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Mow otooirawDde : i MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Sunday, Nov. 1, 1959 ONLY THE BEST Hart-Schneider turkey his father, Alvin Hart, discuss selection breeder Les Schneider (center) checks a from their 6,000-bird flock. About 3,500 prospective broadbreasted bronze breeder were chosen to provide eggs for Hart's hen while Marvin Hart (in black hat) and hatchery distribution. twite TURKEYS EVERYHERE Alton Hart gate. Hart Is owner-manger of the hatchery, stands in the middle of a flock of turkeys which sends more than two million turkey at the Les Schneider ranch in the Apple- eggs to all parts of the country. ZLc ' " ''' ' l ' r I - V-.-:-'1 -.; - t;v sir FEED MIXING PLANT The plant above grains and the three smaller bins are for prepares feed for the 3,500 turkey breed- concentrates. A mixer hammer-mill and egg ers on Alvin. Hart's 120-acre Applegate room are housed in the building, farm. The large bins on the left store local ARE YOU INTERESTED ill A CHRISTIAN RADIO STATION ill THE ROGUE VALLEY?? The Proposed Station is to be 1000 Watt Day Time -ALL GOSPEL SlaUSBC- Inspirational - Uplifting LISTENING ALL DAY-EVERY DAY Many nationally known Gospel Radio Programs such os "Haven of Rest" and "Bible Institute of Los Angeles" will be broadcast daily. 1 World Wide News Bible Interpreted Outstanding Children's Programs Religious Drama If you are interested - Contact REV. LEO C. WINE - Immediately P.O. Box 1, Ashland, Oregon Phone MU 2-3401 Two Million Eggs To Be Shipped to All Parts of U.S. Br EVELYN OUSTERHOUT Mail Tribune Staff Writer Over two million turkey eggs will be shipped to all parts of the country during the next seven months by Hart's hatchery, 2848 South Pacific highway. Many will come from farms in southern Oregon but most will be shipped from the com pany's Turlock, Calif., plant. All could come from Jackson county, an ideal spot for tur key production, if farmers in this area became more inter ested in producing - the in creasingly popular Hart Schneider turkey eggs. Sales of the eggs, which have grown from the thous ands to hundreds of thous ands, indicate that the Hart Schneider broadbreasted bronze strain is a great suc cess. The business which Alton Hart started in 1935 and the turkey which Les Schneider developed over the past 20 years have formed one of the valley's fastest growing indus tries. , Owner-Manager ' Hart is owner-manager of the hatchery and . his son, Marvin, operates the family's 120-acre breeder farm in Ap plegate valley. Four other breeder farms in the valley and 15 more in northern Cali fornia will produce 2 mil lion eggs from 40,000 breeder hens this season. The elder Hart started the hatchery in Talent 24 years ago, and purchased part of his turkey eggs from the New burg farm of Les Schneider's family. The actual Hart-Schneider program began in 1948, after Hart persuaded the turkey breeder to , move his stock to the Rogue valley and as sume charge of all the hatch ery's breeding. Originates Near Portland The strain, itself, originat ed near Portland 20 years ago when the first broadbreasted bronze stock came into the United States from Canada. Schneider was one of a small number of northern Oregon producers who purchased the flock from an English breeder who had fought the birds from England. Through the 20 - year his tory, Schneider has worked with a closed flock to develop his exceptional turkeys. Each of the hens and toms is still selected personally by Schnei der, who judges the individ ual bird according to breadth and width of breast, and other characteristics. In nationally - recognized turkey meat production tests, the strain has won many first- place ratings for fertility, hatchability, growth and liv ability. Breeders from all parts of the country enter 100 of their day-old poults in the compe tition,' and ratings are an nounced during different per iods of development. Fertility Guaranteed Fertility of Hart-Schneider eggs is guaranteed to be at least 75 per cent, but through a program of natural mating plus artificial insemination, the strain has maintained a fertility well above the guar antee. In hatchability, the strain has been nearly 6 per cent higher than the average of current tests and placed first in one of the tests for growth