New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-18
HIGULY EDUCATED TURKEYS.
TIE CLIMATE NEAR SCRANTON MUST BE sHNC
1Ar.NG TO FOWL INTELLrCr.

LATINO TO FOWL INTELLECT.
Scranton. Penn. Nov. g." Here NIP; mere, ny,
here Nip. Here Tuck: here Tuck; here l"'N'
shouted Jeremy A. Clifford, youn- farmer OF NlHuS''
Township as he leaned on his doorynTu ie"o' "s'
Sunday afternoon. He WINS calling Ia pair OF small
dark objects nj the foot II slipping field ~ DUCK
wheat tubb!e several rods from the house and Mt inc
sound Of his vOce two pair Of wings logan 10
nop vigorously and two loud and merry cobo's an
swcrcd the fnrrncr's call. Nj Gihord shontN t'e
names again and Immediately pair Of fine tiEcy
gobblcrs hnlf and hail few across thH h'"' Ia
moment the big fowls hoped ovcr the 'en'" ."
the road shipped through the gate, rot'"d up I"
Mr. clifford and gohhlcd three timc- Trey l"oh'u
III TO sec what he wanted. and presently Mr.
Giro,l sang ont
"Nlp. you get up Into that tree and stny thor"
I'll ! tell yon :, come down. Nip instantly hew
10 the top Of H." dooryar fence. ana from therc 70
the lower limb 81 a maple tree, where he r'os'h
Tuck ~ UP on hr fence sud 81 therri' shon''a
Sir. Clifford and Tuck cid at once and went 70
picking bis feathers.
Mr. GiAori had called The two turkeys from the
field for the purpose OF showing them OF TO couple
o! gentlemen who had driven ten miles 10 see ~"
Interesting fowls. They had heard That they .fidh
be likely 10 find Nj. clifford and lis trained goob"r'
ct home ON n wecada,, and such proved ~ b. ~"
fnc; lie owns "A threshnF machine. and IN the fall
and early winter ne thrrshes the suin on all The
firms within IA rndius ~ three -four miles from hlf
place. His trained gobbcr follow him nom farm :"
farm and roo.t on thc horre power AT night In III"
car,y fall they fed grns.hopg'rs Will" be- was
busy IN the barn Of tho farmer b" thrcshng for
but nov they I've grain entirely. Whoa he pachs
~ the machine and stnrt, fpr sno'hrg farm the
nrlrys perch On some part u II and ide NIL the wa
They go,slr trumphanty Vhcurv"r they PISS npk %
turkeys. ana once an Will they leave The machine"
engage IN a battle WIN strt-c Pubbl.rs That y1l
out challenge 90 them. ana hen ny tack 10 their
pcrcics With n song ~ vict,ry Every saturday night
Mr. clifford leaves his machine at 'h" barn wh"rr
hc ihTnshod tnt day. lie md his man ride HON" on
Tho horse ard the robhci. follow them on foot.
running and living when the horses stfilc into tot
AZ he end u the tlr'.nc fhc gobhicr' often
40 {, the vlllagc ard back on Tho wagon. Whil'
Mr. cIrord WIS telling hi, visitors these intciestin:
things about his pets Mn ani Ttc sat .tlI ind eyed
him closely.
SOW. boys come down and have Il dancc." Mr..
Girc:d said. IN an ordinary toac md instantly Tuck
Jumped nom the fence vl;h gubbc Il approval
and Nip nuttcryd ont q ih" ire, and goh,lrd Justify
They stretched their neck. toward th,lr owner. rs
II They were ready for him - give "a command and
when Mr. Clifford -'ar"d 10 whistle " Yankee Doodle
IN" turkeys went 10 dancing Hike everything aud rs
though th,y couldnt hcip II. They kept good time
and seemed 20 cnioy tho fnn Immensely. Thea Mr.
Clifford took a month-ofean from III, pocket and
the gohbler for another dance that they
condn't keep SIN. lie played pplha and The
turkeys danced around the graGs nhc vet ,ran
s'cppcrs.
60 and swing now Nj. clifford all when the
colbirf> h.d rested. Nearby mall swing
rr f:om an apple tree limo tot above tie ground.
II hgd n board seat SIX inches wide. ~ the carr
nand Nip ran 10 TIE swing. hoppe on to Ii" bon Il
and ~, II motion. Whn Il cainr bach Turk flew
IN thc board With much fore" that IL, swing got
good hcadwny, and for ~ three minutes thr
obei!ent gobbIcs went back and forh much - their
,atisfncilon
Tuck. jump down now, ana Nip yon stay there.
waF hr. G!nofd's next order. Sow ~ and hl>c
.tmowhcrr Tuck. and when yolrc ma pDbblc" Mr
clifford tod the turkey. Tack scIi,9ed AROUND the
house arh pro ~ be- gohblri from behind
II. Sip 20 and hunt Tuck M hhoItrd M oxford.
ou1 nhc Ensh he intelligent CobLIcr len the WINK
aud Ms visitors followed him and when no saw
Tuck squatiine ia the cehrwAy he gobhi.d ana run
- HI owner lnck ran up The steps wirl III, maize
cohhlod, and III" hiding anl nrdng trick Wa To-
FOUND lin. Then ihry performed revolving
clothes line frame Dy Giving one Of the arm, and
milking Il rrvolve. When they got Mp II :, 0i motion
tbry fni on and ro.c rromud \ horizontal lar
claws. 80 IN The back yard. Nip get up tlrrc and
swing ly your feet Mr.. clifford said and zip al,li,.i
nc bar. grnsprd T. ard lc' h'S body Svint unicr U
liz swung till b. wnttles became rrrv red nnd when
Oh hs ct The irlck WINS repcn.rd hv Tuck md
then Nr. clifford rewarded them far their o,cllrnco
nv G.ihF ihcr mess of corn. over Which lhry
solol"d thnr tl,anks.
i very interesting entertainment, for fine
v'oia. TIA" irnin'd rohilcrs ha'cnr1 tw,
year, AGO lat Nay. 4 mink hIllcG Tho rest Of the
mother aud bcgsn 10 train them when they wcr0
month old