Smyrna times., 1925-11-18
|RIFIg FOR THANKSGIVING
! LIVELY INDUSTRY THIS WEEK
.,rpS ARE ANTICIPATING A
T"n pRICE-FLOCKS LIMITED
D,,s.u of Markets Gives Help
" : I Idyire On Killing, Dressing
u - -i shining of the Turkeys

u ,,d Shipping of the Turkeys
II, Thanksgiving Thursday of
i'n T.ek, turkeys are coming into
.,o+ and the lucious bird will hold
y ~, at many home gatherings. The
70 dressing, packing, and ship
If turkeys will be one of the
imnortant industries on some of
farms in Delaware from now un-
THANKSGIVING. Many farmers pre-
n market their turkeys for
.,tsoivng, and others prefer to
for the Christmas market; how
from present conditions, there
bo about the usual amount ship
hom this state for the Thanksgiv-
halliday. Various reports reach
Be Bureau of Markets Indicate
in some sections, the turkeys
IirctiOn is larger than last year,
h in others it is smaller. There
n doubt that the dry spring and
Inner has helped considerably in the
Eng Of turkeys, and there has not
such losses in the flocks as oc-
led last year; however, some of
farmers who lost the greater por-
Of their fOcks last year did not
etake to raise any this year, and
believed that there is, for market,
4 sut the same quantity in this state
season as there was last season.
smers Are Hoping For a Good Price
4 b to this time, there have been
4 few purchases made, and not
gh turkeys sold to establish a
BET price; however, the buying
ecOme active during this week,
he farmers hope that they will
sble to realize a good price for
turkeys this year. During last
sOn, the price ranged from 40 cents
cents, and this is not considered
extremely high price by the farm
when they consider the trouble
it is for them to raise turkeys,
'Fide acreage that they must range
and the protection that they
have against rains and cold dur
the early part of the season, as
as the expense in raising them.
most turkeys raised commercial
Delaware are produced in Kent
SlSex Counties, and farmers give
Hocks great care in order to pro-
goOd-slzed and we'll fattened
that make a good appearance
dressed and find a ready sale.
breeding stock is carefully select
ld Is preferably of some standard
E They are fattened largely on
1. sim and not put up in pens, and
the farmers begin to fatten
ABOUT three weeks or a month
z the turkeys are eto be market
order that they may be in the
OeSt condition at the time they
. De sold. The turkeys of Della
are rapidly becoming known in
4ige cities for their unexcelled
Y and flavor, and greater num-
U ae large hotels will specify
ware Y turkeys on their menu this
nan ever before.
'u Of Markets Caution Shippers
/ j, bureau of Markets, at this
psslFes to caution the shippers
, 1''S IN Delaware against ship /
= unknown or unreliable deal
DuyeFS, Often, at this season .
year, the farmers will receive |
!. glo'apOns and will ship their I
4 40 y persons p whom they do not /
.,,1 and they do not look up their /
pa standing or reputation. |
~ . VINO make shipments to such |
4 aosulne ao great risk; for. in
~, oa'es. it has happened that the
'a OF the poultry fail to nav /
!. ggOGoS; and, when the farmer
ssD+ '9Ok y them up and secure set
y, Ill Il Is often found that thew
|s,vo o'ed to another city and did /
sysd "a Z forwarding address. II is /
II ~ I'M Ilat the losses to Delaware
.IioSipp i~Sppers from this cause have
,,,ea r,sati however, in some s.'S ytates ilsse
!. ''S nave suffered very severe