the fiust 20 weeks and at ma turity. Hens usually reach 16-17 pounds in 22 weeks and toms, 29-30 pounds in 26 weeks under average growing conditions. . Not all of the eggs produc ed , for Hart's go to other areas. About 500,000 are hatched at the local plant to provide replacements for Hart-Schneider producers. Flocks Replaced Each of the flocks is re placed with new poults each year and the hatchery super vises their growth and pro duction. Growers carefully screened, being selected for iype of land, drainage, space and other accommodations. ' Hart stresses the need for more producers in the Rogue valley, where climate and fa cilities make turkey egg pro duction an ideal local indus try. The turkey, a nervous and easily agitated bird, thrives best where climatic conditions do not place too much stress on its susceptible nature. Much of the hatchery's ad vertising is geared to the Rogue valley's mild climate and lush greenery, and Haft says that many buyers ask that their eggs come only from the Rogue valley. One reason for this is the fact that California producers have been plagued with disease problems. The steady produc tion which is possible locally is an additional guarantee in the Rogue valley product. Indicates Interest One major feed company has indicated an interest in as sisting local farmers in estab lishing turkey breeder flocks with feed and finance. Eggs which are not held by Harts for local flock replace ments are shipped immediate ly to 32 franchised hatcheries in the U.S. and Canada. The franchise program which began in 1955 with 4,000 to 5,000 hens and 5 hatcheries, guarantees a steady, depend able supply to the retail hatcheries. In addition, it pro vides the franchise holders with the heaviest program of advertising in the turkey in dustry. Eighteen full pages of color advertising are scheduled in leading trade magazines this year. Other targets for Hart's promotion program are the poultry processing and froz en food industries and restau rant and hotel trades. New Customers. . Among new customers this year are the two largest hatch eries in the U.S. and the larg est one in Canada, Hart re ports. One . of them produces Wz million poults annually. About one-third of the eggs produce hens and toms for breeders and the remainder are. for commercial meat pro-' duction. Most go to the mid west, but some are shipped to the east coast, deep south and Canada. ' Eggs kept here for local flock replacement are hatched in the Hart incubators and taken to the farms in ' late spring. At five months of age the best in the flocks are se lected for breeder's; tested for communicable diseases, under a national turkey improve ment program; and vaccinated for fowl pox and erysipelas. Getting in 'Mood' When the hens are mature and the best are selected, test ed and vaccinated, usually by late October, the lights go on in the laying houses-to length en their day and get them in a "mood" for laying. About 200,000 eggs -clean ed, graded and cased - are de livered to Hart's each week during the seven-month sea son. They are rechecked be fore they are rushed by air freight and ' express to co operating hatcheries. Hart describes his chief problem as planning produc tion to coincide with demand, because turkey eggs are a highly perishable product. The hatchery's egg producers meet annually to discuss com mon problems and new tech niques, and Hart announces plans for the coming year's operations. The receiving station and office at Turlock aids in the northern California schedule. Year-Round Food Because turkey is becom ing a year - round food in American menus, the industry is seeking increased consump tion, as well as the best kind of year-round production. And when the housewife, processor and restaurateur consider turkey for their food, there are many advantages besides the long-established national Jove of turkey on the table. The food is high in protein and low in calories, has less shrinkage, more meat per pound of bone, and is one of the lowest priced meats. Versatility is also b e in g stressed, with turkey now available ready-to-eat, stuffed and ready - to - bake, halved, quartered, in individual piec es, in soups, stews, cold-cuts, and fillets. . All these are furthering the national turkey tradition, while Hart and Schneider work to further the Rogue