| Show turkey crop promises to be profitable for uintah producers this year utah mail turkey producer producers should prepare to mulat the greatest possible number of birds at Ti thanks lanks giving tor for indications point to good prices particularly tor for the early trade eald said herbert beyers assist ant general manager of the north west turkey drovers 3 association upon his return to salt lake re bently mr beym has just returned from a month months trip during which he lie su reed turkey prospects ecta and conditions in seven northwest states including oregon oalif onila nevada idaho utah wyo nung and colorado stocks in storage and western hatchery reports indicate that the supply may fall fill short of 0 demands at and those producers who have early bird birds to mar ket should receive the highest prices of the year the local turkey expert reports the may report ot of the united state states marketing service shows that present turkey stocks in storage are only about 47 per cent ot of those on hand a year ego ago and 64 54 per cent of 0 the nie five year average on may I 1 this ear there were 4 OW pounds of 0 turkey meat in stor ago age compared with 10 ibs last may and an n a average crage of 0 9 pounds for or this same time during the past pat liv ive e years in addition to the great deduc tion ot of hold ovir stocks no great InC increase teabe is expected in the new crop this ear the me big hatcheries on the pacific cost hov ever are still running about to capacity and will likely continue until late in june tills this indicates that ft a major portion ot of the western I 1 holiday birds will not be matured tor for the early trade but may amply christmas and late winter de mands mr beyers reports that present indication indications point to some increase 0 of f the crop this year on the pacific coast while some ot of the mountain states expect slight gains and oth tit cis decreases utah and idaho should at least hold their own the ito longest pigeon night flight on record Is 2 5 miles this bird wai was bred and flown by ensign E 8 peterson ot of the U 8 navy |
