The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-16
AS TO TURKEYS.
They're Quite Well and
Fat, Thank You.
CHEAP ENOUGH, TOO, SO FAR.
The Greatest of Thanksgiving Birds
VIII Not Be Too Dear for the
Poor rIan, They Say.

The gobbliug OF the festive Thanksgiving
turkey is now heard in the markets Of the
city. Perhaps the most pronounced dis
cord may be heard in the California market.
Seeing the proprietor of large poultry
stand near the California-street entrance
at leisure for moment CALL man &C.
costed him:
"Wil the poor as well as the rich eat
turkey on the coming holiday"
"Oh, yes; think so. The best are now
worth % cents pound, and from that down
10 % cents pound"
But they will go up as the loOked-for
day approaches, will they not?"
No, sir; they can't very we'll The rea-
son is simply this: The season has been
90 fine that there has not been the usual
loss of young turkeys. Hence there are
plenty of birds In the country which will be
rushed in on time, and in fact prices may
20 down a couple of days before Thanks
giving and remain so until Christmas"
Have you any idea how many turkeys it
requires to feed this city on such holidays
as those now approaching" was inquired
Yes; we get at it in pounds, however
Without Cutting the market in any manner
whatever it viii require 100000 pounds.
That means this city, Oakland, Alameda
tine distributing point. That, you see, Is
not giving pound TO each inhabtant by
any means, because there Is large per-
eentage of people who do not eat turkey,
but prefer chickens. game, roast pig and so
on"
What is the quality Of turkey this year
as general thing2"
They average better than have known
for many years. The same may be said of
quail and other game and also Chickens
There will be little complaint on that score
this season. Wild duck of all varieties are
especially fine. Cotton-tail rabbits and
hare are in demand as they are much su-
periOr al this time Of the year"
rs there much game or poultry imported
here from the EaSt?"
Nothing in that line except chickens.
They come here by the carload. The cars
in which they are shipped are arranged so
as 10 hod from 100 to 80 cnops which
contain from two and half to three dozen
each"
Where do these shipments come from
mainly?"
From Kansas City and Omaha. They
are gathered up all through those States"
Hny cannot California raise chickens
enough for her home market. and even
more?"
Because she viii not do it, That ia all
You see, IN Missouri. Nebraska aud those
States the country is cut up into small
farms, and everybody raises pouliry For
comparatively, and it pays those who raise
them 10 sell for almost any price Out here
10 is quite different. There are so MANY
large farms throughout the State where
attention is paid to nothing else save the
growing OF cereals that the raising Of poul-
try is wholly neglected. We get them only
from the suburban towns, and .he supply
is not near sufficient for our market"
''ls the shipment of live chickens from the
East successfully
"OD, yes; they are well provided for along
the route, and a man is sent along TO feed
and water them. Very few are lost"
Are turkeys shipped in the same way ?'
mo; they are not shipped at ali. All our
turkeys are raised in California The main
bulk comes from Fresno, Tulare, Kern aud
Stanislaus in the south, and Tehama, CO.
lnsa and Butte in the north. We esteem
them far above the Eastern bird in quality
A large bunch of pheasants was observed
In the stall. and the proprietor was asked
where he got them and their price.
''They are what is known as the MoEgo-