Show poultry proves to be main source of farm income poultry is particularly suited to small farms and part time farm ing in 1945 poultry was the main source of agricultural income for eight states including utah and seven new england states the 1940 census showed that 11 f farms arms in utah reported less than hens there was an aver age of only 29 hens per farm with only farms having more than hens this means that 75 per cent of the total number of chick ens it also means that 75 percent of our farms have insufficient chickens to be of economical im utah has a poultry marketing system equal to any in the country and with its present marketing set up could handle several times the volume of eggs and poultry it now handles poultry management practices have changed materially during the past few years these changes have resulted in greater ease in caring for the poultry flock and a great reduction in the time involve ed include these management changes in elude multiple deck laying houses larger pens with less partitions family sized laying cages and deep litter for the floor A hen properly cared for will return a labor income 1 to 2 per year above costs so with a flock of to hens you could make to 1000 extra income per year utah is especially suited for this type of poultry keeping in con junction with our large commercial flocks not only would this poultry add materially to the income of our farms and part time workers by millions of dollars each year but it would furnish a source of employment for our boys and girls with poultry they could learn a good vocation as well as principles of thrift and ity |