Show t TURKEY FATTENED ON RANGE I Flesh Gains in Flavor and Tenderness In Way It Cannot If Fowl is Confined It Is just as Important to have turkeys turkeys turk turk- eys ej's In good plump condition before marketing as It Is chickens However a f good man many farmers regard this as a abard abard abard bard Job simply because there Is considerable considerable con con- misunderstanding as to the correct way to go about the matter mattel Turkeys I it if taken aright are easily fattened In fact filet easier ensler than most other fowls But If turkeys have haye bad had free range all summer you OU cannot fatten them with any satisfaction In Inan Inan Inan an enclosure The change will cause them to fret and refuse to eat and thus th they y will lose Instead of gain In weight On the other hand If It they range too much while being fattened they will run 01 oft off the beneficial effects effects effects ef ef- ef- ef of your extra feeding The right plan Is therefore a compromise between be- be be I tween these two extremes Teach the turkeys to come up every evening at least and then stuff them with all they will possibly eat est You will wilt soon find them ranging at short distances only and coming up even between feeding times wl where ere they should always be beable be beable able to find some sort of 01 attractive food Dont Don't try to fatten the turkeys on corn alone A close diet of new corn often orten results In bowel troubles for the turkeys Just as It does for hogs hOIS and anda a sick turkey Is usually a dead turk turk- ey Mix the fattening ration i variety Is desirable for several reasons Equal parts of wheat oats and corn make a good ration Give also an occasional mash feed of equal parts of cornmeal cornmeal corn corn- meal and wheat which makes a very rich feed especially i ir r 1 rN tai Turkeys Fret and Refuse to Eat If In an Enclosure If It a quantity of ground or green gleen cut bone Is added As tho the turkey takes takes- on fat tho the flesh turns to a rich golden color If allowed reasonably free range ranle while tho fattening process Is going on the flesh gains In flavor or and tenderness In a way It cannot If the bird were wele fattened In close quarters |