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Show Alder Reviews Poultry Outlook v Poultry buyers will obtain better j stock from Utah hatcheries oper-I oper-I ating under the national poultry ! or turkey improvement plan than I from outside hatcheries, Byron Alder, Utah Extension poultrymen, advised poultrymen in outlining plans for 1945. "Eggs and. poultry meat have not been rationed because the supply of both has been ample to meet all urgent needs," Professor Alder said. "During the past year there have been times when there were surplus suphes in some areas and not enough to meet all demands de-mands at other times and places." This difficulty was attributed largely to shortages of labor, , egg cases and fillers, and storage space or transportation facilities. An unusually heavy early season pro-; pro-; duction during January, February ! and March, due to weather conditions, condi-tions, added to the problem. In regard to poultry feed, he . pointed out that the situation ap- pears to be more favorable than it was a year ago at this time, particularly in regard to protein feeds. Meat meal, fish meal, soybean soy-bean and other vegetable protein supplies appear to be adequate for all needs and only a decided reduction re-duction in grains produced this year would alter this outlook ser. iously. "Better care and management of the present laying flocks to increase average egg production per hen and an increased number of early hatched pullets to add to the laying flocks next fall, are the only possibilities which will I help poultrymen to meet the revised re-vised goal for egg production during dur-ing 1945," he continued. ''While it is difficult at this time to forecast accurately the egg needs for 1946, the supply of eggs for that year largely will be determined during this same period," per-iod," he said. Vigorous, well-developed, high-producing high-producing pullets, well-fleshed and finished market poultry or turkeys and low mortality during the growing and laying period, are the result of a good combination of well-bred, vigorous chicks and poults started during the early spring months. They should be grown under favorable brooding and rearing conditions, fed an abundance of clean, fresh water and well-mixed mash, grains and green feed, and given regular care and attention. |