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Show THUBSDAY, MARCH 22, 1951 OREM-GEJTEVA TIMES to n ? O 1 c 0 PRICE NOT ONLY FACTOR IN SELECTING BABY CHICKS i cnrh as eood livabil L rapid erowth high egg pro" :tion and large size eggs as fe a" good egg color, are the determining factors to consider in buying chicks. As a general rule, it is advisable advis-able to buy baby chicks from a Ml hatcheryman, provided he L chicks that have a breeding diase control program behind be-hind them that will provide the desired quality chick. 4 As an example, some birds have the genetic ability to lay Vver 200 eggs per year, while others may lay only 120 to 140 ggs. ; The hen laying the larger jiumber of eggs requires the same housing space, the same amount of labor and onlv slicrM- ly more feed. Consequently, it is possible to realize a greater return from the higher producing produc-ing birds with only a slightly high investment in the cost of the chicks. Chicks should not of necessity, necess-ity, be selected on the basis of price alone, it has been emphasized, emphas-ized, for the higher priced chick may be cheaper in the long run. Many times poultry raisers buy the right kind of chick to do the job, provide the best equipment -and houses and feed a good starting ration, only to chowd them into too small a brooder . house. The results are often discouraging as well a costly. M-mm-m THAT FRIED CHICKEN DINNER! Yesir, you can jnst taste it now lucious crispy fried chicken with that lip-smack- . ing goodness . . . cooked just the way you like it and served in that friendly homelike home-like manner and it'll taste all the better because it's home grown! Served family style only $1.25. Crown Cafe Catering to Private Parties and Banquets Across from the Orem City Hall Phone 0573-J1 Leghorn Cockerels Make Good Broilers Commercial egg producers are buying fewer and fewer 'straight run" chicks. They have found that new methods of sexing chicks are highly effective, so if they are interested in egg production, pro-duction, they buy sexed pullets 'only. Production-bred chicks are popular with commercial broil-1 er raisers. Their market calls ! for fryers weighing 3 to 3 Vz i pounas. mat means there are often a lot of White Leghorn cockerels for hatcheries to dispose dis-pose of. These can sometimes be bought for much less than thp cost of hatching them. Occasion- any iney are given away free. These chicks usually come from some of the best breeders in the countrv. Thev liv wpll and grow fast It's a shame that some people are prejudiced against thenu Actuallv thir meat is sweet and delicious. They are best when dressed out at about 2 pound but are still mighty good at 2V4 pounds. A 2i-pound Leghorn cockerel cocker-el can be grown on about eight pounds of feed. It is possible to put a plump, tender home-grown broiler on your table for just a niue over a half-dollar. Broiler chicks are easy to fraise. If you have no facilities tor chicK growing, you can improvise im-provise a simple brooder from a box or crate. Just give the baby chicks room enough to move a-round a-round and have an electric light in the box to keep the chicks warm until they get feathers. After the chicks have feathered, feath-ered, you can erow them out in a small shed or even an open lot, ii tne weather permits. Just give the chicks rjlentv of clean and fresh feed and soon you win have chicken for dinner. Z1 A:,::V;?&Sv. .. o. '"A' .-. I KUUTVUI'JI1im: FIVE WEEK'S GROWTH is dramatically told in tht picture of these two chickens raised at the Purina Research Farm. Tests show that the Checker-Eili made 12 faster growth than mash, and only 2 pounds of the chow were required to help turn out this amazing growth. Cannibalism in growing birds and pullets is usually the result of some early brooding or rearing rear-ing condition that has made the birds uncomfortable. mmu mm POULTRY FAR.V.ER, Q. I plan to sell some of myi chickens as broilers. What age! or weight should they be to come under this classification? A. The U. S. Department of Agriculture has given standards! for both dressed and live poult-1 ry, although the poultry trade does not adhere to these very rigidly. USDA standards for broilers are: Dressed: Young chickens, approximately ap-proximately eight to 12 weeks Pi p n? N - u MlCilij 4 .ft' V ' CMCKS SATURDAY MARCH 24 10 LEGHORN COCKERELS FOR BROILERS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FIRST 100 ADULTS WHO COME IN. STORE OPENS AT 8:30. NOTHING TO BUY K BE AMONG THE FIRST 100! ELLISON HATCHERY AND FEED 1023 NORTH STATE STREET OREM Home of Famous Purina Chows and Farm Supplies PHONE 0765-J2 n era old, of either sex, of marketable age, but not weighing over 2Vi pounds, and sufficiently soft meated to be cooked tender by broiling. Live: Young, soft - meated chickens of either sex with ten der skin, smooth bright shanks and flexible breastbones. (No age or weights are