Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-07 | Page 9 | Average Utah Egg Total Up

AVERAGE UTAH EGG TOTAL UP UPI 6 I Poultry News I IBy 6 6 By PROFESSOR BYRON ON ALDER Utah State Agricultural Colle College Colleno gO Poultry Husbandman S Average egg production In Utah during tiring the last egg egg recording month was was bird per representing an Increase of three eggs per hen o over er erthe the he preceding month and one more than ban during the corresponding period pe- pe nod iod of 1935 An outstanding record was was made In n the top grade eggs since more of that lat class were produced inthe state during the month than at any similar simi simi- lar ar peri period d since records vere were gathered gath- gath ered red b by this department Cold storage holdings of ot shell sheU e eggs ggs gs in theN the United Unite States continued downward being cases less than lan the record of last year and under the the- year five average Frozen poultry Iso tso was reported pounds under the 1935 mark and pounds less than the 10 year five-year average Egg r receipts at t the four principal m markets from January 1 to April 28 were cases more than than- during the same ame period last year Reports from producers indicated that 1 per cent of the eggs sold Were top grade valued at 21 cents per er dozen While the price offered was vas 3 cents under th the 1935 market nearly early 3 per cent more snore e eggs gs were of ot that class The net profit was made even ven more by the cent 15 decrease In n the cost of laying mash The average price was per hundred pounds compared with a year ago go- go Mortality was reported to have dropped from per cent in 1935 t o in 1936 Cannibalism and accIdents killed 47 per cent and disease per cent High producIng lug Ing ng flocks did not produce as well this lis year being 4 egg per bird un- un br nr the fbi ho IZe of Af 1935 19 The differ differ- I nce e ewas was r made Je a up up i In the e p- p pullet iI production pro pro- and lot producers to make t the he le average for tho the entire group o ver over the 1935 mark Utah county retained its position l leading ading the state in production records rec- rec o per hen for the month The r ecord record of eggs per bird was s slightly lightly over the states state's average Box ox Elder produced an average of oC 1 79 per ben hen Cache salt alt Lake 1 68 and Sanpete per hen A I Is i l Poultry Hints I Addition of iodine to ordinary s mash has been recommended recommended recommended mended to improve breast condition condi- condi t ion tion of broilers Local Utah Poultry Producers' Producers Cooperative association units of oC Fairview and elected of- of f ft recently Hyrum D. D Mower is the t he 10 new Fairview president E. E H. H An Anderson erson vice president and Ran Ran- s om som A. A Stevens H. H P. P Hansen and Linden Christensen directors Tremonton Tre- Tre monton members named J. J L. L Weld Weid- man president E. E H. H Anderson v vice ice president H. H P. P Hansen secre secre- t treasurer ary-treasurer and Albert Earl O. O A. A Iverson J. J M. M Summers Leo Earl Carl Joseph A. A Erickson and M. M I. I L. L Nielson directors New record keeping books for Cor turkey t raisers have been prepared b by y Carl and Professor ProCessor Byron yron Alder of oC the Utah Slate State Agricultural Agri- Agri c cultural college In addition to offering of- of f ering fering space for records a a. list of s suggestions for the proper care of t he thc birds has been included in the book ook