Show r 0 Governor O. O Receives TurI Turkey ey eyOne One of the worlds world's largest turkeys Ibs completely dressed and ready for the oven was presented to Utah's Governor Gover Gover- nor Calvin L L. L Rampton last week at the state capitol year Ten-year-old Signe Olson daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard Olson from Ephraim Utah who grew the turkey as a H 4 project and who won two prizes with It recently at the An Annual Annual Annual An- An nual Turkey Show In Salt Lake City was present at the ceremony ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony along with turkey industry representatives and government government government govern govern- ment officials Show judges turkey weighed about 73 Ibs lbs before It was killed making it the largest grown in Utah and near the record set earlier of ot 75 lbs Ibs That Is remarkable said the Governor smiling down at Signe when he heard that fact tact and learned too that she weighs only 65 Ibs lbs I suspect you had your work cut out for tor you young lady he told her Signe smiled and said that while one of ot her hobbles hobbies is gymnastics she did not have to lift the turkey very much and then only when she started 10 months ago I only had to feed it and water It regularly and once I had to take care of ot it for or a little while when its legs were sore and it couldn't walk very well But It got better after a week she explained Signes Signe's turkey won two prizes at the turkey show a camera for winning the Open Class competition and a alO speed O-speed 1 bike for tor having the Best for those under 14 years years ars of otage age The turkey was auctioned off at the conclusion cf the show for to J J. J W W. W Tallman President and General r. r Manager of Norbest Inc the Salt SaIl Lake City-based City turkey marketing coop and then it was given to the Utah Turkey Marketing Board which represents the en entire entire en- en tire Ure turkey industry in Utah The turkey was presented to Governor R Rampton by the board to emphasize the importance Importance importance tance of ot the turkey industry to Utah said Dr C. C I. I Draper Utah State University extension food and nutrition who helped make the presentation at the capitol Im going to have about 35 persons to dinner Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas and I can really use a abig abig abig big turkey like this said the Governor smiling and looking In almost disbelief at the huge turkey packed in a plastic bag and lying on his conference room table Dr Draper told the Governor that some 50 to 60 million annually comes to Utah turkey farmers from the sale of ot more than four million turkeys produced produced produced pro pro- in the state In addition to winning two prizes at the turkey show Signe also took look home half halt of the paid at the auction for her turkey tur tur- key Dr Draper said half of all auction money went to pay for the expenses of the two-day two show Signe a grade fifth-grade student at Ephraim Elementary School started raising the turkey from the strain about 42 weeks ago She said the turkey was hatched by the Moroni Hatchery Hatchery Hatchery Hat Hat- chery and grown on an mash all-mash feed formulated by the Moroni Feed Company Her father Richard Olson who with his brother Douglas manages one of ot the largest turkey turkey turkey tur tur- key farms In Utah said the feed schedule uses a decreasing amount of protein and an in increasing increasing increasing in- in creasing fat content He said the turkey was eatIng eating eating eat eat- ing about 12 12 percent protein feed when killed Among those at the ceremonies ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies were John W. W Gillman director of ot marketing of the commercial services of the Utah Department of Agriculture Agri Agri- culture |