The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-04

nocks can be kept healthy there is no
doubt about making money from them,
as turkeys are good foragers and pick
up the greater part of their living In
the fields.
Turkeys of average weight are
worth $3.50 In retail markets. Per
haps farmers will sell most Of their
docks In wholesale way and there
fore can hardly count on more than
So for each bird, but at this price
there is easily a profit of S1.5O. II is
certain that turkey raising belongs In
the line of mixed farming and should
become feature of many places
where ten or twelve distinct products
are brought forward.
There are many mixed farming en-
thusiasts who wish to balance up their
programs with poultry. They can ac-
.omplish this object in part with tur-
Keys without excluding other fowls.
Of course field for range is necessary
sither with turkeys or geese, and the
iifferent fiocks will not interfere with
zach other, but II turkeys can have
small field all to themselves so much
the better, especially while the young
birds are becoming hardy and vigor-
BUS. IL is a wise plan to have patch
If ground fenced or for newly Matched
poults, so that the parent fowls will
aot be giving the little things too much
travel. This danger is over In the
course of two or three weeks. IL is a
good custom to turn the young birds
over to broody hens, but as the latter
are usually troubled with vermin It is
necessary to apply insect powders.
Lard and kerosene may be applied to
the hen, but not to pouts. Pyrethrum
should be busted on the latter when
lied In careful way the business will
almost equal that of chicken raising.
At any rate. II works well with mix
ID farming program. Owners have
only to bear in mind that they must
engage in the business extensively
enough so that they can afford to han
lie II right. II II Is worth doing at
Ill 1t is worth doing well. and this
principle should apply to all farming
projects. Turkeys and chickens should
aot be treated as side lines and allow
ID to go along in a haphazard way.
The fiocks need TO be started right and
given a good chance to develop In
healthy manner.
Nearly all poultry raisers say the
Bronze variety is best, possessing as It
foes hardness with large size. All
over the west the Bronze type is popu-
lar and gaining fast. Breeders are
selecting the finest specimens that are
obtainable. and the new hocks now
coming forward In such large numbers
show good characteristics. Dealers ex-
pect to get a larger proportion Of their
fall and winter supply In localities
which heretofore have not furnished
many turkeys. Prices will be high
enough to afford farmers at least $3.50
net profit for each fowl. and In cases
where they have private customers the
returns will be still larger
In general way turkeys require the
same management as chickens. only
they should have wider range In
pleasant weather than the latter The
poults require no food until a day old.
but water and sand should be within
reach. In the course Of thirty-six hours
a simple kind OF feeding may begin.
Breadcrumbs molstened and squeezed
dry are as good as any other food.
Curds or Dutch cheese Is relished. and
the little birds thrive on this In con-
nection with such things as onion tops
and dandelion leaves minced fne. Corn
bread Is about the best food when they
are two weeks old. and little later
cracked corn or wheat should be pro
vided.