The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
The Turkey.

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farmers wife gives the following as IL
secret Of her success:
II believe tie secret of nv success
lies in this-that l feed and care fr
them SO constantly while small, takin
care that their feeding place and drink
Ing vessels are clean, that they ar
sheltered when rain comes up an,
look out for lice on the head and unde
the wings If see turkey that look
droopy, it is almost sure to be lousy
IL so, grease it with pure lard, which
will soon exterminate the lice and will
not hurt the turkey. | think that
pure-br stock pays better every time,
and prefer the Bronze to any breed
have tried. | had the White Holland
1or one year, as a near neighbor had
the Bronze. and we had trouble with
our turke S mixing, but | sold them
all OFF at the end of the year, as thew
were SO much smaller when matured
than the Bronze, and less hardy. But
| did think them excellent LAYERS.
Five years ago sent for trio of pure
Bronze turkeys and have kept the same
stock IN part ever since, buying either
gobbler or hens each year from some
one who raises pure bred turkeys. I |
usually keep about six hens, and they |
almost always lay close to home, but
sometimes hen strays off a good ways
and steals her nest. | shut her IN IN.
TIL toward evening. She commences to
call when let her out, and she will 90
straight to her nest, and it is dn easy
matter to follow her and find it,
II lay the eggs very carefully in
some cool place in vessel or box with
cotton or old soft cloth under them
until have all the eggs from the first .
aging, when | set two or three of the
turkey hens, giving each one Is to II d
ggs, and put the balance of eggs under II
'hlcken hens. Nine eggs make set g
ing for them. | aim to set all of the y
ggs as near one time as possible. so "
hey will all hatch at once. The re- g
lainder of my turkey hens break sit ~ y.
ing and they will lay second LAYING !"
When the little turkeys hatch take 80
mat the chicken hens hatch and give ~
turkey hens and put in coops, with :.
ats far enough apart to allow little
lrkey to get through | also make a
ard ABOUT eight to ten feet square 90
'ound each coop of any scraps of =. ~
oards that happen to be handy, lust ."
gh enough to prevent little turkeys
raging from the mother hens. 1t is ="
IS to put them in some sunny, grassy
ot, and when the grass gets soiled Wv
I'd trampled down TO move the ward oe'
clean place. feed the little :
why things for the first two or three o'
eeks on light bread crumbs soaked i"o
sweet milk, always adding a little I'D
ack pepper and sometimes onion tops &c
opped fine, which they eat very pieo
eedlly. About once "a day give
EN- hard boiled eggs chopped fine. ii's
ter they are two or three weeks old ~
i've them milk curd or Dutch cheese. nav
some call it, pepperlng it we'll. hut | 81.
YER give than ~ - rails
al wet With water, as some do. If
office any of them have diarrhea. I
the milk, the bread is soaked in. r
also give it to them to drink. Old orr
: To Al
sterlnS' or lime that has been ther
:ked long time, is very useful. as for
y will leave their food to peck at it true
few Jumps are thrown into their - :,
. In about four or FIVE weeks the
ng turkeys have their wing feath- ''"'
and we think they are able to help aid
re their own living, SO we turn We
Il OUT Oh the'r pens and start them worl
gether to pasture. 1t may be
'ssary to go after them few times
ne evening, but / always feed them wen
they will soon learn to come for bring
. They must be well fed and kept pleni
wing until ready for market Last IN ON
mer | raised 50 turkeys, 81 of them
=, &C. 49,. trem,
S"iJ oheS' anu Idrge enough 10
a Thanksgiving market, the COB Two
average "a and the hens Is pounds great
listers, those of you who do not nue..
turkeys now, try it next year and
DIV nicely you can replenish your Ify
'toooN' besides furnishing roast do SO,
y for your own Tbankse wing and come
lmas dinners southern Guilt people
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fatten