| Show PROFIT TO BE MADE IN TURKEYS CLAIMS A C by CARL U 8 A C extension if f tho the old adage ono extreme follows another la Is truo true 1933 ought to bo be a fairly good year tor for those hose who continue to raise turkeys no one of course Is if prepared to futato just what the price will be for turkeys tills fall but there oro aro a few factors that appear to be favorable at this time first of all production this year in tile the united states will likely be considerably lose lesa than it was wag last year when it Is believed tile the largest crop on record amounting to about birds was waa pro decd the extremely low prices received for turkeys in 1932 were in dood deed discouraging to many and the demand for baby boults tills spring especially in the larger commercial turkey producing areas appears to bo be considerably below what it wa was a year ago at tills this time likewise lack of money and bredl with which to purchase so and brood boults this spring are other factors that will likely reduce the number of turkeys tut keya that arel rei raised in 1933 while it Is IB true that the cold storage holdings of turkeys are at present considerably above those of a 0 year ago it Is also true that more people than over before are eating turkey throughout tile tho entire year it Is therefore possible that tho the present supply of cold storage will be entirely exhausted by the time the new cropis crop Is ready to market tho th 0 number num berof of turkeys keys being imported by the united states from the argentine and elsewhere la Is also on the decrease during the eleven month period from Jant january iary to november 1932 only pounds of turkey were imported by till this country as compared with a total of pounds in 1031 1931 another item that must not be overlooked lg Is tho the fact that turkeys today are being raised more economically no than over ever before and tile the producer does not nee need d to got as much for his product to realize the same amount of profit that he did formerly losses in brooding have been materially reduced by tho the improved methods that thai have been adopted and better care and manage mentIn general throughout the entire growing and developing period have made it possible to produce and inar market keit A better grade of turkeys than ever before feed costs as wall are the lowest they have been tor for a number of years and although tile the present Is likely not the time to encourage much expansion of the turkey industry it Is believed that those who have plenty of range who already have the necessary equipment and who have had experience in raising tur keys can wull afford to brood boults again this year since good coulta can be pur chased this year tor for 30 cents each and with good feeding it requires only about five pounds of teed feed to produce a pound of live turkey tt it ls Is evident that one can still market ills his teed feed to advantage through turkeys own oren when the birds sell for as ag low as 12 cents a pound providing of that equipment for brooding and rearing is already available on the farm and disease losses are reduced to a minimum additional information on raising turkeys and copies copied of a turkey improvement program for the state may bo be obtained without cost by writing to the extension service of tho the utah state agricultural college at logan |
