The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-11-21
TURKEY TROT Of
GENUINE Merit
DOWN IN TEXAS
Farmers of Lone Star State Prepare
To Send In Host of
Fowls
MARCH THROUGH STREETS
is AN ANNUAL FEATURE
Governor Colqu:tt and Military Staff
Present to Witness Biggest
Even; ir History

key trot" may be barred from So
ciety the country over, but ii never
will come into bad repute in Cuero
and southwest Texas. To dlsavow
the turkey trot," called here by
scme the turkey drive" would be
to Ignore one OF the biggest and best'
paying industries of this section,
which is the worlds greatest turkey
producing center. Between $50, 600
and 200, ,000 turkeys will be 'trotted
into Cuero this year to be slaughter
cd and shipped to the northern and
eastern markets.
The second annual Cuero turkey
trot' will be- held from Nov. IS to
81 There is no other festivity of
its kind in the world. On each of
the four days of Eayety and fun
max ng there will be trotted through
the streets parade of thousands of
turkeys, driven in from points miles
laway Last year only one parade
was held, in which 20,90o odrs par
| Itie'pated.
Governor to Be There
Gov. o. b. Colquitt and his mill.
tary stan will head the "trot' on
the second day of the celebration.
During the four days of festivities
sultan and his court will rule the
town, in keeping with the atmos
phere created by the enormous unm-
her OF turks" assembled together.
Mayor J. NJ. Haller of Yoakdm will
be Sultan Yekrut H.. and Miss QUAY
Pathbone of Victoria, said to be the
most beautiful girl in southwest
Texas, will be sultana Oreuc,
Men and women from surround.
ing towns will compose the court,
which, with the sultan and sultana.
WI head the first days parade of
turkeys, The sheriffs from all of the
southwest Texas turkey counties
viii also march in the parade On
every evening OF the celebration
here will be dances and balls for
he entertainment of the visitors.
whore the spirit of the turkey trot"
viii reign supreme.
Much Natural Food
The southwest Texas region seems
be the natural home of the turkey
fourishes In this section as in no
7ther part of the United States.
There Is An abundance of natural
ood on which the birds thrive won
'erfully well, There is no lack of
vide ranges for their foraging. ard
he climate is so mild thar no pro-
lection is necessary in order TO raise
hem successfully.
Notwithstanding the almost ideal
Conditions existing in this section.
turkeys are not raised to any ey-
tent until the two cold storage and
slaughtering plants were erected at
Cuero. Their establishment resulted
In Cuero becoming the turkey cen
er of the United States, more dress
d turkeys being shipped out of here
han any other place in the country.
From the first of November to the
last OF January the plants are in op-
ration day ana night in order to
tandle the thousands of turkeys
rought in by the farmers
Largest Drive in United States
The birds are 'trotted" into the
town over the country roads like
| cattle. Enormous flocks have been
coming into Cuero for the past two
lays to take part in the first parade,
md more will arrive late in the
week for professions on the follow
| ne three days.
The largest turkey drive ever
made in the United States took place
into Cuero last year, when host OF
| 5000 hens and gobblers were heard
a together by a dealer and driven
thirteen miles. 1t took the drovers
thirty hours to deliver the turkeys.
out the birds took sudden notion
TO roost In a grove about four miles
from town. and nothing could induce
them to continue the march to tho
Aaughtering pens.
The work of the drovers. or tuT-
KEY boys, as they are called. js 6v
no means a sinecure. When tho
hirds are we'll behaved and meet nc
(Concluded nm paoa rro,s