The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-19

a,,, * .S1ou aS natched. faStenifi:
themselves unon the head anu ncch
whguce they are diSlodged with cuii-iu
4 cradle difficulty. Grease cffectuaHH uiS
rescs of them. however. and Tor mn
purpose pure lard !, best. Beware .
sulphur. kerosene oil. or similar aSch'>
of destruction. for they Will not onIH q
effective work on the insects nut on tH'
.onder f.aI--linc as well. y neighool
tried the kerosene treatment 10 de>'ioF
lice mon her turkeys after they were
several weeks old. and every one OF theli
dieJ-hut of course the lice dlHd aISo'
Rub the lard thoroughly owe The heads
anil upcks. then put them with the mCtf.
or hen Frequent examinations shpdlo
h made TO make sure there are no
insects u,on them. Nothing 50 quickly
sans the life of Il young turkey as nee,
and no young Of the poultry KIND Win
which | am familiar * so susceptible t.
their attacks. Nine times out OF ten II
n little turkey is dropping. wings hang
ing down and eycS closed. the trouble i
caused by the presence of these mites.
and only prompt treatment Will save II.
The quill feathers of the wings at the
point where they emerge from the flesh
will be found to he fairly SWarmInS
with them. Eternal vigilance is the
price of success III raising turkeys. ana
| this must not be relaxed until the red
begins to appear upon the heads.
\ good way to us. the ryrethrnm.
after the little turkeys have crown too
large to be easily caught IF they are run
ming at large. is to "all thSm up for
feeding. Stop carefully while they II"
eatine-thpy will come quite to your feet
and sprinkle it freely over them. 10
~ L.t,.. 49, ti,n1- Il IsC
affected or not: it is better ;h'n To wait
until they are badly infe>t Il.
What | consider az dead food for
young turkeys from tn very nrst. Is
scaldcd curd. or ordinary Dutch cheese.
This never operates unfdVDrab!y on the
bowels, and they will :,ow and thrive
on it ;S on nothing else. Hard boiled
eggs are recommended AMI are excellent,
but rather expensive. diri for the yortci-
Gus appetites which they rapidly develop.
Bread and milk is next in order. but the
bread should he quite stale 50 as not to
be at all sticky when wet. and then
squeezed as dry as possible before feed
ing. \. Sprinkling Of cppcr Is good
when this is fed. Sloppy food Of any
kind must be avoided. as bowel trouble
will result. Dutch cheese or hard boiled
eggs. or the two combined. Snay be sup
p%lemented after a while by corn.lcal
bread. or johnnycake. made as for the
table but without sugar or molasscs.
This should be crushed up and fed dry.
Wheat screenings or cOarSely tracked
wheat make Il safe feed for them as
soon as they are old enough to eat it. but
avoid raw cornmcal wet with milk or
water.
There viii be no use offering the poults
food for tWenty-four hours after hatch
ing. Nature has provided for this. and
even d longer period. since in Il state Of
nature the mother does not leave the
nest until all are latched. and strong
enough to follow her. They will eat
when they get hungry. Water should
be supplied in shallow dishes. fresh and
clean, tire times a day, with clean sand
or earth for them to pick at. They Will
frequently Fl. their crops with this be-
fore tasting food. 1t is the first thing
they look for when put on the ground.
Young turkeys are naturally inclined
to wander. and need to be restrained
while yet weak. \ natural mother will
look after them if she has her freedom,
but Il hen IS not accustomed to have her
offspring Wander away from her. and
does not pay SO much attention to them.
Boards set on edge will keep them within
bounds until they are able to fly over
them, when they may safely be allowed
their liberty. The tiniest crcvicc that a
poult can crowd itself through will be
taken advantage of, and once out. they
are too stupid to get back again. but
quickly become chilled.
I'm amusing incident in my turkey
raising experience VIII bear relating. al!
though at the time it was not amusing
nJtb 4, r. NJ, 80 I :, I,x1- e l:..J q
keys about forty-cight hours from their
shells. There were ten Of them. cute
little speckled fellows (of the Bronze
variety. and ! had them safely housed.
as supposed. in a warm. rOOmy nest.
with the mother, a Brahma hen. The
front Of the enclosure was fitted with a
board to prevent their escape from the
nest. but II slipped down in some way
during my absence. leaving n crack inst
wild" enough at one end to allow the
eSrc>S oof the little birds. When I went
out to feed them. what was my dismay
to flnd eight tiny balls of down
stretched. apparently l~ifclcss. on the
ground before the nest. They had got
out. but did not know enough to get in
again, and bad succumbed to the chill
of an early May day. | picked them m
pltyln@ly. intending to carry them off
Tor burial. Suddenly | saw one open it's
oeak ana gasp after it had lain in nv
warm palm 4 mOmen They were only
cl1liIod. nHmbcd With cold. and not dead
ana | hastily carried them to the Kitchen
"1lert they We're laid III a warm SPOT bv
the ire. and i'll ten minutes all were
as lively as cricketS.
As an carly-hatchcd turkey will ms
naly sell for at least a dollar by holiday
me, | think they pay well for the
trouble Of raising. like tho Rrnzo
variety best. but that may be only
ma be just as good.
MRS. II. r. WOOD.
G"nescc County. Mich.
ONE COUNTRY.