The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
POULTRY CULTURE
AWAY DOWN SOUTH
Development Is Largely Worth
While Tennessee Develop
ments.
FACTS WORTH THINKING OF
All OF Virginia Can Do Much
Better Than a Little Acre
of Tennessee.
FACTS WORTH THINKING OF

Turkey dinners for a million and a
half people constituted East Tonnes
sees share in providing materially for
the observance of last Christmas. APP
proXimately 10000 turkeys were
shipped from tho East Tennessee ter
rtory to Eastern markets in the 1912
holiday season, and each bird probably
furnished meal for ten persons, to
say nothing Of subsequent meals. in
which hash and turkey soup. had
prominent place.
The Thanksgiving and Christmas
turkey shipments from East Tennessee
totaled probably 250,0O0 birds, and
represented, roughly, half a million
dollars. There were numbers OF car
load lots shipped from this territory,
but the more important shipments were
| assembled at Morristown, Tenn, and
hurried to Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York by special trains. The
| largest single shipment was n train of
| thirty four ears which went through
to New York for the Thanksgiving
! market. 4 special turkey train, which
left Morristown Wednesday night, De-
ccmber is. reached New York the fol-
! lowing Saturday morning with some
10000 birds To supply the Manhattan
demand. What East Tennessee has
done Virginia can more than do.
In the mild sunny climate OF East
i -
range more months in the year than
is to he had farther North. and after
they arc n few weeks old they are
turned out to forage ror themselves,
revclng in chasing after the juicy
grasshopper, peclling away at grubs
and insects underground, or feeding
on succulent green stuff and tender
roots.
Two Dny.
They are usually red twice daily, al
morning before they arc turned out
on the range, and at n,ght when thoy
como in to roost Sometimes they are
. left to depend entirely on their owr
: resources for feed
, At from nine months to year old
the birds are about ready for market
Then, if extra weight is desired they
: are kept in the home lot and fed s
nourishing diet Of cracRed grain. brai
and chopped green stuff.
: Far enough in advance to insure ar
rival in sufficient time for the specia
turkey train, the turkey docks ar,
driven like cattle down the countr,
!, roads to the neares. railroad station
u to be dressed or cooped alive for ship
u mcnt. Often agents for Eastern com
mission men go from farm to farm
. buying available nocks OF turkeys. an'
the raiser sometimes disposes of hi
II birds at n good price before he leave
home.
c One flock OF -55S tur.cys was drive
: in December to Morristown. Tenn. b.
I ~ farmer OF IIamblen County and sol
D. for 10 cents II pound At an averaG
II OF ten pounds cach--whlch Is loy
l. estimate-ths flock brought the owne
: sS37 The cost OF production is nom
inal, because turkey raising is regard
:, cd as one of the incidental source
o of profit from farming in this sec
g ton. The birds require little attentio
and their feed Is an inconsiderabl
l. expense.
h Experience Not Very Good.
e The experience of a Mrs. Furman,
$ Hamblen County. is typical OF Ii
l. profit In turkey -raisins. Mrs. Furma
kept a record of her years expense
Y, and receipts. -
~ in the year ending February, 81
III Continued on H.:@- .a,1.B Fage.l