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Show UTAH EGGS BRING FANCY PRICES ON OPEN MARKET A particularly favorable fall and winter . season approaches for Utah poultry producers, is tlie forecast of the Utah Poultry Producers cooperative, cooper-ative, a statewide producers' marketing market-ing organization operating in connection connec-tion with the state farm bureau. Tin association believes the fall will set producers receiving a price at least as good as the price enjoyed last year. Production 'for Utah is expected to be heavier, but, it is warned, this doesn't mean a lower price, for Utah fa producing quality eggs and poultr which are commanding top prices regardless re-gardless of figures paid for common grades. The industry as a .whole will be stimulated by feed cost reductions, which at present seem likely. Utah poultrymen this year have a larger number of spring pullets-than pullets-than ever before and many alreutlj have commenced laying. This coup.eu with a reluctancy to cull older hen.-to hen.-to make room for the replacement stock, is boosting production steadil.. and many believe a new record i. imminent. How Utah stands in the poultrj world was told recently by A. R. Mickelsen, of Draper. Mr. Mickelsen, one of the state's foremost producers, said upon his return from California poultry fields, that California, even though it possesses Petaluma, "egi capital of the world," has nothing new to teach Utah in poultry production. What the California pcoducers cannot can-not understand, Mr. Mickelsen says, is why Utah obtains better prices for her eggs than does California. During his trip he visited the president of a California producing organization, and while conversing with him this question came up. "What percentage of extras do you get in your eggs?" Mr. Mickelsen asked. (Extras is the trade designated desig-nated for the extra fine quality eggs.) The Calif ornian replied, "About thirty percent." "Then there's the difference," war the Utahn's answer. "Whenever 1 don't get sixty to eighty per cent extras ex-tras in my shipment I am disappointed disappoint-ed and look into the matter without delay." Utah poultrymen, the association observes, are coming to realize thi important part these sixty to eighty per cent extras play in their business. They sense now that Utah is recognized recog-nized everywhere for its fine quality eggs and the sentiment throughout the state is splendid. "We are looking toward the fall and winter with a feeling that it will be th e best year in our history," said Clyde C. Edmonds, secretary of the association. "There is a commendable commend-able spirit evident generally. We appreciate ap-preciate this spirit for it is doing much to help build more substantially the structure of a great activity." |