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Show Rabbit Breeders Plan Organization Enthusiasm ran high last Saturday evening when some' fifty rabbit breeders and prospective breeders met at the Gunnison Valley high school building and discussed plans! for the organizations of the Central j Utah. Rabbit Breeders' association, j The meeting, which had been adver- j tiscd, brought breeders from Salina ! and Manti and throughout the session proved of great interest. No action was taken towards the organization of the association at the Saturday-meeting, Saturday-meeting, but at Manti June 25th, the association will be regularly organized organiz-ed with a complete set of officers and the appointment of various committees. commit-tees. By the interest already shown, and due to the fact that many are to embark in the breeding of rabbits, I the future of the industry in the ter-ritoiy ter-ritoiy to be covered by the association associa-tion looks highly encouraging. E. M. Jolley, one of the local breeders, was named as temporary : chairman Saturday night, and Edward Ed-ward Sorenson, a breeder of high class rabbits at Manti, was chosen temporary secretary. Mr. Sorenson of Manti gave a lengthy talk on rabbit rab-bit breeding, and told of the benefits bene-fits that could be derived through care, feeding, breeding and market- ing. He emphasized on cooperation in marketing and declared that this could and would obtain through organization. or-ganization. J. W. Edwards I. L. Henrie and N. S. Gregory, rabbit fanciers of Gunnison, Gun-nison, gave talks, touching upon various var-ious points to be considered for the best results. Following the main discussion dis-cussion round-table talks were given and ideas on marketing, raising, feeding feed-ing and breeding were exchanged. N. E. Christensen of Salina, Edward Ed-ward Sorenson of Manti, and E. M. Jolley were named as a committee to arrange for the meeting at Manti, at which time constitution and by-laws will be submitted and regular officers offi-cers elected to pilot the new organization organ-ization through the present year. |