Show beaver prepares T to lo 10 ship oy T turk turkeys i BEAVER more than pounds ot of turkeys will be shipped from the beaver county markets through the northwestern turkey growers association cia tion this week according to county agent lew mar afar price killing and picking ot of the birds will begin in the tha beaver section not later than wednesday as shipping will take place here friday shipping from the milford section will begin saturday it Is expected that moat ot of the birds will be shipped by truck to los angeles mr air price has conducted a survoy survey to estimate just how many birds could c be placed on the thanksgiving market with only half of hla his questionnaires tionna ires returned at this time the number on this amount has reached the 2 2000 mark just estimating that each bird would weigh ten pounds which Is a very small average ot of the size ot of the birds here this year the total would be mr price expects that the amount snipped shipped fort he thanksgiving market will tar far surpass this estimate the birds are a little earlier this year than they were last and are in a much better condition mr price re the birds shipped at this time are well matured and should make the highest grade on an the tha market no expense has been spared by the turkey growers tn in fattening their flocks this year aa grain has been plentiful the summer range tor for turkeys was reported to be exceptionally good pay fay hall of Min reville with a flock of between and birds Is be to have the largest flock in the county there are numerous flocks in the milford valley ranging be between tween and birds with many smaller flocks jacob tanner it if the greenville section with between and la Is the largest grower in the beaver valley most every tarm farm at greenville is reported to have its flock ot of good tat turkeys in many sections of the county the grasshoppers were reported to be bad during the summer in some places the turkeys ceya were turned onto the fields and greatly reduced the pests many ot of tho the growers around adams ville greenville and beaver expect to market their birds locally the turkey association has been an impetus to the turkey raising and many ot of the ranchers in this county are going into the turkey raising business on an a large scale fally as aa many birds will be marketed at christmas time as Is expected tor for the thanksgiving market many ot of the birds are not matured at the present and extra teed feed will maike them more profitable on the christmas market |