FIVE YEARS OF FACT OUGAXIZATION, WESTERN STATES 17 



BECOM MKNKATloNS KOK FAKM KI.OCKS 



Defnitiori. — A farm ilock -lumld be of a size sutticK'nt to supply 

 farm needs. It is reeommemled that the owner of this ty|)e of flock 

 maintain stanihird hi'eeds of L'ood stock and follow jjjood mana<;erial 

 practices. 



KKrOKT OK TllK ^sl■lK « »M MITTEE ON Tl'RKEY I'liOIU'CTION 



Little definite information on the turkey industry is available, and 

 methods of j)ro(hiction are not unifoiin. This committee, therefore, 

 reconnnends that more time be devoted to turkey projects by exten- 

 sion workers in localities where natural conditions aiv favorable for 

 turkey ])roduction. 



The principal phases of the work to be enn)hasi/.ed should iuchide: 



(1) Selection and niaiiajrement of breodinf? stock to produce greater 



vitality in the poults. 



(2) Project relating; to the rearinsr of iKiults : 



(«) Feediii;i^ jnethods. 

 (6) Itauiie. 



(c) Sanitation and disease eontrol. 



(d) Preparation fur market. 



(e) P]stalilislunent. of uniform firadi^. 

 (/") More effective marketinfj metliods. 



The committee recommends that more information be supplied by 

 the poultry division of the Bureau of Atrricidtural Economics in 

 regard to — 



The numher of turkeys on liand for breiHlintr puriKjses as eompared with 

 previous years. 



The niimlier of turkeys luitciifd. 



The prohalile supply of turki-ys to he marketed. 



This information should be made available to extension workers as 

 rapidly as it is obtained. 



It is recommended that the United States Department of Ajrricid- 

 ture and the State experiment stations investi<rate more extensively 

 the feedin<r reciuirements of turkeys, sanitation and disea.se control, 

 housin<^ re(iuirements. and other important phases of turkey pro- 

 duction. 



Because of the lack of knowled<re of estaldisheil ^lailes. and liie 

 loss to the i)roilucers on account of the miscellaneous methods of 

 ^'radin'T turkeys, it is reconnnended that the poultry division of the 

 Bureau of Ao^riciiltin-al Economics make available to all extension 

 p(ndtry specialists the United States standards for ^'ladin^ turkeys, 

 prior to this year's markefinjr season, and that these ^nadcs be 

 adopted by the'll Western States. 



Experience has shown that the artilicial hatchinir and bioodin^T of 

 baby turkeys ofl'ers ^Mcater advanta«res than the natural method in 

 cost of |)roduction and reduction of lo.s.ses. This (•ommitlee tluMid'ore 

 recommends tiiat artificial methods of ha(chin;j: and broodinir of 

 turkeys be encoura^retl by c\tcji>i(tii workers in commer<'ial tuikc\ 

 <rrowin<; districts. 



Because of the lack of in format ion on the cost of ( iirkcN |ii(idu(t inn. 

 the committee recommend.^ (hat the I'niti'd States Department of 