indicated). Q. How much feed dees it take to produce a pound of poultry meat? A. The University of Illinois gives the following figures: Duck, 3.3 lbs.; Goose, 3 lbs.; Rock broiler, 3.5 lbs.; Turkey, 4.2 lbs. of feed per pound of meat. , Q- In a dressed broiler, is a light or dark skin preferable? A. The only preference is a : consumer preference. Most pur chasers prefer the darker color, but there is no nutritional difference diff-erence in the meat. Q. Do broilers need roosts? A. No. They seem to do just as well without them, according to the Ralston Research Farm. Q. What breeders are used to produce cross - bred broiler chicks? A. Usually a Barred Plymouth Ply-mouth Rock male is crossed with a New Hampshire female. Q. What is the cause of blindness blind-ness among my laying hens? A. Blindness may be caused by a disease known as Avain Leucosis. This disease is probab ly the cause of most or the blindness in laying flocks. This type of blindness is characterized character-ized by -'fish eyes" in which the normal reddish bay color of the iris becomes a slaty gray, and Ihe pupils may become irregular irregul-ar in shape. In some cases, the blindness may be due to nutritional roup or vitamin A deficiency. , This type of blindness is much more rare, and the blindness results from destruction of eye tissues. Q. We have been getting oratory orat-ory eggs from our hens. What causes this? A. Watery eggs may be caused by the storage place being too warm, or this may be an inherited inher-ited condition that can be corrected corr-ected only by culling the diseased dis-eased birds. Frequently, birds recovering from Newcastle disease dis-ease will lay watery eggs. Q. Does a hen's body weight nave anv influence on her ability abil-ity to prcduce eggs.? A. No. According to the Research Re-search Farm of the Ralston Purina Pur-ina Company, measurements of several hundred pullets indicated indicat-ed that neither body weight nor body type was shown to be a reliable index of egg production ability of the hen, nor could either be used as a guide in predicting pre-dicting future egg production or n estimating the past production product-ion of a hen. However, birds that are definitely over weight or under weight should not be kept in a laying flock. Q. Does quick cooling make eggs keep longer? A- Yes. Quick cooling makes eggs keep longer. Gather them in wire containers and place in the cave or basement to cool thoroughly before filling the cases. Q. How often should egg be Utah Poultry Divides $169,150 Melon A total of $342.30 will be distributed dis-tributed to members of the Utah Poultry and Farmers Cooperative Cooperat-ive starting this week, according to C. Kearns Ferre, assistant secretary sec-retary of the co-op. Directors of the 6000 member poultry cooperative voted recently re-cently to retire all certificates of interest for 1944. Checks for $169,150.11 are being prepared by Arthur Woods, office manager manag-er of the poultry association. The checks will be sent to the 26 branch managers in Utah and Southern Idaho for distribution to members. In addition new certificates of interest in the amount of $172,-880 $172,-880 are now in the hands of the branch managers to be passed along to members. These certificates certif-icates of interest represent investments in-vestments by members in their association during the past year at the rate of one cent per dozen doz-en eggs or 30 cents per case of eggs. The certificates are the members' investment in the capital cap-ital structure of their cooperative. cooperat-ive. The certificates issued become part of a revolving fund and are retired at face value over a seven-year cycle. Interest on the certificates is paid annually. Many of the Utah Poultry members will receive checks ranging up to $300 and $400 and new certificates of interest for about the same amounts according to Mr. Ferre. An Early Start May Increase Chick Profits The poultryman who gets an .arly spring start with his baby ( hicks can expect earlier production pro-duction and possibly greater profits pro-fits in the fall when egg prices are increased by a demand the supply cannot always fill. i The earlier spring start is economically ec-onomically sound, it has been I proved, since the slight additional addition-al cost to heat the brooder house is often offset by the lower pr'ce the poultryman pays for his chicks when he orders and accepts delivery before the nor-1 mel s a?onal rush. 1 I The earlier spring start makes it possible for the pullets to take advantage of green feed outside and prepare themselves ta lay in August, September I . nd October when egg production product-ion normally slumps and prices go up. Dollar wise, the slight extra t cost of starting baby chicks early ear-ly can be easily liquidated in the fall when that chick is in pro-1 duction, usually when eggs are selling for 5 to 10 cents more per dozen. I Utah County 4-H