Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 10 | Early Chicks Bring Profits

EARLY CHICKS BRING PROFITS A A Poultry try News J March is the tho last of three better chick months for Utah poul poultry poultry- ry- ry men according to toW W. W O. O Ramshaw president of the Utah Breeders and Hatchers associatiOn n. n Early chicks consistently return most profits profits' to the tho owners including those hatched In January February and March I Nearly 50 per c Utah growers grow grow- ers em rs' rs buy their chicks in April Mr Ramshaw said The result is that th t eggs b become como more more- plentiful and prices es drop when the birds bIrds' come into production Should more po paul poul- l- l see sec seethe the adv advantage of getting ahead of other operators not only In this state but throughout the nation where April is likewise the preferred month their profits will willbo willbe willbo bo be increased next fall r The trend tr nd d for hatching hat earlier chicks has been steady for many years past Mr r. r RamshaW pointed o out t. t The rue peak for egg prices has hns likewise been shifted ahead last las season Ith thu top prices prices' were r received re received re- re during the latter part of October Not only do eggs from froth early hatched birds bring more money mo ey b but t it is easier to brood birds while property tho the wea weather er Is still cool the association n president said Operators can always supply additional heat to tho the brooder if it the weather gets cold but late Inthe inthe in inthe the spring temperatures arc extremely extremely ex ex- Q difficult to control Chickens Chick ChIck- ens do not eat and grow in hot weather as as' rapidly as during the earlier part of the spring Pullets March hatched during or earlier grow to a better size mature more rapidly and are generally generally gen gen- more healthy than later Operators Op- Op orators who plan to make mako money out of broilers face a problem this season Hatcheries throughout the nation have been crowded during the past two months Broilers willbe will willbe be plentiful within a a short time and naturally prices will drop Those who get their birds onto the market market market mar mar- ket soonest will be out in front when it comes to counting p profits