Show TURKEY PR PROFIT PROFITS FIT EASY TO LOSE S I 1 i Poultry y News N News ws I Profits are made or lost in the turkey raising business during a relatively short time JUme L L L. E E. E Cline Citric University of Nevada points out making an accurate daily dally chock check of f progress by the flock particularly essential The check should start with the breeding flock Mr Clino said continuing continuing con- con until the time the turkeys aro are sold Bold Experience has shown that hat one of the In n turkey raising Is th the feeding schedule Uniform increase in feed consumption consumption consumption con con- should bo o re recorded from week to week Mr Cline said otherwise oth there is something wrong with the birds Like chickens turcey turkey turkey tur tur- key cey cannot be satisfactorily developed i in iii time for good market prices if if the rations aro not not well balanced from the start Too often otten feed teed the birds Irda until they are ready to to- come from front under th the hover or p perhaps even a little longer then suddenly force torce orce them to seek whatever feed th they hey c can n on on the open range A last minute effort is made then to tode tode- de develop v loI the birds in time for the market market market mar mar- ket with tho the usual dis disappoint disappoint- merits ments N The natural instinct of ot the turkey turkey tur tur- tur- tur key Is to seel iLl own o feed e I. I In early settlement days such a program could be followed by them and rind ampie ample am am ample pie good feed could be bi found But Buthe the he times have changed Ranges are not large enough to furnish the feed eed necessary to mature an and I finish the turkeys in satisfactory Turkey flocks that arc are confined to o dry Jots and fed led all dry feed will require approximately 25 per cent more feed than in flocks that are grown on ranges where there is plenty of green materials th the Nevadan Nevadan Nevadan Ne- Ne vadan said but that does not mean mean that the turkeys will be able to find findall findall findan all an the rations necessary for a balanced balanced balanced bal bal- diet Turkey eggs require about 28 days t to hatch and the take about 26 weeks to maturo maturo mauro ma- ma turo uro ready for tor the market Flocks that hat arc deprived of proper eed however will require a much longer time to be finished Prospects of ot continued low grain and mash costs cost are bright Mr Cline CHile pointed out who refrain retrain from offering their birds proper feeds in au an effort to save operations costs are taking unnecessary unnecessary wince wince- essary chances chance he said laid Jo A |