Central Fraser Valley Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Inge
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-09-15
issued: 1967-03-14
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/alderstar/items/1.0419663/source.json
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note: ._n 1..D08 THE DB063, *S?i CENTRAL FRASER VALLEY SERVING THE LANGLEY AND MATSQUI DISTRICTS Aldergrove Fire Calls: 534-4141 Police: 534-4184 Matsqui Fire or Police 839-5225 STAR VOL. 10 NO. 11 10« PER COPY ALDERGROVE, B.C. TUESDAY, MARCHJ4, 1967 $3.00 PER YEAR PROMOTION OF TURKEY The B, C. Turkey Growers Association will spend more than 20 thousand dollars to promote sales of 20 million pounds of turkey this year. At the first annual meeting of the association since an order-in- council approved establishment of a marketing board, August 9th 1966, board member Elgin Wolfe said, "We must go all out this year to promote the product and emphasize the fact that this is turkey that has been grown in 6. C.". A total budget covering operational and promotional expend!- Gerry Supeene, on the staff of tures, and accounting to more the Poultry Department at the than $ 46,000, was approved by Abbotsford Laboratory, says ap- members of the association but proval has been given for exit will come up for revue in Sep- perlments with toms to see what .ember. _ feed formulas are best In order The Turkey Association will ask to provide broilers at 12 to 14 New Minimum Wage in B.C. the Honourable Frank Richter, minister of agriculture, to give consideration to new, additional facilities for testing strain performance, feed efficiency .and the marketing program. Members at the annual meeting had considered asking for an extension of facilities at the Abbotsford Testing Laboratory If new facilities could not be provided but decided to seek new facilities only. Newly elected vice president of the association, Jack Wood, stressed the Importance of striving for a change In the marketing regulations. Wood says turkey producers are experiencing difficulty turning out toms of the proper weight at die end of the regulation 16 weeks and he would prefer a feed formula such as growers in the United States use to provide broilers at die end of 12 weeks Instead of 16 weeks. SPEAKERS AT FVMPA ANNUAL…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0419663
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text