Show Turkey Raising Now Important Industry Of or Iron County Turkey raising for the Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanks Thanks- giving shing and Christmas markets I Is Ls becoming be be- coming an on important Industry in m mIron Iron county and to make the business business busi bus ness floss a success farm farmers rs must give much attention to the proper preparation for market According to Ed E E. Davies District Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- I Agri-I cultural cull ural Inspector there are arc four grades of marketable turkeys In in eluding u. u B. B Special Prime Choice and Commercial There Thero is Ls usually several cents difference In price between two grades and since the thIS way In which the birds are prepared prepay ed for the market frequently determines determines de- de ermines the difference In grade Mr Davies points out that thet In some come Instances farmers have lost much money because of ot a lack ot of proper dressing Mr Davies reports that it U is I unprofitable un Um- unprofitable profitable to prepare birds In this section for the U U. U 8 B. B Special grade and that there are few of the Com Oom Commercial Commercial mercial grade or poorer class birds shipped from here thus he says the greatest attention should bould be given riven to second and third grades Prime and Choice respectively For the benefit of the farmer Mr Davies Davics gives the following In Information Information information in- in formation regarding the two grades and urges all producers to follow It closely U U. 8 S. Prime or U. U U B. B Grade AYoung A AYoung AYoung A- A Young soft male or female bird with well fleshed breast and with entire carcass well covered with fat Must be bo well bled well dressed with breast practically free of pinfeathers and only a few scattered scattered scat scat- pinfeathers over remainder of carcass Crop must mast be bo empty Only very slight flesh or skin akin bruises abrasions or discolorations discoloration permitted with breast practically practical y free from such defects Slightly dented breast bones not to exceed H 34 Inch permitted but no crooked breasts that would Interfere with the slicing of the meat or other deformities allowed Broken wine above the wing tips or broken legs not permitted A disjointed leg or wing permitted if only bruised Birds with crops properly removed and sewed up may bo be In In eluded in this grade Must be bo dry picked or semi scalded and mus must be dry packed U U. S. S Choice or U U. U 8 S. Grade B BYoung BYoung n- n Young male or female bird with fairly well fleshed breast and with Must be fairly well bled and dressed Must be well bled and dressed and may show bow scattered en ers over entire carcass Crops mus must be practically free of feed Slight Blight flesh or skin bruises permitted bu bunot but not more than three such defects on any bird Slight Blight skin abrasions abrasion or permitted AbrasIons AbrasIons Abras AbraS' I Ions or tears over three inches in diameter not allowed unless properly properly properly prop prop- erly sewed up Dented or slightly crooked breast bones bone's bon s or other slight broken I deformities permitted One broken wing or one broken leg permitted if bones does not protrude through the flesh and If not showing excessive excessive ex o bruise or blood clot It Is understood that most of Iron County's turkey crop will wUl be marketed mark marketed eted at Christmas time and producers pro and pickers might greatly Increase the returns from the turkey crop by careful study of the above information Mr Davies states |