Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-05

As the closing autumn months soc
the young turkeys rapidly preparing Tor
their market Journey their owner mind
is turning toward the next acasOn and It's
needs Strange MS it may seem, tho puul-
trvtndn'B calendar begins with the last OF
the year Therefore, markct-tlmc, the
pnuItryman is debating with himself the
subject 81 next years breeders. Unless
he IS ION the Job" tho best will slip
away. absorbed in early shipments, and
Mr. Raiser viii begin his now season
handicapped with undcreizcd or undo
sirablc breeders, whether turkeys or
geese
DELAYS in this matter even till Christ
mas are likely to inspire = scampcr Tor
breeding etprk Ono may satisfy HIM
self with any choico for the table, but
for The hrccdnG-pcn, something better
should he sought
By November the turkey ralser should
know Of certainty the answer 70 the
following questions Shall tho old hens be
retained. discarded or exchanged How
many shall compose the flock, and what
variety Shall hofno-hrcd pulete be kept
and an alien gol.tler sought or wee versa
These are decisions not to bc ignored
Since only the tnaturcst and healthIest IN
dividunle. mnlo and female should be
selected for propagation the inc to
find them IS early IN November, before
they have been culled for the first holiday
market enc plan only obviatce this ur-
gent necessity plan not always reliable,
which IS - buv eggs IN the spring and raise
the breeders oneself
Delay in securing the now gohbier
until after most fiocks have boon suited
1T he best. often forces the lagRard 70
be content with an inferior sire. IN the
shape az nm understood and immature
bird Such n specimen sometimes at
tain4 proper size in a favorable win
ter. tint II i not n he relied upon. u
ever Darvina theory of the survival
81 thu fttcst should be employed, y
should hc IN the poultry yard What
waste az effort and energy, feed and
attention on acribby lot nf baby turks
already weakened by inheritance
foYtLrY TO THE Old HESS.
A number of circumstances govern
tic r anging of flock Seldom Is Il
possible Or profitable to continue two
wears with no change. addition Or sub
traction Never Is IT, advisable ~ re-
tam tho gobbler q second season. Ear
better be If to sell hIm AZ rnt-rate prices
or serve him NJ the family reunion. II
one il ~ successful AZ 10 have assembled
flock Of satisfactory hons, the gobbier
should he replaced every year II Is cruel
10 the hens 70 keep the old one and may
even oecasion losses In this combination,
the old hens furnish the stamina and Size
Of the offspring.
The easiest plan with least upsetting
Of one routine il this 81 keeping the
hens. Occasionally one may die Of dis
1
through the development of some btd
habit such rs wandering, eating eggs.
pugnacity such may b. replaced at ia
end Of the .~lson with Fuliet- Otherwise
hens are good often for 1--WE years.
Among the advantages accrtung from
continuing them is that their eggs, though
less numerous than puIlets are large.
Matching vigorous offspring Did hens are
like old servants. Wfll-yraIned - one
methods ustd To home and range. which
reduces friction III thclr rearing Only on
who has done marathon around coop
in the effort Ia placaic q risky distrIstful
young pullet with her first brood, knows
the value OF the sedate ami trained old
hen, which long ago passed that stage
of hysteria.
Fortunate then is the grower who
has a vigorous flock that needs shifting
MI that Is ecdiul Tor awhile i Well
developed yearling gob5er, and proper
parenthood for this new flock Is Insured.
v hen To- change IS a puzzle 70 The
novice. As long as they are satisfac-
tory. keep the old hens. Is the advice Of
practiced rajSers. When necessity arises
to make that change. if part Of the flock
can be renewed one year, the remainder
the next. one IS not dependent wholly
upon new, unframed birds.
QUESTION OF VARIETY.
Not always Is age. loss. or some dis
qualification in the breeder responsible
for new pullets Perhaps a rev vari-
ETY. IS 10 be tried ont Some people build
success on one breed, others on another
Sticking 10 the pure bred IS advisable
Sometimes turkeys of one variety are
crossed by another The progeny partakcs
of the virtues OF both, but aS breeders are
undesirable Bronze turkeys. II should be
remembered. may be counted upon TO
reproduce, size bat the Slate is more tract
able. The first makes good mother.
but fighter Of considerable fcrocity
In the passion of her motherhood, She
knows no qualms against attacking her
best friends. Such fighters often Kill
or MAIN their young and should be black
listed for the next wear Slate, Bourbon
Red ar Black hens with Brnpza yobblars