Show lamb week opens september ep 3 importance of industry to state cited by wool growers e rs secretary emphasizing emphasize ng the fact that U utah tah is one of the leading states in lamb production and that the importance of the sheep industry in the state should make this a red letter event secretary james A hooper of the utah wool growers announces that the period september 3 to 10 has been set aside as utah lamb week utah lamb week will be dedicated to the task of helping to make consumers more lamb conscious it is said it will represent the coordinated effort of lamb growers and feeders packers retailers tai lers livestock marketing interests food distributors and other agencies lamb is one of major products states mr air hooper figures ic le leased by the united states department of agriculture show that on january I 1 there were sheep and lambs on utah farms and ranches the state ranks sixth among all states in sheep and lamb population mr air hooper points out that the latest available figures show that an average of pounds of lamb is produced annually in utah of this amount about 11 per cent is consumed within the state the remainder being consumed outside the state when it is considered that lamb 1 a mb is one of our mole moie nutritive foods he says and that the industry is of such basic importance in utah it is obvious that we should be consuming more of this meat we may well afford to give lamb a larger place on our food budgets in connection with the plans for this lamb iamb event it is brought out that there are arc abundant supplies of lamb on the market and that the quality is high moreover lamb is no longer regarded as a seasonal meat available mainly in the spring months modern methods ol of production and distribution assure the consumer of high quality lamb the year around 4 |