The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-11-25
GREAT TURKEY REGION.
Thanksgi ,,ns Bird FIourishes Better In
Southwest Texas Than Elsewhere.

Southwest Texas Than Elsewhere.
The turkey tiOuriSheS in southwest
Texas as in no other part of the Unit
e1 States. There is an abundance Of
natural food upon which the birds
thrive wonderfully. Their" Is no lack
Of wide ranges for their forging, and
the climate is SO mild that no shelter
Is necessary. But turkeys We're not
raised to any extent In that region I'M
til the two cold storage and slaughter
Ing plants were erected at Cuero. Then
Cuero became the turkey center of the
United States. more dressed turkeys
being shipped out of the town than
from any other place in the country.
From the LIST of November to the last
Of January the plants are in operation
day aud night
| The largest turkey drive ever seen
In the United States took place into
| Cuero when 5000 We're herded by
dealer and driven thirteen miles. 1t
took the drovers thirty hours to deliv-
err the turkeys. The birds took u notion
to roost IN Il grove about four miles
| from town. and nothing would induce
| them to continue the march to the
Strengthening pens.
| When the birds are well behaved and
meet with no strange obstacles on the
road the drorers have no difficulty but
when Il turkey drive becomes really
frightened Il cattle stampede Is a tame
| affair in comparison.
The greatest cause of trouble for
the droverS is the turkeys habit of Sc
lectinG its roustiny time without re-
gard to the time of day. particulars il
the sky be overcast ana the birds are
paSSin. through II wooded stretch OF
road In cloudy weather the drovers
carefully avoid the bottom lands and
wooded sections. where the darkness
is apt to f.o the birds into believing
that the sun is sinking.
DrtuurS OF miles are sometimes made
TO avoid such conditions Once the
birds decide tu stop for the night or
day it is impossible to force them 20
continue the marcl. Along the most
cOminoaly used roads for the drives
there are regular roosting places ut
convenient Intervals. which the druv.
ers always try to reach before dusk.
When You Select Your Turkey.
In selecting your turkey or chicken
choose Il bird that is heavy in proper
tinn to its size Avoid those fowls that
have IL prominent hrelstbone and pass
over those lawn. coarse skin aud rough
scales on the legs for these show Old
age. Select II bird that has clean.
smooth. yellow feet aud legs moist
aud delicate skin and II plump breast.
which. when pressed with the thumb.
will he elastic
Washinston's Proclamation.
Washington as president of the Unit
"d States issued his first proclamation
for the observance of u day of thanks
giving at the city of New York on the
Sd Of October. 1889. setting apart
Thursday. the 10Th day of November
Of that year, ITO be devoted by the peo-
pie of these states to the service of
that great and glorious Being who Is
the beneticent author of al the good
that was, that is or that will be-" etc
His second proclamation. dated ut the
city of Philadelphia. Jan |. 1903. DIES.
i"nnted Thursday, Nov. u. IT'S II day
I" be observed for Il general thnnks.iv-
ing by the people of the United States