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Show On Utah County Farms With ! Extension Agents j Is every farmer and unemployed person in the county preparing for an adequate garden in 1933? Now is the time to lay plans. It means a living during the summer and thru proper storage, ample vegetables vege-tables during winter of 1934. Was ! the food supply adequate this year? I It can be another year IF YOU PRE- ! PARE. I -a ... I . chick to build my flock up and not down. 2. Are my feeds purchased at the very best prices considering a balanced bal-anced ration and could I grow at least part of my feed instead of buying buy-ing them. 3. Is my equipment in such condi- j tion that thru sanitation, disease! problems will be cut to a minimum ! POULTRY OUTLOOK Utah County represents more than a quarter of the poultry industry indus-try of the state. Despite low prices! received for eggs and dairy products! these two branches of agriculture I have proved more prosperous than' others. For this reason there is aj tendency for a drift into these in-i dux tries where a few dollars can be I nickpfl lm I I 4. Am I keeping records on production, pro-duction, expenses, receipts, and an I inventory so as to check my business i each year. 5. Do I get a high enough percentage percent-age of extras and top price eggs. 6. Am I taking a good up-to-date magazine. Do I make use of specialists spec-ialists provided, and am I part of the Farm Bureau and poultry organization organ-ization which works for my benefit. The outlook this year shows that the number of laying hens in farm flocks on January 1 was slightly larger than a year ago and it is "probable that the number of chickens chick-ens hatched this year will be even larger." The number of hens and pullets of laying age in farm flocks was from 2 to 3 per cent more this jr--n ouuipaicu witn January 1, 1935 but 3 per cent less than January, 1931, and less than the five year average. Storage stocks of eggs January 1, 1933, were just about exhausted and "will not be a factor after January." Indications are that eggs stored in 1932 were sold at a profit and an increase in-crease in stocks of eggs stored this year is fully expected. The poultryman should certainly do everything possible to replenish! their flocks this year with good stock I and cull flocks rigidly. Production.1 oi eggs at lowest possible cost of production should be the aim. Some poultrymen may produce eggs at 7 or 8 cents while another at" five cents per dozen higher. The efficient! poultryman is the one who will stay in the business. With an expected I increase in hatchery output this! year, the poultryman could consider the following points in his own busi-! ness to advantage. 1. Am I purchasing a high quality |