Show 1 WWI AL of POINTS IN TURKEY RAISING no other fowl to so interesting or so 8 0 Hel helpless as young feeding of much importance there Is no fowl so interesting or fa BO 0 unable to carp for itself as the young turkey the first ten days or two iwo weeks of its life the young turkeys turkey s must bo 40 kept very warm and dry lt but not where the fresh fr esh air and sunshine will bo bei excluded writes mrs J J england in th the a prairie Far fanner bier keep them in a roomy pen for ten days at least with a floored box or coop for a roost ing place it Is betters better to have a generous supply of straw in inthe the coop as they will keep warmer through cool nights and damp days igind I 1 find the turkey hen cares better for the young turkey than a foster mother or chicken ahen she Is moro thoughtful and watchful and cant can care for them so much longer than the chicken hen the secret in turkey raising is keeping them warm and dry and feeding them generously for the first two weeks for the first f few ew feeds give them hard boiled eggs with a little black pepper with fresh water in very P j i 1 1 alar profitable typo low pans after the fh ehst st few feeds make cornmeal corn meal loaf by mixing with sour milk soda and a large tablespoon of ginger to three pints of milk add three eggs mix in thin dough and bake well feed this with curds or cot cottage cheese well peppered for two weeks then small grain may bo be fed keep the shells of tho the boiled agga egga crumbled fine in the open so they will have free access to them charcoal to ie very good to mix with the fi shells bells ginger acts as a stimulant to the young turkey and prevents them from becoming weak if the turkeys get thoroughly chilled they will be subject to chill cholera or disen tary A few dro drops P a of boiled sweet milk with a a small p pinch of ginger if given every salt balf hour will save the turkeys after they have become too weak to care for food he member they should baled be fed every two hours the first week they eat a very small amount at a time and are off for a ramble around tile the pen they i must be well fed tho the first two we aweeka three times a iday then ta they grow older mor morning ning ewd and evening will b be construction OF HEN HOUSE profitableness of structure war will bo be determined largely by its corn fort and convenience the profitableness of the poultry aultry will be governed largely by the comfort and convenience of the house they mccu occupy py the following plan has proven very successful after a th thorough trial says the homestead the house bouse Is twenty four set fet long f fourteen o feet wide and five feet high at the rear and eight feet in front the foundation is six inches wide and extends six inches above the surface of the ground it is made of coarse gravel and cement mixed to the proportion of one part cement and six parts gravel the sills are are material bolted to the foundation by bolts boits set into the cement while it was soft tie peato poato bolts t profitable hen house housa J i projected just far enough above then mhd cement so the taps could be screwed down tightly on the sills the studding is also of material the rafters are two by six lumber by using this dimension they can be put farther apart than by using the entire building was boarded solidly with twelve inell inch boards with the exception of the front only three of that was boarded from foun foundation dailon A place for door was made three feet and a half wide to permit a wheelbarrow to enter convente conveniently aby after the building was boarded it was covered with a good grade of roofing mat material orial the open sp space ace in front was covered with rabbit wire to prevent the chickens fr from 0 m flying out and to keep birds birdi from entering to eat up the chicken feed the boards for droppings were put three feet above the gro ground u nd and nd tho the roosts boosts eight inches ab above ova tho the boards along the west side ware placed the dark nests two rows ot of them one above the other A drop curtain of burlap was hung to the front of the house this is made to roll roil up by ald aid of ropes and pulleys the points in favor of this house aro are lots of sunlight plenty of fresh air and a good scratching place for a hundred hens EXCELLENT COOP FOR CHICKS well lighted and ventilated shelter for little fellows Is best beet how to make one A dark coop for the hen and young phi chacka acks Is a nuisance the youngsters crowd into the back part of df the coop and can only te be felt not seen by placing a glass door in the front ot the coop the anter interior loras Is always exposed to view A small sliding doot 0 0 11 1 I 1 kl I 1 N A light tchi chicken ckel coop at the bottom will permit the blicka chicks to run out while the old hen cn can be kept confined several holes should be bored into the aide of the coop IV in order aider to give ventilation the cool should aboab bo about but inches and thi th glass should be at least inches |