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Show Pedigreed Turkey Growing Inaugurated At LaVerltin An important development in the turkey raising Industry of southern south-ern Utah has been undertaken this year as a result of a trip through Texas made by a group of turkey producers of LaVerkin and Hurricane. Hurri-cane. The group plans in begin the breeding of pedigreed turkeys, employing em-ploying strict "trap nest" production. produc-tion. In order to get the higher type breeding program underway the group will ship between three and four thousand pedigreed turkey poults Into the area this spring. The first shipment was received Friday by Ervil and Moroni Sanders of LaVerkin when they received 500 day-old broadbreasted Bronze poults from the Lee and Smith Ranch at Midlothian, Texas. Other shipments will follow in the near future. The shipment of turkeys received by the Sanders Brother came by Western Airline direct from the Midlothian Ranch to Cedar City, and was the first shipment of pedigreed ped-igreed birds ever received In this aB gp amtmyt n. n , area. Homer Lee of the Texas ranch, who has developed a hobby of turkey tur-key breeding into the greatest" dep-igreed dep-igreed breeding business In the nation, is cooperating with the Southern Utah breeders In getting the new breeding program started in southern Utah. Mr. Lee has taken a keen Interest in the local program which will undoubtedly result In 'a much more rapid development here than would otherwise be possible. |