Show BIG TURKEY CROP GETS RETAIL HELP ordinarily the turkey grower has a lot to be grateful for during the thanksgiving season but this year the Industry indu a thanks are ting tinged with anxiety over the marketing of the largest turkey crop in history its the old problem of the supply exceeding the demand abram bark barker el grower and chairman of the utah turkey growers stabilization committee explained today thanksgiving bvm buying ying up to expectations t ions barker said paid but tho the supply yet to bo marketed presents a very serious problem particularly with reference to the heavier birds consumer demand must be increased at least east 25 23 per cent within the next three months if the i growers are to come out on top pl more than chain and in dependent merchants are already cooperating pt at the request of organized growers in a coast to coast drive to stimulate Amer americas americol icil s appetite for turkey tunkey barker disclosed spearheading Spear heading the campaign in utah are retailers affiliated with tho the utah chain stores association cia tion including food drug variety and department stores and organized independent distributors distributor z newspaper advertising store and window displays and other promotional media are being utilized to emphasize the adaptability of the turkey to everyday menus as well is to christmas and new years dinners retailers reported one of our objectives said barker Is to educate the housewife out of the notion that turkey is a seasonal luxury we are also trying to stimulate the buying of heavier birds to give balance to the market r goal oal set for the retailers nation illy is the disposal of the record 13 S crop of birds production this year is forecast i ast at turkeys or 30 per rent cent above previous high production stabilization committee members include barker Ch chairman arnan fra frank G shelley secretary american fork stanley B neff sandy orval sanders La Verkin ralph blackham moroni orville scott charleston hugh barnes roy fred Swalls berg marysvale Marys vale johni john winkle richfield |