The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28

turnips. s5: dried apples, 24t dried
 peaches. ga; coal. so; charcoal, 22' coke.
 70: lime, 80; unslacked, 30; salt, S6:
 plastertng hair, 8.
 Feeding Turkeys for Market. T. F. McGrew, in Farmers Bulletin NO 200. United States Department or Agriculture.
 Those who succeed best in having the turkeys ready and in fine condition for the early market are those who ai- low them their freedom and feed them all they will eat of wholesome fatten- ing grain. Even when finishing them' 1t Is not we'll to confne them. IT they are fed each day at regular hours anu at the same place, it will be an easy matter to have them come three times Q day to this place to be fed Their longing for food being fully supplied, less violent exercise will be taken, and the energy that would be expended in
 their wahderinss in search of food will be directed in the more profitable cham
 mel of growing and developing for mar
 ket. When feeding turkeys for mar ket 1t must be remembered that they will sell for considerably more per pound than can be obtained for hogs or cattle, while the actual cost per pound of turkey meat Is but little if any more than for hogs or cattle. It will always pay well to give to growing turkeys all the grain they can eat.
 Advantages of the Early Market. Keep them growing from start to finish, and have them ready for the Thanksgiving market. when prices are
 usually the best. This may be accom- plished quite easily with all the broods, provided they are properly and liberal- iy fed as the fall weather begins to re- move their natural food supply of worms, bugs, seeds and herbs of all l kinds. In feeding for market the end
 most desired Is complete growth and l the greatest possible weight by thanks
 giving time.
 What and When to Feed. Old corn is better than new for heavy feeding, as the latter Is apt to cause looseness of the bowels. If necessary to use new corn 1t should be introduc- | ed into the ration gradually. If the pouits have gained strong, we'll de- veioped physique by early fall, they will be in fine condition for heavy feed-
 ing AS soon as they have become &C., customed, to grain feeding they may be Ted once or even twice day on ground
 oats and corn mixed with milk This should be given in addition to an abun- dance of wheat and corn. They should be fed each time just what they will eat up clean with a relish. Feed the grain mornings and evenings, and the mkt ure at noon or twice between morning | and evening as best suits your con- venienoe. See that plenty of sharp grit Is always at hand for their use and provide a constant supply of fresh water where they may help themselves. Separation From Market Stock.
 Few growers separate their stock or breeding turkeys from those intended Tor market. Entirely too many grow CTS feed them all together, sell the most thrifty for market, and keep the least matured for producing stock. This is great mistake: the very best should be selected for producing stock and the rest fed for market. Those select ed for use In breeding, however. should be separated and fed by themselves if possible. The hest food for stock tur- Keys is boiled oats drained of all moist ure, some wheat and a little corn. This will keep them in good healthy con- dition and quite full enough of flesh. It Is mistake to keep as producers fowls poor or thin in flesh. They must be in good condition. plump. but not overfat.
 Prime Condition and How to Secure 1t.
 For the best results in egg laying, hens should be neither too fat nor too lean. The yolk of the egg Is normally one-third fat about one-sixth protein, and the remainder water, The hen must have enough substance to her body to insure the production of the eggs. An excess of fat in the body arises from too much fattening food during the season of no egg produc- tion. Hens actively engaged in egg production seldom become overfat. If
 kept in prime condition out of laying | season, they may be we'll fed on boiled | oats, wheat and some corn, when the laying season Is at hand. The main point in feeding stock turkeys out of laying season Is to feed them enough
 fully to sustain their physical -condi- tion and health, so as to have them in proper condition for egg production
 when the time arrives. Then a suita- ble ration for egg production may be adopted.
 Marketing.
 After the turkeys are grown and
 ready for market quite as much care and attention should be given to the killing and shipping as to the proper growing. Where these things cannot be done to good advantage. it Is better to sell them alive. Buyers who are prepared to kill. dress, pack and ship turkeys, and to save the feathers, should be in position to pay what they are worth alive: and should be able to handle them at a profit better than can the grower. who may not be prepared to do the work to advantage. So much depends upon marketing them in the best condition that small growers should either dress and sell to their home mal ket or. providing it can be done at fair price. sell alive to some who hn nf hand1iner such stock.
 Killing.
 Kill nothing but well fattened stock. It seldom pays to send ill-favored stock into market Do not give any food to the turkeys for twenty-four hours prior to, killing. This allows the crop and entrails to become empty and avoids