Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
ra,bey Raising
X Maine Farms
ABA M. BURLEIGH

'..sould have been CHOSEN ioi 'hS
isy sn0' our country instead of
emblem, thief, the Bald Eagle.
bsl Fathers have priced both
l O, highly Sishly, but in the course OF
sHas ", Mt turkey seemed doomed to
ane ms extinct as the Dodo.
lseons .r = a woman, Margaret
nan sys # Concord. Mass, who
MAMIE" shot heard around the
ra u 'rorId. and in reply to ex.
lllas', ~ Agricultural colleges and
Nv sJ n Stations said. They
np - nass". She used her skill
iaa s~uavledge as a trained nurse
90 .aassssssfully combated what is
iia 80 e aBlackhead"-That others
pew ss II courage and help from
~ ,a s Is shown by the greatly
y .s s interest in growing tui-
s ~ within q year I have had
~ IN. ar eggs or breeding stock
eas. .rsrv n. E. State, excepting
. sI Island. But this does not
s assiiy that each one will result in a
- 49, Az and that the Thanksgiv-
=, - market will be filled with
ss.,ss uown" turkeys. IL he or
I. NV ss.cseds the first year In grow
I, enough for home use and for the
ss,sus Of q flock, that Is good
' s The days of our grand
s.sssr have passed. Then the
II hsu turkey might in the
,sri,r take to the woods and in the
n rstyYu with fine flock OF young
<, Now besides Blackhead So
~ s,1.a here are autos to run over
;s.m md there are rats and skunks
md foxes
rsvtry discouraging to the own
IA ID the flock too. If the latter
ss,rly full-grown, out in the field for
Sruday stroll, are bounced upon by
sor aud i've Of their number kid
s,arsd II does not soothe the feel
~ X either to be reminded that
| ma State wards may be shot II
rught q the act, for there are few
i,rmers Who have time to follow
tbsIr docks and watch for the fox.
gvey one who has tried to raise
,rtsm has met all these difficulties
"A nsrhaps others. The little ones
,urps ont Of the shell 80 or 100 per
,svt. 10th smarter and stronger
,a.n chickens usually. They must
h ksut from the wet when small,
hi free from lice and properly fed.
On woman in Maine, who has raised
ovsr one hundred this year says she
powders with Sodium Fluoride for
ie and also says to grease a little
turkey Is to sign his death warrant,
which Is contrary I'd advice usually
given My observation has con-
ynsd ne that lice are directly or
Indirectly the cause OF SO many
halities among poults. One au-
lhotty rays there are 81 different
varieties Of these vermin that prey
upon poultry, and it would seem that
mrksys are subject to them all. One
kind burrows under the skin. and
y Invisible until the turkey dies. II
diseases In the human race are caused
q conveyed by insects and parasites,
Why couldn't this be the case with
BIRDS whose skin is so covered with
feathers that they can not be seen
o. reached? A grower in the
Central West, who some' years has
nsed 1900 turkeys says the disease
flud be called "Lazyhead" be-
auS Il the owner watches the
!aung poults for lice and acts
Eenptly there will be no disease.
" ne other hand two phyicians in
aalornia, who had tried unsuccess-
al! . grow turkeys there. claimed
lavs discovered that the germ
Maslng turkey disease was the same
y nal which caused Dysentery in
.aaans. ipecac being a preventative
sas cure Tor this, it was tried on
@iseM with wonderful results and
s M. In many farm papers.
saay people tried it, but with little
and 1t is said these men
NJ N.Y. n WV given 1t up. and are driv-
Il al. aslr locks to the ripened wheat
s,n ~ vners they feed and grow
~, y could have more homegrown
itp,s.. ior them and allow the
I,rss., M % get their own feed to a
hats extent, they would thrive
lssss !. Y 70 wonderful to see a
lfsN y. = Young ones start out in a
Iia s' 90 to notice how many moths.
~ sss' me- and caterpillars thew will
tugv ~ oevour. They are not as
aes !, a0mesticated as the hen and
I'VE MAJ = ase nearer the natural state.
NJ M ss' ana hear of so many peo-
bssih% = sle interested in them, it IL
4 ssss . believe that the slogan,
,hrms u turkeys on every N. z.
1ay soon be a reality.