Show BREEDING CONTEST utah contestants will compote compete with poultry breeders bleeders bre eders from eight other western states in the 1947 phase of tho the countrywide country wide chi chen ot of tomorrow program this was announced in ohlma go last week at a two day meeting 9 of tile the national committee supervising tills this three year better meat ineat typo type breeding project tho the committee comprised of representatives senta tives of both federal and state departments of agriculture state colleges and leading poultry associations decided that the five top contestants in each of 0 the state contests next year compete in one of the gilve regional trials which will be held later in 1947 area prizes next year will total while tho ji national championship will be decided in 1 1948 when in cash will be awarded to tho the most breeder A subcommittee sub committee consisting ot of dewey mid and 11 L shrader both of U B S department of agriculture clyde 0 edmonda salt lale lake city dr george jaap ohio state university and D D slade lexington ky was waa appointed to investigate facilities a available acab j to tor or location ot of the 1048 contest 3 entered during the iho 1 last 7 year car will bo be raised in a 12 week 1 growing period in ono one central plant so BO that m conditions dit ionel will apply five regional meetings were announced for early january to bo be told hold in kansas city milwaukee At lantai now york and ott on the pacific coast state chairmen will select then the site and date for or regional contests in which uniform hatching dates and grow ing periods will wili bo be observed in reviewing this years contest mr edmonds who I 1 Us s president of poultry and egg national board pointed out that 44 states are participating of these 33 states have staked staged local contests In n 1946 with many winners looking like formidable conten ders for regional honors bonori next year or national awards in 1948 i white plymouth 1190 and now new hampshire breddo hate 0 been predominant among entries aawar ded certificates certin gates of quality this year winning first place in ten and seven states other popular breeds rho rhode de island reds reda yelte rock bock crosses cros seB barred rocks barred white crosses and white glant giant white cornish cr aha ABSe carl dit utah agricultural state college la is chairman of this states chicken of tomorrow corn com attee |