Show coop co op gobblers now ready annually turkeys worth more than are placed on the holiday market by farmers cooperatives in 21 states according to figures derived from the corn commodity study made as a part ol oi the fan farm fann n credit administrations nation wide survey of farm cooperation era tion the turkeys are handled by 94 associations some of which are federations of smaller coops co ops or cooperative sales agencies utah farmers lead the nation in in dollar va volume 1 ume of turkeys marketed cooperatively with an output of close to 40 colorado 0 with is second california routes birds worth through cooperatives and ore gons volume is close behind at marketed 1 in more or less unorganized fashion in the past because of the brief seasonal domand demand doand and turkeys have attained a new importance in the food marts of the country through cooperative effort cooperating farmers are making outstanding efforts to develop new streamlined birds bearing a max maximum imura of mea meat t with a minimum of waste the coops co ops have pioneered in advertising stan standardization of their product and attractive packing pac kang ing also they have led the industry in endeavors to popularize the gobbler as a year round dish meeting with considerable success in the hotel and restaurant trades |