Show Turl Turkeys eys in Peril Peri Weather Poses Threat to o Wh Poultry Telegram State Service MANTI ANT May 21 Unseasonable 21 21 weather of the thc past two weeks week plus a severe ere outbreak of blackhead blackhead blackhead black black- head constitute a serious threat to Sanpete county's leading industry indus indus- try try its try try-Is its turkey busi- busi flees Blackhead a highly contagious producers and in some instances caused severe losses The turkey is a dry dr land bird and the tho young especially respond unfavorably to moisture With thousands of oC young birds leaving lea the brooder coops each week for the range houses the unseasonable weather of oC early May has constituted a serious hazard Because of these thee unfavorable factors actors agricultural leaders no now question queston that Sanpete county will wi reach the production goal of a millon million mil mu- lion lon turkeys for the American Americas consumer during the present virus disease which turkey producers producers producers pro pro- generally consider their public enemy No 1 has appeared in widely scattered areas throughout through through- out the county according to County Agent Russel Rusel Keetch The Te disease which soon attains epidemic epidemic epi epi- cpi cpi- demic proportions unless promptly prompt prompt- ly checked is reported to have caused heavy losses in some SOO flocks focks This is the first serious outcropping outcropping outcropping outcrop outcrop- ping of blackhead in Sanpete county for a number of years The disease has been found in flocks focks at Vales Wales Moroni Ephraim and Sterling Some flocks flock have al already already already al- al ready been decimated with ith growers grow grow- ers reporting losses reaching up into the te hundreds and possibly thousands There is no vaccine for black black- head Early detection of the presence presence presence pres pres- ence of the disease in a flock fock re removal removal removal re- re moval of the thc other birds onto Uncontaminated uncontaminated uncontaminated un- un contaminated feed grounds ground and adequate provisions are usually e effective in preventing its spread say local veterinarians veterinarian The unusually wet cold weather of the past several weeks week has ha contributed contributed contributed con con- to the woes of turkey growing season |