, 1927-10-19
TURKEY TALK ON
THE POULTRY SPECIAL

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specimens Respondent in their won
derful bronze lustre, will be ex-
hibited ON the Burlington Better
Poultry Special which will leave
Denver on October 18th t make a
tour of rs towns in five states.
A special feature of this ten-car
train will be one entire car of tur-
key exhibits. All the newest meth
DDS Of turkey production will be
demonstrated on the train. --latest
means of artificial incubation I
turkeys will be of particular inter-
est" states Val Kuska, colonization
agent for the Burlington railroad.
who will accompany the train on
it's tour.
New methods of incubation in
troduced into turkey culture have
enabled growers to produce on a
much larger scale at lower cost. For
merly it was thought that turkeys
could not be raised by artificial in
cubation. The old idea of turkey
production was that the turkey hen
must hide out to hatch her young
in a secluded corner. But science
has dethroned the turkey hen. Her
young may now be successfully
raised without n assistance from
her. It doesn't make much differ
or the egg-for all we need to have
now is the eggi
Turkey growers who visit the
Burlington Better Poultry Special
will receive information on how to
produce what the market demands
and is willing to pay a premium to
secure. There will be a special
marketing car containing dressed
birds and demonstrations will be
given showing how to dress the
fowls properly and get them to mar
ket in a condition that will COM
mand the highest prices.
by use of standardized stock
advocated and exhibited on the
train. and the employment of proper
methods of culture. turkeys may
yield a return to 3outrival many
other industries long established in
the front ranks in these western
states. The incident about the Wy
oming cowboy who traded his horse
for "a turkey aroused much publicity
over such a small value being placed
upon a horse. But by far the most
important phase OF this incident was
the high price that turkeys demand
at the present time. OF course, In
this particular instance. the horse
was ar untamed and unwanted
range. cayuse. not worth more than
five dollars in the trade. But the
turkey which the cowboy relished
for his holiday feast was valued al
$7s65 at the prevailing markei
price. causing the cowboy to pa,
$2.65 to boot In the trade. Tur.
keys are a remunerative crop al
present prices. The production cos
is very low. in fact only about one
third of the market price paid tc
growers" :
Mr.. Kuska advises that grower.
In the four Wyoming counties which
comprise the Big Horn basin re.
ceived more than a quarter of /;
million dollars for their 1926 tur,
key crop. big Horn basin grow.
ers are to be congratulated says
Mr.. Kuska, upon the exceptionally
high standards they have main
tanned. enabling them to secure top
notch prices for their product"
Contrary to the opinion OF
many" continues Mr.. Kuska, eff
conditions are well adapted to tur-
key production. as they are in a
high. invigorating climate, turkeys
are no harder to raise than chick
ens-and not SO expensive to feed.
When only three to four months
old they begin to roam over the
fields and rely upon themselves for
most of their own feed, Very little
expense is necessary for equipment
to care for turkeys. inexpensive
types ,sof standard equipment will
be displayed on the train.
This special poultry demonstra-
ton train is being operated by the
Huntington and Colorado & South
ern railroads. in cooperation with
the program of the agricultural COLI
tleges Of Wyoming. Colorado, South
Dakota. New Mexico and Montana.
to raise the standard of poultry
produced in these states.
The Poultry Special will arrive
in Cody Tuesday. November sth.
and the demonstration will be held
at the Burlington station during
the forenoon of that day. a second
demonstration to be given at Powell
on that date.