The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-08


 r. All turkeys that are small and unfit ate Christmas can be made plump and in prime condition for February mar kets All turkeys should be offered before the season of packing is over in order to obtain the best possible price.
 We have been asked repeatedly if we thought 1t better to dress turkeys or sell them on foot. To those queries we say 1t all depends. In some To- calities growers who have tried it say 1t does not pay, while others say 1t pays them handsomely. With the un- skilled dresser 1t pays 10 sell his fowls on foot, while the experienced dresser that is in touch, with the. best commits sion firms can make good money dress ing turkeys.
 The great question with the begin ner in preparing turkeys for market is how to get the greatest amount Of fat in the quickest possible time with out causing indigestion and premature death. It is well understood by all turkey growers that turkeys have a very delicate digestion and can stand but very little overlooking. In order to keep turkeys healthy and well on food it is necessary to begin feeding in limited amounts some few weeks be- fore cold weather appears, gradually increasing until you have them on fuli feed by the time real cold weather appears, then it is necessary to feed so as to compel them to exercise con siderably in order to prevent over grown and sluggish liver. Owing to | the fact that turkeys are naturally oi ! a roaming disposition and cannot stand close confinement, they must be allow ed their freedom and fed in litter or corn on cob in order for them to get exercise sufficient to keep their diges' tive organs active and heaithy.
 | Turkeys naturally are inclined to l take but a small quantity of food at a time into the crop. Hence the amount i of food given should be limited and ! given much oftener than when they were running on range. Feed all they will eat up in a few minutes. provid'
 ing plenty of sharp grit. Iurkeys
 will eat a few minutes then take a re"
 sharp pieces of grit, then water, or 2
 spear of grass, if in reach. They nat l urally prefer varied ration
 | If one once understands the nature | of a turkey he will nave no trouble in fattening them. If turkeys ar' | stuffed" with an over amount of foot they will not take enough exerclse tC cause good digestion. but 1T req or
 whole corn in ear or shelied and Ief in litter in limited amounts four or fiv' times a day they will take on fat yer, fast Grit is the secret of fattenint 1 turkeys If they are provided Wlti
 plenty of grit there is but little dange
 of them becoming sluggish and retus
 ing to eat. ..a.
 Two to three weeks Is ample um
 to fatten a we'll developed turkey ant
 as soon as the turkey is well fattene'
 if should be marketed; if retained To
 any length of time for any cause the' are liable to contract some disease
 such as leg weakness, crop-bound 0 some other disease fat turkeys are sus
 ceptible to. Those who do not wish to sell thei l turkeys to the local buyers shouI
 communicate with some good, reliaol commission firm in the most fastidiou llnarket Boston is considered by tn largest turkey growers to De unques
 tionably the best turkey market, as th
 transit charges would be much less
 All consignments should be shipped e schedule time, thus assuring pfonp ? receipt and in good condition, conse ouently quick returns There IS n
 question but what turkeys are tn , most profitable product produced, pro . vided they are graded and fattened f times best suited for the grade an 3 quality offered.
 Dynamiting Stumps.
 f " $ Kirkpatrick gives in Tn . Ohio Farmer his method. He says: 2 have had some experience with dyna mite. having shot the stumps out f about forty acres, mostly white ca Fl with some chestnut oak, red oak an a hickory Some of the white oaks wei
 1 three and four feet across, and ha = been cut eight or nine years. l us f 40 per cent dynamite. It will take fe = A white oak two feet across, sound an = tight in clay, three sticks; in sandy n gravelly soil two sticks, other sizes v proportion. For tools you will need t mattock. shovel, drill and augers. G' D two 1 3-4 or 2-inch augers and get d black smith to weld five feet of S-4-lnc 1, round iron onto the shank. Use or e for boring dirt. Keep the other shai S for boring roots. Now start on u l. lower side about six or eight inch' e below the stump and bore your hol f tf you strike the tap root bore throue
 if and on even with the further side n stump and a foot or so under In cla .- not so deep in sandy soil. Now tai y vour fuse and cut the end off, so tn 5, it will be fresh; insert 1t In cap al l. close the open end with pinchers tiS Il on fuse; take a sharp, round stick al Is make A hole in the side of the dynami !, stick: insert cap and fuse and tie we IT securely with string. Now put in wh d dynamite you need with cap and fu
 in last stick, fill hole with clay or al ,f tamp some. cut fuse off at ground, liz > with match and run,
 r. Peachtree Borer and Other Insects Ie furious to the Peach.
 r. It happens some times that expe
 ment stations fail to get in touch WI l. the needs of the people and time r. l 1nko, ara awnanded on investigate