Iron County Record | 1955-09-15 | Page 11 | Poultry Producer Loses 45,000 Chickens

I Poultry Producer Loses 45,000 Chickens Residents of this area have no doubt read about the tremendous heat wave that hit southern California Cal-ifornia and stayed during the early part of the month, but most people do not know that because of the heat, above 110 degrees, George Armstrong a former resident, res-ident, suffered a Joss of 45,000 chickens and an economic loss of over $100,000. A report of the loss as recorded record-ed in the Bellflower, California, "Herald American" read as follows: fol-lows: With more than 45,000 lay ing hens dead from the heat, the? Armstrong Poultry Ranch, at 10437 Artesia Boulevard rta a financial loss of more than 51&k 000 and the end is not in sight-Under sight-Under ordinary conditions special spec-ial sprinkling devices on tup- eff the chicken houses hold the tenv peratures down but low water pressure coupled with the extreme ex-treme heat proved too much for the sprinklers and efficiency as--so reduced that only a degree or two of heat was changed in that! manner. Armstrong, regarded throughout through-out the County as a leading exponent ex-ponent of chicken-egg ranching, was in Utah when the heat pros- . tration became marked- among: his more than 70,000 chickens. A total loss of over $1,000,X In Orange County was reported-