| Show pJ r I hi rf w w z y t in T The above scene is very common in San San- Sanpete Sanpete pete County during the summer and fall Sanpete County turkey growers growers growers grow grow- ers will have more to be thankful thankful thankful thank thank- ful for this Thanksgiving After several years of de depressed depressed depressed de- de pressed prices the producers of Sanpete's multi million dollar dollar dollar dol dol- lar turkey crop expect to make money this year Its about time says Don Shand a major producer weve seen little If any profit for several years According to Dr Donald Dobson Dobson Dobson Dob- Dob son In charge of turk turkey y research at Snow Field station Station Station Sta sta- tion In Ephraim most growers growers growers grow grow- ers will probably realize cent a centor or two a pound Add that to the dividends most will receive and it should prove tobe tobe to tobe be a good year Last year was very marginal margin margin- al Dobson Dobso said and the year before also was a rough one with many producers taking substantial losses Although this years year's prices are up about two cents over last years year's he explained feed months Thousands of turkeys are raised annually in Sanpete Gobbler Outlook Is Better costs and Interest are both up too so that the consumer will wUl still stUl be getting a good buy for his money Losses from cholera and other diseases have apparently apparent apparent- ly been lower Dobson said and of course this benefits the producer What about the future Prospects for next year seem reasonably good If production Is not Increased by more than five or six per cent Dobson said New products and packaging are helping to expand the domestic domes domes- tic market for turkeys ThecO The cO consumption of whole birds is decreasing but the turkey is not just a holiday bird any more production of or more birds each year m makes es us a major producer producer producer pro pro- ducer but well we'll have to keep abreast of the changing requirements re requirements re- re of the consumer If U were we're going to expand or even maintain our share of the mar mar- ket |
