Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-02

The differential between the
| boned and unboned meat varies by
zones from 8 to l3 cents a pound.
This is not to be viewed as a price
increase, OPA said, in view of the
saving made through the removal
of the bone from the net weight,
and the greater possible utilization
of the meat. The purpose of this
measure is, primarily, to enable re-
tailers to aid in the movement of
utility and cutter and Gamer grades
of beef, which normally do not find
a ready retail market.
EARLY TURKEYS AT PREMIUM
The situation in the turkey mar
ket is presented by George B. AL
corn, extension specialist in mar
keting of the Agricultural EXten-
sion Service.
The government has only small
part of the turkeys needed for gov
ernment services in spite of pre-
MUM prices offered for early birds.
Alcorn said 35.7 million turkeys will
be raised this year, the equivalent
of 500,000,000 pounds of turkey. This
is a production record for all time,
per cent above last year and per
cent above the previous record Of
1910. Twenty five per cent of this
production will go to government
industries.
Alcorn says the increased prcduc
ton is largely due to larger supply
OF turkey Matching eggs this year, in
addition to improved feed supplies
and favorable weather The grower
is now getting 34.3 cents per pound
for No. live turkeys. The price for
No. 2'S is 11a cents under and fer
No. 3's is cents under. No.
dressed are 40 cents with the same
reductions for No. Us and No. IS.
On November l, these prices will go
down p cent on live and / cent on
dressed.
In spite of the premium for early
turkeys, growers hesitate to sell i'm
mature turkeys, particularly in Cal
ifornia where the early hatch /,
eggs are shipped tc other markets.
Growers with turkeys ready for mar
ket should take advantage of the
premium which is obtainable until
November /.
Turkeys can be sold this time only
to authorized dealers. In 'communi-
ties where there is no authorized
dealer, the grower may obtain
rel ase from the Set-aside from Paul
Adams, chief CT dairy and poultry
division of the regional Office of
Distribution in San Francisco
SPRING FERTILIZER
Last spring through wartime ne
cessity, an estimated 80 per cent of
all the fertilizer used had been
stored at least part of the winter.
Only a few farmers reported diff
Guilty. and many demonstrated the
practically of storing on the farm
during winter months.
Anticipating a further increase in
farm storage, in the event fertilizer
supplies are available, the U. S. De-
partment CT Agriculture offers sew
eral recommendations
/. Store fertilizer in any dry
building with flooring above the
ground, but never on the earth it,
self.
2. Stack bags close together to re-
duce circulation of air from which
fertilizer abeorbs moisture.
3. Keep broken bags separate from
the main pile. Loose fertilizer is
likely to absorb too much moisture
and damage the good bags.
4. Make separate stacks of mixed
fertilizer, superphosphate, ammon-
ium nitrate, and each other type of
material. This makes it easier to
clean up any spilled fertilizer and
keep it separate.
5. Keep sodium nitrate and am
mcnium nitrate away from hay,
feeds and organic meals to prevent
fire For the same reason, burn all
empty paper bags from which So
dium nitrate and ammonium nitrate
are emptied.