The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-09-19

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Fattcninv Turkeys
Much more attention H gwen Oh
fnffnr.ug turkeys u fnc north thnn
Bob tho south. and b. n largely fur
ihia rUnvon thru Texas turkey ltc
diaerimInnfod agn.n.i Boo tho Eastern
markets An excellent way li fat
teninr turkey n to begin feeding
af night and morning about October
first AZ fret no NOT feed zoo
much. bon face not quite a.l they
would want to clt gradually in-
.roasiug the amount, until they are
getting all they win cai three time
d Dee, r. week before tho time they
are to he marketed We know OF
many mccossful turkey raIscr- chat
feed oat and wheat the carly pay
OF thc fattculng time, gradually
working them ~ into O corn ration
toward the end of the period IL D,
eome times almost impossible tO &c.
much fat onto turkeys before cold
weather sets in II is not wise 90
pen turkeys for fattening because u
has been found that they fret and
worry too much and soon lose APP
petite. II has not proven success
whenever tried In feeding new
corn use care not 20 scOur them
Many turkey growers in Texas De
pend solely upon acOrns for tat
tcning turkeys In some sections
the turkeys pick up beechnuts, pc
cans and chcsnuts IN years where
nuts are abundant the turkeys gen
orally come IN the market bon a far
condition
The fact that wc want TO empha-
size here Is that Texas b. bound %
remain the greatest turkey state,
hgt wo must make plans to sell bet
ter rattcned turkeys u we want lo
maintain the lead as turkey pro-
ducing state 10 is especially true
,hat II we get 90 selling well fat
tened turkeys, we may expect to get
more per pound for them. u surely
pays well to fifteen turkeys Try DC
and see for yourself. 70 viii pay
from the increased weight stand
point alone.
Fst,e1ing Geese
Geese that are fully fcalhered may
be- readily fattonei They will take
on extra growth and fat very ec9-
nomicaliy We know ~ one sue-
eossful way of fattcning geese, oy
imply continuing them t9 field
eth plenty OF corn 1n .hc talf and
fresh drinking water d. would De-
.flI u feed ono me1i tar uf
heied com towards .lc end 1f tle
fatteriuc period
also practical to pen imien
goose u Hoea of I'D to L5, edng
ntm nree times day. Ihe carly
ra of the lafieuIrg period they
a1uid De- fed parngy THE MORN
lg feod should consist 0f damp
mash made un 1f one part 0f wheat
hort. and two parts OF corn meal.
The other two feeds should consist
Of oats and corn or milo and kafir.
ID is q good plan 20 semi-darken the
nen IT possible The geese should
also be- provided with plenty II
roughare like grass and hay The
fattening pen must be- covered with
liberal supply Of straw for litter.
Fattening Ducks
About two weeks before market
ing the ducks place them in the
fattcning pen, and feed the follow
INK ration. Three parts By weight
Of corn-meal, two parts Of low
grade flour on mIddlings one part
of bran, one part beef scrap and 3
per cent grit 0r sand. and 10 per
cent green feed This mash Is fed
three time a day. moistened WITH
water. 90 thc extent ~ where DC VIII
rr from the end nj "a wooden spoon
Uf has the consistency Bf batter. r0r
he last week 1f The fattening per-
nd uo green feed a fed. IL D. inn
.pOrtart not tD over feed the ducks
on the fattenirg ration or mash Che
first week. and 90 keep them iif-
/ tie hungry, until the last week wh.
they may nave an they viii cat
three times day. The following
another good fatteuing ration.
parts corn meal, one part low
grade flour. one part bran and 5
/ per cent meat scraps
General Rules
IN fattcning poultry IL Is well 20
/ remember that two weeks IS about
as long as poultry Of all kinds can
! be profitably fattcned. After that
they lose weight very rapidly. IL
! Is also well to begin the fattening
Il period by feeding very sparingly the
1 first few days so as not to overfeed
them too soon. Towards the end of
the period they should get all they
want 20 eat three times day Il
is not a good idea to keep feed be-
/ fore them all the time.
II possible darken the fattenlhg
pen. This viii keep the fowls more
/ quite. hence they will make more
rapid gain and flesh viii be- mere
tender Too much exercise during
the fattening period viii cause less
gain IN weight and the flesh viii he
tougher.
II Buttermilk b most excellent
feed for fattening chickens Of al
kinds and ages II buttermilk is
1 not available. sour milk or skim milk
may be substituted Milk fattened
II chickens as a rule bring more per
pound Some markets are making
special quotations for milk fatten-
/ I'd chickens.
Other good Fsttening RAtions for
Eel.