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Show FIRST UTAH TURKEY SHOW SCHEDULED ! NOV. 17-19 AT PROVO I First turkey show in Utah will be held Nov. 17, 18, and 19, at Provo, Ray. Tanner, Provo, chairman chair-man of the Utah Turkey Federation Federa-tion show, announced Wednesday at 15th annual state poultry school and conference in session at Utah State Agricultural College. Col-lege. Mr. Tanner revealed that plans for the show include classes for dressed turkeys as well as live ones. The show will feature educational edu-cational exhibits and demonstrations demonstra-tions of the use of turkey meat. Importance of building a turkey sunporch high enough ol)f the ground to facilitate easy cleaning was stressed by G. T. Klein, extension ex-tension poultryman from University Uni-versity of Massachusets, in the morning session of the conference Tuesday. He explained that the sunporch method of raising turkey is popular popu-lar in the east not only because it requires less land than the range method, but also because it requires less labor. He added that much of the poultry in the east is raised by part-time farmers. The sunporch method, however, has some disadvantages, such as increased cannibalism. Prof.KleLn stated that many poultrymen put bits in the turkey's mouths while they are on the sunporches to prevent cannibalism. |