Clubbers Win Safety Award Utah County 4-H Clubs have again gone all-out for safety, winning the General Motors plaque award for the fourth consecutive year. Announcement of the honor was made recently by the State club office. With 930 4-H boys ai.d Kirls enrolled in the farm and home safety program, rural residents of Utah County are certain to learn about safety. Club n.em-bers n.em-bers made 650 surveys and re ported 23 different types of un safe practices around farms and homes ranging from smoking in barns to unlabeled poison bottles. bot-tles. Nearly 3,000 hazards were removed, according to Jennieve J. Poulson, County Extension Agent reporting on the project-To project-To help emphasize safety in daily living, 4-H'ers gave demonstrations, demon-strations, took part in radio programs, pro-grams, spoke at community meetings, and publicized the safety story throughout the county. In one instance 4-H club members of Salem noticed a narrow culvert with dirt piled high On each side, hiding the deep ditch. They reported the danger spot to the mayor who took steps to have the culvert widened and reflectors placed at each end to warn motorists of the ditch on each side. Another group of club members mem-bers decoded something should be done about children playing in the streets. They organized a club of all the boys and girls in the neighborhood, and discussed safety at each meeting. The older old-er members' job was to see that the smaller children did noti play in the streets, and the plan worked very well. Cooperating with the local ' 4-H Club leaders to make foe, safety project a success werej the Kiwanis, business concerns,' city officials, churches, radio i i u t The program Is under the supervision sup-ervision of the Cooperative Extension Ex-tension Service of the Utah State Agricultural College. The term "broiler" generally applies to a chicken weighing ' around one quarter to one and three-quarters pounds. j If, in spite of adequate ventilation ventil-ation in the brooder house, the heat from the stove tends to dry the air in the house, place a pan of water on top of the stove. j Chick Brooder Should Provide Steady Temperature A brooder, regardless of type or kind of fuel, should provide steady comfortable temperature and growing conditions that will result in rapid, uniform and economical ec-onomical development of the chicks. In common use today are brooders heated by coal, oil, gas, electricity and wood. Each tyr- of heat has its own special features feat-ures and all of them are giving satisfaction. In selecting the brooder, consideration con-sideration should be given to the availability of the fuel to be used, us-ed, economy of operation, fire hazard, convenience and aura-bility aura-bility of construction. All brooders operate most successfully suc-cessfully in buildings that are properly insulated and ventilated. ventilat-ed. This is particularly true in extremely ex-tremely cold climates where low temperatures are common for long periods of time. Probably the most common type of brooder house is the shed roof, colony house, usually 10 x 12' or 12' x 12' or 12' x 14' in size. This type of house la often on runners or skids so it can be moved from place to place to provide clean ground for the chicks. Poultry Profits star at the HATCHERY r Your profits for the whole year depend on the quality of chicks that you get. It pays to buy from us where you KNOW that quality is high ! F lace your order this week and take advantage of our special price for early orders. Take the chicks out when you want them and get GOOD CHICKS. Remember Our chicks re bred for production from disease-inspected disease-inspected flocks producing flocks are fed for chick vior! no w Hatchery and Feed 1C23 NO. STATE ST. OREM Dressed quality broilers should be thoroughly chilled, but not frozen, before being . wrapped or packaged. Rock-Red crosses the chickens that result from mating Barred Rock mlaes with New Hampshire Hamp-shire or Rhode Island Red females. Sterling LeFevre, son of Mrs. Stanley LeFevre, is convalescing con-valescing in the LDS hospital j from a major operation perform-' ed Tuesday. Mrs. LeFevre acc-' ompanied Sterling to Salt Lake. ' gathered? A. During warm weather they should be gathered 4 or 5 times daily and less often during cool weather. As soon as the eggs are gathered they should be cooled to remove all animal heat. ALL OF US ARE v A. f lllere's a salute to the farmers 'of our community who raise i) those wonderful broilers lf fc and keep us 8uppIiec " '"'C' tN fresh eiZB. the year ' ipplied with fresh egs, the year 'round. On Baby Chick Day we're all proudtobe I 1 "ROOSTER BOOSTERS" VERII'S SHOE SHOP Expert Prompt Reasonable BULLOCK MOTORS Your Minneapolis-Moline Dealer in Modern Farm Machinery UTAH VALLEY BUILDERS SUPPLY Complete Builders Supplies GROWN CAFE Catering to Private Parties and Banquets TRADE IN OREM ON BABY CHICK DAY! |