valley turkey reputation. Brethren Board Gives Political View Portland4 (UPD - The Board of Bishops; of the, Evangelical United Brethren Church at tending the. Pacific Northwest EUB conference has announc ed here that if either the Democrats or Republicans nominate a Roman Catholic as president or vice president in 1960, then the party will lose the board's support. . The seven ecclesiastics, who came from all parts of the na tion, are here for their quar terly meeting. The denomin ation is credited by the Sep tember, 1958, census with having 746,460 members. Halloween Prankster Off To Early Start Portland - ITD - Halloween started early this year at the Harvester Tavern in down town Portland. A spook with a nickle-plat-ed revolver robbed the estab lishment of about $30 Friday night after telling 15 custom ers to stand still while he made his getaway. Bartender J. T. Spence said the robber wore a Halloween mask. '"'Q$J&&' EGG TRAYS Vince Lobdell, Hart's hatch- incubators are checked every half hour and ery foreman, (above) is in charge of incu- eggs in trays are turned automatically dur bators which house about 500,000 turkey ing the 28-day hatching period. Each incu eggs each season. Heat and humidity in. bator holds 21,800 turkey eggs. Km iiiii' mmm iJt.wA - w3Sdi&u iifcLiwi - I " liOrlJirSa I feMlli , ! FOLDING Winners of Oil Contest Noted Four Medford residents were prize winners in the Oil Heat-O-Rama limerick con test which ended Sept. 26. The entries were among thou sands received in the 13-week contest. There were 54 grand prizes. Mrs. Mane E. Dizney, 6 Corning court, won a 10-foot section of Fold-A-Fence, ac cording to Kennedy Fuel Oil, her fuel oil supplier. Mrs. W. S. Eubanks, 314 Vancouver ave., won 30th place and re ceived a badminton set, ac cording to the Kennedy com pany. Mrs. Jesse Ragsdale, 160 De Hague ave., placed 43rd and was awarded a Roast-er-Rod barbecue set. Mrs. Mary C. McCullough placed 46th and received a Roast-er-Rod barbecue set, ac cording to Western Oil and Burner company. The first grand prize, a 14- foot deluxe Harvey runabout boat, with motor and fully equipped and valued at $2, 500, was won by Mrs. Dean Anderson, Portland, whose limerick was judged best. The contest was sponsored by county fuel oil dealers in con junction with the Oil Heat Institute of Oregon and Southwestern Washington. Salem Hunters Hurt As Auto Overturns Redmond - (UPD - A trio of Salem men en route to East ern Oregon on a hunting trip were hospitalized here with injuries Saturday following a traffic accident on the Santi am highway two miles east of Suttle Lake. The three were Henry Bock, 35, Cleo Threlkel, 34, and James T. Johnson, 37. The car hit a frosty spot and overturned. standard and custom EVEREST & JENNINGS ! m i J CT-i TURKEY INCUBATORS Incubators above Each of the five incubators at the right and hold the 500,000 turkey eggs hatched each rear holds 21.8G3 turkey eggs. Those at left season by Hart's hatchery to replace birds are for chicken eggs. on 20 farms producing Hart-Schneider eggs. ' WHEEL CHAIRS ALSO WALKERS CHUTCHES f ATtENT Um COMMODES - Rentals Sales Hudson's Pharmacy 613 E. Main Ph. SP 3-534S Open Sun.-Holidayi 10 am to 9 pm Weekdays 9:30 am to 10 pm ll ' li ftti 'nHfc-S Mana9in9 partner of Con9er- Conger-J)(Coms FUNERAL DIRECTORS West Main at Sixth Ashland Hillcrest Mortuary Chapel I 4th & C. Sts. North Phoenix Hill Ashland Road 11 "Your TV WEATHERMAN" KBES-TV Monday thru Friday 5:00 p.m. 1 Member National Selected Morticians by Invitation NEXT, PLEASE Length and width of breast, vigor, con formation all are checked personally by Les Schneider, who began the exceptional strain of broadbreasted bronze turkeys 20 years ago. Each of the 40,000 turkey hens selected by Schneider will provide eggs guaranteed to be of high fertility, hatchability, growth and livability. Curriculum Meeting Scheduled Tuesday The second curriculum ori entation meeting for school board members and lay peo ple will be held at the little theater room at Hedrick Jun ior High school at 7:30 pm. Tuesday, Nov. 3. The meetings, sponsored by Medford school administra tors, are held each year to ac quaint district patrons with subjects taught in the district. Tuesday's session will cover secondary social studies. 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