Show UNIQUE PLAN FOR RAISING TURKEYS timely hints for using restricted strict ed range idea the discovery that turkeys can be i successfully raised in confinement la leading to more extended use of that method below are listed some bug gest lons for turkey producers who are intending to follow the restricted range plan this plan should be fol lowed specifically if the turkeys are to be raised two yard areas should be provided one called the brooder range the other termed the rearing range the first i being near the brooder house the second to be used after the boults no longer need brooder heat there should be sod ground that la not in tested with bankhead back head and where chickens have not ranged recently it seems to be impossible to keep turk ys free from blackhead if they are al lowed to mix with chickens bolher wise they may be blooded brooded and fed he same as baby chicks with all feed i given in hoppers approximately boults can be blooded brooded in a 10 by 12 brooder house this should be used for the first eight to ten weeks after which the boults be moved to the summer range quarters as no further heat will be required four separate yards should be provided adjacent to the brooder house each should contain MX square feet of sod and each should be used only two weeks so that the boults will have access to fresh ground every two weeks raoui the brooder house the young turkeys should be moved to the rear ing range where a cheap ro sli elter be provided A range of one acre lit sod Is considered suf i for young turkeys from the age of eight weeks until they are mir feted this brea be into four sections and each section used in one month the seret of turkey raising rests largely on providing fresh ground and hopper all feed coupled of course with strong healthy boults and a suitable bailon in the selection of range it should not be chosen chickens ranged recently or where nvere Is a possibility af drainage from he poultry yard reaching the turkey range it Is desirable to have all of the boults the same age there Is no question but that turkeys can be successfully raised in confinement and tint it do not pay to let turkeys range for their feed II 11 L kempster missouri college of agriculture all mash ration grows rapidly in popularity ahe all mash method of chicks has grown in popularity recent sears as it assures the carp taker that each chick wll get a bat alced ration rather than to consume some part of the ration such as scratch grains instead of the entire feed successful feeding la one of atie requirements quire ments in gelling satisfactory growth and development of young chicks anven though a good ration la used it should not be assumed that every grower will be successful in rals ing a large proportion of the chicks which are placed in broaders brooders bro oders bow ever one cannot overlook the matter expect to te reasonably better egg production during winter months to get the best or even good egg during the winter months one should provide a green feed or a substitute test work at ohio has proved that really high grade green leafy alfalfa and red clover are rather edi clent substitutes bat even then a green feed of some sort Is helpful and giver variety of those that can be grown during the summer sugar beet or mangel are the best A considerable supply can be grown in a small spice in the garden or field they need rich soil should be planted by june 1 and kept clean during the growing season vitamin E needed vitamin B plays nn important pm p m in the of this rath er recently discovered fertility vita aln Is essential to hatches it la no known exactly which feeds avell able for poultry this vitamin however it Is known to eist in well cured green colored alfalfa alfalfa u either in a rack or ns part of he elsh 11 provide both vitamins A nd C it Is probable tant he usual amount of about 5 per cent in the mash Is not enough how many cockerell cockerels Cocker els one of the problems for the flock amt P eggs for hatchin ln is ahn of providing the proper cumbe numbe f pullets or hens per mule bird opan ra a w of from eight to twenty he fern lies per male without n question a arc h I 1 horn glnn with alu merlean merl tan breeds t if mi arr loks and yn lottes aej wenta wah horns are |