Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-30
The Raising OF Turkeys.

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Last week we mentioned in regard to
feeding turkeys that they should not be
fed with chickens, as turkeys will gorge
themselves with corn and die. I wish to
say farther that corr is to rich and soon
clogs the liver, a. J think ninety. nine
out Of one hundred il one examines their
dead turkeys, they will find the liver In
a diseased condition. In feeding tur.
keys with chickens I lost two or three
and a poAt.mortem showed the liver in a
diseased condition, plainly caused from
overlooking.
have been asked how old turkeys
have to be before they can stand a rain.
have had a heavy rain KNOCK them
out Of the trees after they were roosting,
but usually after they ''shoot the red, "
as their heads and neeks yet red they
can stand Az ordinary wet spell.
Tonight my oldest turkeys have gone
into the trees to roost. 1t is with tur-
keys as with children. At a certain
stage Of a turkeys life it wants to roost.
At a certain stage Of a child's life there
is n set Of muscles that needs exercising
znd il begins to climb up OH everything
until it reaches the walking Stage, as
nature compels it to learn to walk.
Again I say keep the lice off Of tur.
keys, ~underfeed, keep them dry and bar.
ring accidents you will raise nearly all
you hatch.
iusA hsd q letter and a check from a
lady, a farmers wife. She sent to me
for turkey eggs. aud wrote that her tur.
keys brought her more money than any
thing OF the farm. / know where the
turkeys raised by one wo,nan withou,
any help brought in over one hundred
dollars, as much as quite a drove of hogs
at the present price Of pork. Turkeys
are the fowls for money making. Fiji,
lady said she was 80 pleased with the
money her turkeys brot. az it was &C
nice to have money Of her own
In my opinion it is best TO raise then,
in natures way, under turkeys, some are
trying to hatch i'm incuhators and raise
in brooders. | do not say it cannot bs
done, but | annot do it. and never
attempted i, on a large scale. never
succeed i'll raising a large drove except il
natures way. but have succeeded in rails
ing all but one " twD that Matched
OILERS have tried my plan and have a
+ small loss. One lady, out Of Is tina,
Matched. lost one.
believe in keeping the turkeys tame
they will do just as we'll AS to be ailowev
to 20 where they please, lay where the.
, please and raise their poults as the.
please. There is AZ much difference il
these kind of turkeys s,d ore tlkat i
, house raised quite and docile, as there /
between a white man and a Comanch,
Indian, and they are about as easily tam
Ell N such an indian would he civilized
In a few short months my turkeys lay il
the breeding Yards aud set there. rails,
the poults there until they won't sta,
any longer, which is about July |. then
turn them ont in tho fields. | put iittl'
bells on them when ! turn them out, an,
it works like a charm. I always 20 afte
them about four o'clock every day ant
hing them home.
J have a large dry goods box for then
, to roost in, made Of matched boarI,
turned top side down. When turf
them ont in the morning ] move it for
! ward one length. as it is poisonous to
turkey 70 roost or the same spot. The
siesl,ee turkey, if given, Mr. liberty, will
never o. upon q dis.y spot.
always pull II the Aight feathers Al
o as they he long enough. it save
the strength Of the turkey, as they will
Often, grow until Il ey drag on tie
ground and tire turkey look a~eopy and
die.
ISo over then regularly once a week
b,rs!H~, AZ often their quill feathers vii
Inc packed fal ia that length Of time
wiser my, turks are. n. hg ~ prairi.
chickens they are as plump and smooth
As trau'Fe Can make them. and ] AM, glad
I" say isaise tl'elnh year, after year will
scarcely ,epy ,tsSa,
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