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Show Franklin wouldn't know today's turkeys Its of little consolation to turkeys that they came in second in the voting for the national symbol, but at least Benjamin Franklin had some kind tyords for them. ' I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as a representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character like those ( wk m'y men who live by sharping and the turkey is a robbing much more respectable bird and K withal a true original native of n America, Franklin & 4y: wrote shortly after the United States became a nation. While eagles fly symbolically free above our nation, turkeys have to be content with their status as Americas favorite holiday main course. The modem version of the turkey is quite different from A movie based on a book by fonner Nephites Blaine, left, and the noble bird Ben Franklin praised in the 1700s. The turkey Brent Yorgason will air Sunday night on KTVX, Channel 4. industry started with the Amer , i M ... ican broad breasted bronze breed. The breed, perfected in England, resembled the wild turkey in color and was reintroduced into the United States in the 1930s, says Don Dobson, Utah State University Extension poultry specialist. Because this breed was not as easy to process, the industry favorite gradually changed to the broad breasted large white turkey. This breed offered more flexibility in marketing and prog duced a processed bird, Dobson says. Utah turkey growers converted almost entirely to the better-lookin- white breed turkey by the nfiid 1960s, he says. Of the more than three million turkeys produced in Utah, only 20 to 35 percent are consumed in the state, Dobson says. Most of the heavy birds (28 pounds or more) are sold to eastern markets where they end up in restaurants. The lighter birds are sold in the West. Although the modern turkey has ancestors that were eaten by American Indians, there js little resemblance remaining. The modern bird is a product of scientific breeding, feeding, managing, and disease control. The modern turkey not only grows faster and more efficiently, but is also much meatier. The turkey has 50 percent more meat than its wild ancestors, Dobson says. Hybrid turkey eggs hatch 28 days after the start of incubation. The newly hatched poults are then placed in brooder houses where they are kept warm for 8 weeks until they grow their feathers and become farm-raise- d 7-- Yorgason book is basis for Disney Sunday movie The work of two former Nephites will be shown on Channel 4 TV Sunday at 6 p.m. The Disney Movie of the Week will present The Thanksgiving Promise, an adaptation of Blaine and Brent Yorgason s novel, Chester, I Love You. The movie is the story of a young boy who finds a crippled goose and begs his fathers permission to keep it. The father allows the boy to keep the goose, but on the condition that the family will eat it for Thanksgiving dinner. The movie is based on an event that actually happened, according to Brent Yorgason. The goose was found by his older brother, Blaine, near the Sanpete County town of Chester hence soft water business. The family the top of the Culligan building. Mrs. Yorgason was killed in an automobile accident in 1951. Yorgason later remarried, and the family moved to a house across the street from the Duane Bracken home. a The family later moved to ' house at 4th North and 1st East, and it was there they lived when Blaine found the crippled Thanksgiving Menlove gets Cub Arrow of Light' award in the story have some of the characteristics of Blaine and Brent Yorgason, but also some of the character traits of their sons, said Brent. The boys girlfriend in the story is named Sheryl, and was modeled after Sheryl Lee Blaines girlfriend at the time. After the Yorgasons wrote the story, it was read by Beau Bridges, one of the actors in the movie. He, in turn, introduced it to Mel Ferrer. Bridges and Ferrer produced the movie. The movie stars Lloyd Bridges, Beau Bridges, and Jordan Bridges. Brent Yorgason and his children also have parts in the movie. They are featured in a scene at the county around, Blaine kept his promise by whacking off the gooses head. The family had Thanksgiving dinner, but Blaine wasnt there, Yorgason said. The Yorgason family moved from Fountain Green to Nephi in 1948 when Brent was 6 and Blaine was 8. Mr. Yorgason established and ran the Culligan fair. , 40-pou- 17-1- 8 Richard Menlove, son of Neal and Terry Menlove of Nephi, recently received his Cub Scout Arrow of Light award. The badge was presented by Steve Price in a special ceremony. He has been a member of the B.J. Hoaldridge has received Webelos den sponsored by the his Cub Scout Arrow of Light Nephi 4th LDS Ward. His den award. leader was Donna Nielsen. Hoaldridge, is a son of Wayne Menlove likes drawing and B.J. Hoaldridge Hoaldridge is Arrow of Light award winner and Annette Hoaldridge and was; a member of Pack 3134,, sponsored by the Nephi 4 th LDS Ward. His den leader was Donna Neilsen. He likes sports. His sixth grade teacher is Norman Wood, and his favorite subjects are social studies and physical education. non-speaki- making things with his hands. He is a student in John Sperrys sixth grade class at Juab Middle School. His favorite subjects are band and physical education. The Times-New- s Nephi, Utah November 20, 1986 3 Sale! Lay-awa- y Richard Menlove Sud-wee- time rolled 18-2- 1 Pre-Christm- as goose. The characters the gooses name. After they are feathered, the young birds are moved outside into open pens. By the time they weeks old, many of the are toms can be processed and sold as roasters with live weights varying from 25 to 30 pounds. Some of the toms may be held for 28 weeks to produce the or heavier roasting turkeys. Hens usually are procweeks. essed at of all turkey half Although meat is consumed in the last three months of the year, turkey is finding its way into meals on days other than Thanksgiving and Christmas, Dobson says. He says turkey is a bargain thats high in protein and low in fat. USU researchers are capitalizing on the versatility of turkey meat. Some of the new products theyve developed are turkey breast roasts, turkey steaks, burger, ham salami, pastrami, bologna, weiners, and even an experimental version of turkey shrimp. Tolley's Furniture lived in Yorgason says he and his brother played with the goose all that summer, and when more mature. Down Holds Until Christmas 15 99.00 65.00 pc. Kitchen Set... Wood Rockers 5 $21900 18800 ... 5 ClKpV, 499 : 399s 6495 3495 5 pc. Wood Dinette Set Swivel Rockers 5 drawer chest . 4 drawer chest . Student desk Nite stand . . . 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