The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-04-09
TURKEY RAISING.

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Narragansette 10 all others. They
are not quite as large as the Bronze,
but they lay more eggs than any 9th
or breed; another good point, they
mature early and have fine full
breast. That is what caps the climax
when fine large savory turkey is TO
grace the Thanksgiving table.
Some think the young poults are
easier raised, but It does not make
any difference what breed you are
starting with. You must have large
well matured healthy birds, or you
can not expect strong poults. pre-
fer raising them with the turkey hen.
II she is not in the notion of sitting
just when you want to set the eggs,
put them In the incubator or put
them under chicken hens, and she
will be ready to set before they are
ready to come off. Keep close watch
on her and when she begins staying
on her nest at night then dust her
with insect powder, repeat this two
or three times. then she will not
have any lice to bother the little ones.
When the eggs first commence TO pip
put two or three under her and let
them hatch there, and II she likeS
them then you have won the battle;
then you can put all to her or per
haps you would have enough for two
or three hens. II so, say about 20 10
a hen.
First give the chicks sand and char
coal to pick, then feed them hard
boiled eggs a little at time and
often until they are a couple OF DAYS
old, but that is too expensive to feed
them very long Take light bread |
and soak It IN boiled sweet milk and |
sprinkle well with black pepper, that
warns them up of cold mornings |
One can get stale bread at the bak- |
cries at reduced prices, or II that Is |
not handy, they are fond OF cottage !
cheese, cut up onion tops, dandelion |
and lettuce and mix in their feed Of |
mornings.
When the turkey Ned has the care !
OF them, you do not have to coop |
them up. ! find they thrive bettei |
to have small lot fenced In With |
poultry netting 10 keep her from draE-
ging them too far away from homo
and the varmlnts are not so apt to
make a raid on them while they a:e
roosting on the grounC About acre
would be large enough, but more II
II was handy. And rs soon as you
take the hen from the nest put Der
in this yard and give them plenty OF
fresh water in something so they
can not drown, and II will not be /
many days until they come running
and Hopping their little wings where
ever you feed them.
After they are a week old, you will
not have to feed them more than
three times day, keep them in this
yard until they are about a month
old, then you can start them out
brave and strong to battle with the
bugs. As that Is their main living
un'u fall, then thew are old enough
20 fly up on low roosts Lice do not
bother them SO badlv raised in this
way, but keep a watch for them, II
II should be wet weather. They can
not get to dust themselves. II any
look droopy. hunt the insect powder
and dust them, they can stand II bet
ter now than when they were babies.
You will not have to feed them so
often now, but II is we'll to give them
4 liberal feed each night, then they
have some inducement to bring them
home to their old roostlng tree, and
then you can look over the flock. n
some are not looking just right give
some venltian red In their feed.
enough TO color the feed. They like
L and Il makes them thrifty. Give
hem some each week, II keeps them
~ wen, as the old adage says "An
ounce OF prevention Is worth a pound
D. cure" In caring for turkeys I'm