The Red Cloud chief., 1890-03-07
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
sRoNze TURKEYS.

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have been much amused tho past
season, ssys . fasmefb daughter writing
70 the Country Ocntlcmss, BY noticine
che various and somewhst conflicting
instructions giveH In the nswspspers for
missing turkeys. Judging from the
boasted sucoess Of such opposite meth.
ode, the veriest amateur need not hest.
tste 70 make the attempt, foe not the
slightost skill 10 required for the busi.
neas.
Oss poultry keeper says no knows Of
no better food for young turkeys than
raw corn meal dough; another thinks
they require oggs, rico and crackers.
A third says, feed them oil they will eat
every two hours, while . fourth declares
they will thrive bcst without any feed.
Ing % oil. A nth authority says lot tho
little fellows rough IL from the start
thst tho mother hen knows best how 70
rear her own children; while . sixth,
who ] think II . woman, says her little
turkeys arc 10 tender that she puts
thcm In . glass-covered pom and keeps
them there for weeks.
A. . rule. whom doctors disagree IL II
best TO have non Of thoir prescriptions,
but 70 experiment for yourself until
some personal knowledge Is acquired.
IL Ii best 70 follow neither extreme, for,
judging from my own experience, ! can
not believe that he who allows his little
turkeys TO trough II" will succeed In
raising . very large percentage Of tho
number hatchcd or that tho lady who
keeps hcrs confined TO . glass case will
do very much better.
Young turkeys do not require Q great
deal OF heat; theyShrivo best In temper.
ate wosther when tho mornings arc cool
and tho days arc bright and sunny, a. In
tho lsttcr part Of spring before tho dry
heat OF summer begins; and while thoy
do not require any extra daintics set be.
forc them every two hours, yet they do
need . good wholesome meal Of we'll.
cooked food three timos . day. After'
they arc old enough 70 60 out In the
fields In tho morning and remain therc
ell day. two meals will keep thcm In .
state Of vigorous growth and accelerate
their best development.
1t 10 plessanter 70 feed turkeys than
chickens; they know when they have
got enough and can DO satisfied with q
reasonable amount, that II. all except
the old g~obbler-he never stops eating
% long 80 there 10 any thing In sight.
Bronze turkeys do not roach maturity
until two or three years Of age. when IN
ordinary male weigtss from IS TO ~ ibx,
and = female from 20 to 20 ibs., though
when fsttcncd their weights may cas-
ily exceed those figurea When six
months old, without being pushed,
the hons weigh from IS To 10 Ibs., and
the males from 10 70 20 Sbs.
My flock now 10 really ornamental;
the turkeys are ninety In number. and
oil 40 healthy and handsome. In the
morning wo give them . light brcsk.
fast and send them on 70 the fields 70
CLEAN tho last remnant Of buckwheat
and 70 spcnd the day hunting insects.
About four o'clock thoy start homcward.
taking tho orchard on route, and paus-
ing 70 lunch on fallen applcA When
the yard fcncc 10 gained they raise their
wings and ny 70 their feeding ground.
for they gro - glad 10 gst home - chill.
drrn let loose from school. and bring
with them quito - nne~ appetitcA