Show Turkeys Made Ready for Market At New Plant Local People Employed At Plant More than broad-breasted turkeys raised on ranches in this area were prepared lor market this week at new processing plant which was recently completed at a cost of by the i-ee Brown Poultry company of The plant is located in the building formerly occupied by the Sweet Clover Creamery The birds to be made ready for market are brought to the plant by truck where they are unloaded and placed on an endless line where they undergo several processes including scalding and When the turkeys are picked they are placed in an elevator which takes them to a cooling room on the second Here there are two large one 39 by 40 feet and one 15 by 50 in which freezing temperature is The birds are cooled overnight after which they are graded and packed in venire wire-bound boxes ready for shipment to the Brown plant in Ogden where they are distributed to all parts of the country under the Snow Cap brand for prime A licensed government grader under the supervision of the Utan state department of agriculture grades the turkeys into three choice and Brown who is here supervising the work at the Ed Mowrey in charge oL the plant's picking Top Grades The majority of birds this year are top grade and are in unusually good Thomas Basin representative of the Net prices for prime birds range from 20 He to 22 Vic and for choice quality from to 20 He on today's Turkeys are in demand this year because of the large quantities being used by the U. S. army and the increased popularity of turkey meat in all restaurants and |