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Montana Oil And Mining Journal
Great Falls, Billings, Cascade County, Yellowstone County, Montana
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Miss Harriette E. Cushman advises increased Montana turkey production due to eastern market popularity. 1939-1940 season marketed 554,913 pounds, up 281,441 pounds from prior year, at 11 cents per pound net cost; lowest price received in 10 years was 16 cents.
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Popularity of Montana turkeys in eastern markets justifies a considerable increase in production by Treasure state growers, Miss Harriette E. Cushman, extension poultry specialist at Montana State college, advises.
The 1939-1940 pool-marketed crop showed an increase of 281,441 pounds over the previous year's marketings, Miss Cushman said.
During the last season Montana turkey growers marketed 27 cars totaling 554,913 pounds through pools, or about half the normal crop produced in the state.
Miss Cushman said records of commercial producers show turkeys can be raised in Montana at a total net cost of 11 cents a pound. The lowest net price Montana growers have received in the last 10 years has been 16 cents a pound.
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Montana
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1939 1940
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marketed 554,913 pounds through pools, about half the normal crop; net cost 11 cents a pound; lowest net price received in last 10 years 16 cents a pound
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Popularity of Montana turkeys in eastern markets justifies increase in production by growers; 1939-1940 pool-marketed crop increased 281,441 pounds over previous year; last season marketed 27 cars totaling 554,913 pounds through pools; records show turkeys raised at total net cost of 11 cents a pound