The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-09
The West for TurLeys and Grsse

The West for Turkeys aud Geese
Some branches ot poultry culture,
such az "rrcun duck growing, fac.
tory production Of early Drollers,
at, are peculiarly adapted 10 the
hAHt. But Tor turkeys and geese the
center OF production must move to
warl2 the West This II nor mere
prediction, for the change has al
IsAuy taken place 10 great extent
For while 1t was thought that the
'iecrease ln the production " mr
Keys ia the New England states was
due u the difficulty Of raising them
since the disease known as black
bend became 10 noticeable. But 1t
has been said that for the reason that
SOme farms il the old turkey pro.
duclng districts still raise turkeys
with sS much ease as formerly, black
head is not the cause. Why, then, Is
this charger
II IL due to the ever increasing
population and decreasing acreage OF
farms In the East. Turkeys and near
10y neighbOrs do not 20 together very
well. Nor will they stand eOnfine
ment no on broad fields and wild
Lands OF the West must the bulk OF
the future turkey crops be- grown.
As TIE great cattle ranches Of Okl4.
h, ma had to go, So have the turkey
farms Of the East gone. But 10. y
yours with their changes will have
TO come before the farms Of Okla.
hOma are too small for turkey grow.
lug. What more would one want for
an average bunch OF turkeys than q
lGp Gcre farm And where will you
find more farms OF this size and
besides the average farms here sui.
able for turkey growing In cOnnec
tiOn with agriculture, there are thou
snnds Of acres OF waste lands In df
ferent varts OF the state on w"trh
turkeys could be grown I'm great mum
ber4 lilly country. lands traversed
by canyons and shaly soil are Otter
tU be found o be good for nothing
but pasture. Turkeys are ins l't
hunters, and the country over which
trey roam can bs pastured by 3tOck
lie same az without turkeys. Tht II
natural conditions out here make thC
West the future turkey country, and
no less favorable for geese.
When the state Of Kentucky dlscOy
cred how LIS lands were favorable fJI
sheep growing and had cOnsidere
what the development Of this indus
try would mean 10 the states wealth
II began 10 encourage the growing OF
sheep and the destruction Of sheer
enemies. Sheep killing dogs there
are no longer anI hindrance TO thil
important branch OF agriculture
Losses by dogs being restored to th'
owner Of the sheep. In Oklahoms
we have a kindred enemy that is very
destructive to turkeys and geese II
many parts OF the state, and espe
claily In the rough land district,
where turkeys and geese growing
should be even more favorable.
ffer to wolves. The fight agnlns
these wolves should be vigorously
kept up that turkeys and geese MAJ
be freely grown In the land OF lhei
nativity In domestication, gees,
have been robbed Of their means o.
flying away from danger and nov
we must protect them, and the tur
key must no longer be sacrificed tha
the wolf might exist here.
On our farm In Western Oklahoma
never saw conditions more favorable Il
turkey growing had II not heen fur tn,
wolves and smaller enemies that In
habit the canyon districts. Turkey,
roam far and wide and Of course ar,
essy prey for wolves sneaklng abou
In the rough pasture lands OF IN,
farm. by night they would orow
round about the hcnhouse and In
closed turkey rOosts. have ais,
seen them come near the houses IL
broad daylight A few crusades b.
neiRhbors with hounds and guns dit
great deal OF good and such worl
should Ne encouraged in every In
Tested neighborhood.
once coward, always q liar.