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Show EGG OUTLOOK'S GOOD FOR '55 The past year has been a trying try-ing one for Utah's poultrymen, as well as for poultrymen in other states, but there are signs things are looking up, according to H. M. Blackhurst, new general manager man-ager of the Utah Poultry and Farmers Cooperative. He was named to succeed Clyde C. Edmonds at the 32nd annual flock replacements this spring should be a profitable investment for this fall. "The line between overproduction overproduc-tion and consumptive demands, however, is so delicate that a little bending one way or the other gives you a market condition that fluctuates as much as 25 per cent. Pullets for replacement of hens are considerably below the level of last year. All in all, indications are that there will be an improvement improve-ment in the industry during the coming year," reports Blackhurst. convention of Utah Poultry. For the cooperative itself, operations op-erations for the past year were considerably bigger than for the previous year, with substantial increase in-crease in the agg department, feed department, supply department, and poultry department. The past year not only showed an increase in patronage but also a substantial increase in membership. member-ship. The Utah Poultry and Farmers Farm-ers Cooperative now serves more than 20,000 farmers in all parts of Utah and southern Idaho. The 1954 volume of egg sales has increased 10 per cent over 1953. The supplies have shown an increase in-crease of 18 per cent and the feeds have leaped to a 20 per cent increase. in-crease. Even larger increases have been enjoyed in the poultry department de-partment with a 48 per cent increase in-crease in poultry processing and a 53 per cent increase in turkeys. "It looks like prices are headed for a more favorable trend. The consumption of poultry products is holding up very well. There has been considerable liquidation in poultry flocks. It appears that |