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Show Convention For Poultryraen Approximately 1,000 poultrymen from Utah and southern Idaho are expected to gather in Salt Lake for the annual convention of the Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative Coopera-tive association, set for Jan. IS and 20 at the Newhouse hotel, Clyde C. Edmonds, association general manager, announces. The poultry convention wiU follow fol-low the annual conclave of the Utah Turkey Growers' association, scheduled for Jan. 18 at the hotel, and precede the yearly Utah State Farm bureau meet, Jan. 21 to 25 at the same place. All poultry producers and enthusiasts, enthu-siasts, whether among the 8,000 members of the Utah association or not, are invited to attend the sessions. Problems vital to the continued success of Utah's poultry poul-try industry and to increased profits for individual producers will be discussed by some of the nations foremost authorities. Poultry and turkey feeds and feeding, disease control, methods of bettering production efficiencies efficien-cies and marketing problems, are headline topics on the program, reports Mr. Edmonds. The turkey growers' convention will begin at 10 A. M. Monday, Jan. 18, with A. DeMarr Dudley ol Jensen, state association president acting as chairman. During the forenoon session reports will be heard from President Dudley; B. M. Mendenhall of Springville, vice president; K. Jensen, Manti, secretary. secre-tary. Herbert Beyers, Salt Lake, assist ant general manager of the North western Turkey Growers' association, associa-tion, will give an address on "Turkey "Tur-key Business from a National Point of View," and Mr. Edmonds wiU present a report on the activities ac-tivities of the northwestern association, associ-ation, of which he is vice president and general manager. At the afternoon meeting, which convenes at 2 p. m., Benjamin Brown, director of markets for the Utah poultry association at New York, wiU speak on turkey marketing market-ing followed by an address on Turkey Tur-key Feeds and Feeding," from Professor Byron Alder, director of the Utah State Agricultural college col-lege of poultry department. This convention will conclude with an open discussion of problems and election of 1932 officers. Joseph Anderson of Lehi, president presi-dent of the Utah Poultry Producers' Produc-ers' Cooperative association, will preside at the poultry convention, which opens at 9:30 a. m. Tuesday Jan. 19. Following the president's annual address, Mayor Louis Marcus Mar-cus will welcome the poultrymen of the state. Mr. Edmonds will give the manager's report, and other talks will be given during the morning by H. L. Strong, assistant as-sistant association secretary; E M. Blackhurst, manager of the feed department, and Charles P. Rudd, poultry department manager At 2 p. m. the afternoon session will begin, featuring addresses by Mr. Brown, George F. Stallings of Eden, state farm bureau president; presi-dent; Dr. Hugh Hurst, Salt Lake, poultry veterinarian. Governor George H. Dern will be the first speaker Wednesday morning, Professor Alder wiU then address the assembly, followed by Carl A. Badger, who will discuss the producer's viewpoint. At the afternoon meeting Mr. Edmonds will analyze the association's finances; fin-ances; Dr. E. G. Peterson, president presi-dent of the U.. S. A. C, will speak, and the convention wiU conclude with the election of three new directors. di-rectors. Those retiring are Jesse W. Hoopes of Brigham Citv; Hans Rigtrup, springville; and J. J Spendlove, Richfield. The new board of directors will then meet to reorganize. |