The evening world., 1917-11-17
HOLIDAY TURKEYS
IN NEW YORK WILL
Be HIGH THIS YEAR
Usual supply From Texas
Not Coming ln--Fcel for
Poultry IS TOO Costly.

The Dr.s ,H1rse that Nsw Work
hss ~ obtaining e. cent turkey for
Tbani,sg ,irg 's f,r New YYfE msr-
tHanfs i0 10 fortunate enough ~ d.
,sr ~ 'bls ,.'y plrt ~ the supply
scheduled Zoe ,'I"f parts ~ the
cYun'fs
Trs 10 Nv, opinion ~ August EiiA
whose knowl.dzr ~ poultry con-
ditlDns has caused the building up ~
ons of The lrrrest wholesale boultfy
f-ms IN TIE Elst New York City.
Mr. glz says. annually Imports about
~ per cent. OF her holiday turkeys
from Texas This year no fowls arc
coming from that SiRtc.
Tie burden Of applying Ncw York.
cfs With a dinner 50 be thankful Tor
win fan upon Missouri. Maryland,
Vermont and Sow Jcrncy. and thcro
will be- a 10 cent per pound premium
on all these fowls. From present In
dicationa frozen turkeys will sell from
3e cents to y cents n pound, and
fresh turkey from ~ cents TO -
cents n pound. Tho frozen turkeys
nrc ones that have been In storage
possibly CiEht months.
Throughout the country there ls a
20 per cent. shortage In poultry. In
cluding turkeys, which has raised tho
price 20 por cent. over last year. This
ls caused. cKports say. entirely by the
grain situation. At tho present tlmo
| the farmer has TO pay $500 for corn
that cost him SLiO last year.
This grain shortage caused .ho
farmers to raise fewer fowls this
year and Is responsible for thcir
premature killing. Before the first
OF tho year they will all be killed
and placed on the market. This will
create a shortage that will approach
famine during January and Febru-
AIRY.
The fowls now on the market aro
not OF nearly so good n quality as
usual This IL duo to the fact that
the farmer. to save food, Is milk
whereas he ordinarily gives them this
food for Il fortnight. This Is said to
effect not only the plumpness OF tho
fowl but also tho flavor OF tho meat.
Squads are becoming greater
dellCHcy than ever before. At present
there iA not 90 per cent. OF the usual
amount on the market, and II Is
promised that unless the grain situ-
alton In relieved 6U per cent. OF the
squad raisers will be- Forced out OF
business this season. Next season
present conditions will drive more
than 60 per cent. OF the duck raisers
from their business.
Mr.. SilE offers as n remedy for this
grave situation the removal OF the
| restrictions on tho sale Of game In
this state during the remainder OF
the war. This. no says, will bring
into tho market more than enough
wild ducks and geese to make up
| for the shortage In all fowls. Dan
Ror OF exterminnting tho birds, n point
which will be raised by many peo-
pie, can be averted by legislation linn
itlng the shooting in this state 10
reasonable months. The advantage
will bo In inviting TO the New York
market birds killed in all the river dis
tricts OF the East where there are
no restrictions against selling.
Mr.. Silz's Idea, In lesser degree
extends to tho deer killed In New
York and nearby States as partia
relief for the meat situation. At pres
ent there Is I'm New York State al
ever Increasing herd OF about so, 900
In Maine there are about 100. 100 deer
while In Pennsylvania there ar,
enough 10 make unnecessary legisla
don against their sale In season.
The shooting IL restricted to malel
with not less than three-inch horns
and of these there were killed in thl
state last year about 10000 and II
Maine about $1,000 head. In New
York those deer may not be sold. !
hunter may not kill more than two
and he may transport hut one q
these. There are no such rcstric
tions IN Maine ana Pennsylvania.
The consumption OF ycniSon In New
York City, which comes from privat
farms, totals between 1000 and 500
pounds daily during tho cold months
This shows a decided demand for tina
meat. II the restriction on tho sal
were removed n great part OF tn
Maine and Pennsylvania animal
would lind their way into tho Ne,
York market and would do itR "blt
toward relieving the meat shortage.
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