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Show POULT FINANCE PUZZLE SOLVED I Poultry News j New methoda to mature turkey poults without the expense of large ranges have been proposed by Harold Har-old Weymouth, New Jersey authority, author-ity, to aid in overcoming financial difficulties. Utilisation of brooding equipment with auch efficiency aa to reduce overhead expense waa another suggestion sug-gestion by Mr. Weymouth to aid In increasing profits. Most brooder houses of the commercial com-mercial turkey farms are constructed construct-ed on skids so tbey can be moved easily. Sun porches attached to the front of the houses, usually constructed con-structed 10 by 12 feet, ar somewhat new In brooder equipment, but are becoming rapidly accepted. Porch Built The aun porches are so constructed construct-ed that they can be raised readily or even removed entirely. Brooder stoves, placed in the center of the house, are capable of heating the building to W degreea without excessive ex-cessive expense. About loo poults may be started In auch brooders, Mr. Weymouth said, with a special Inclosur around the hover to prevent the birds from getting too far from tha heater during dur-ing the first few weeks. Feed consumption by turkey poults may be increased through the use of lights In the brooder house. Shavings provide an economical lit- eeer The birds should be provided with plenty of drinking water with the chill taken off during the first few days, at least. Method Change Then cornea the somewhat revolutionary revo-lutionary change in the usual method meth-od of raising turkeys. Instead of taking the birds onto the open range, Mr. Weymouth believes they can be finished In growing pens. The large sun porches provide ample am-ple aunshine and air for the birds, he believes. The difference in feed costs caused by the inability of the turkeys to pick up what they can from the open range can be aaved through additional weight put on by the turkeys caused from the confinement con-finement ' Diseases spread rapidly under such conditions, and strictest sanitation sani-tation conditiona are essential. Wire floors aid in keeping the birds clean, but even then their pens need cleaning clean-ing often. The turkeys also must be watched much closer while they are in confinement than when they are on the open range. The growing pen type of maturity ia used by aome operators during the four weeks preceding pre-ceding marketing time, rather than the full growing period. |