hero i.s an Industry which has advanced In ureal strides with re lation to cash income provided growers and processors until today to-day it forms an integral and highly high-ly Important phase of farm oper- i ations. Here, too, is an industry whose accomplishments are plainly plain-ly visible in the economical life of this community. The local plant manager, Arvil Bird, reports that the closing of the books for the year of 1940 finds the conclusion of a very successful year, making it possible Tor the good producer to make a net profit on his investment in business. During the year there was a total of 14,3 30 cases of eggs shipped through the Springville Spring-ville plant, or a nine per cent increase in-crease over the corresponding period per-iod last year. During the twelve months of business, there was a total of 47,286 bags of feed sold. Stock certificates of Interest issued to the producers covering the shipment of eggs through our local plant totaled $4,160, which means a direct saving of this amount, which is returned to the members. Feed certificates of credit cre-dit issued to the producers during the year 1940 returned a savings to them of $1,068.30. Every penny pen-ny of this money, and perhaps more, would undoubtedly have found lodgment in the pockets of private operators had it not been for the cooperative institution. At the present time, the association asso-ciation Is redeeming the stock certificates cer-tificates of interest hearing the dates of April 1, 1935, and October 1, 1935., thus causing $3,230 to be returned to the producers as a saving on the eggs shipped during that period. There are many new producers who came into the association this past year, and it was heartening and encouraging to see the number num-ber of producers who, having left j the association at some time in the past, have renewed their con-' con-' tracts with us and are again supporting sup-porting the association in all of its branches. We expect even greater progress in this direction as we go along, because we believe be-lieve that the poultrymen will come to recognize that the association asso-ciation is the great stabilizing factor in the poultry industry in this part of the country. We have done considerable work to improve the quality of the eggs and, by a program of education edu-cation among the producers, we hope to keep our quality at a high level. Our program in regard to quality and grading is a constructive construc-tive program, and we are not going go-ing to try to make anybody be-lieve be-lieve that we can take an ordinary case of coop-run eggs and convert them all into "extras" in our candling booths. We do feel, however, how-ever, that with the proper team work and cooperation between the members and the association, we can retain in the eggs the fine quality which was placed there by the hens, and keep that quality in the eggs until they reach the consumer. Association eggs have won high esteem because of the great care taken in grading as to shell, color and shape. The excellent food manufactured by the organization has been a potent factor in producing pro-ducing the interior qualities that appeal to the egg buyer. During this season of the year, many chicks are being placed in the brooding houses, with a slight increase in number being brooded over last year. At the present time, the outlook for this year is more favorable than it has been for the past several years, due in part to the training of the millions of soldiers, the mobilization of industry, in-dustry, including agriculture, which is moving ahead at full war-time speed. Approximately three weeks ago, eggs were 2 5c in New York, and were accumulating for want of buyers. Then suddenly buyers began be-gan to realize that eggs were going to be valuable property, and as a result, they have advanced 90c per case on the New York market, mar-ket, and the present report is that the market is firm and will likely advance still further. This is not just a temporary spurt. This is a market advance on a war-time basis, and with the conditions of the world today, present prices should advance a few cents more to offset these conditions. In summarizing, we feel that the Cooperative association is a great stabilizing factor in keeping keep-ing the prices at a proper level since the law of supply and demand de-mand has a great deal to do with the prices paid. |