Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
turkeys.

At this time the majority of the
young turkeys will have obtained suf-
f1clent size TO be turned out on ,he
range to shift for themselves. III
there is water TO be had and plenty
of range, this is the ideal way 10 rear
turkeys. But do not let this cause
You to neglect the liltle fellows en-
tirely. The turks viii roam over the
meadows and past".es gathering vast
amounts Of insects and vegetation,
which is We'll and good. but the owner
should keep in touch at all times with
them and know them Ike Il book. They
should have Il grain feed at night. be
1T ever so light. And the owner should
be ut hand When this is eaten AT least
NEST of the time To nOue tae appetites
and progress of the birds. Ii they eat
~ravenoUsly after an all days forage. 1t
would indicate THAI they are not get
ting sufficient forage TO keep them in
good healthy flesh. and YOU may wise
ly increase the grain ration. ON the
other hand. If they eat sparinyly and
mince over the feed they are getting
plenty on the range and need little
at home. stu we need to give some
thing at home to them to
return at night. else they will soon
form the habit of staying off nights
and once the habit is formed. Won will
have endless trouble with them. The
tendency of turkeys allowed TO roost
out on the range liz to get to wander
ing farther and farther each day un-
til at last you will come up minus
about half of them before fall. Don't
ALLOW a flock to stay for IA single night.
If they are not In al roos,ing time go
after them and drive them home. II
they won't drive. wait till they arc
on the roost. then catch them, carry
them home and coop them all up the
next day at home. by the next night
they Will have forgotten about il and
ShnlId he lei ont inst - Pow, a,t
before roosting time to feed at the
usual place and time. III they are get
ting all the food they need on the
range. provide some special dainty for
them to get at night. cur or meat
a meager bran mash. in short,
them back home and keep them there.
curds made by heating clabber or
butter milk is rich In the elements
that go to the making of a large frame
work. Frame is what we are after
up to November |. AL tina time the
ready for the finishing off on corn.
Turkeys do not flourish IN confine-
ment. therefore they should not be
confined suddenly for fattenins. Rather.
as the range begins to shorten from
day TO day. the turkey naturally
wanders farther in their search fo,
o and here is where YOU must use
good Judgment in the care and feed
ing of Your birds. You want them
ready for he early THANKSGIVING mar
Aet. so you will need to commence
about November ] to feed a bit hcav-
Ter at night. If the range gets short.
feed i'm the morning. If they do not put
on aesh as rapidly as you could wish.
you may have TO coniinc them more
or less closely toward the las, few
days to get them up in prime condition,
Bu it seldom pays To contine tur-
keys for a length of time.
1t pays to sort the turkeys and get
The earlier ones off on the Thanks
giving market leaving the later ones
till christina time. II there al. any
very late podtiy ;eave them over Till
still later whcn they bring a fancy
price in F~ebruary as winter fries.
III IS simply a waste of your sea-
sons eTort To allow Il flock of young
turkeys 70 go on the market in poor
condition. You must cover that fraine
with a thick Goa of prime flesh. The
more you are able To get ON in a
given time the greater your profit per
bird.