Show process for killing turkeys explained proper slaughtering and bleeding required before killing turkeys as well as other fowl see that they have ac cess to water but no feed during the 12 to 18 hours prior to slaughtering when the turkey shows feed in the crop it will not be graded as quality to kill a turkey for market sus pend them by shackles leaving the wings free insert the blade of the killing knife in the turkey s mouth co ca proper method of killing a turkey as well as other fowl draw ing cornell university and make one clean cut across the upper part of the throat just back of the junction of the head and neck as shown in drawing hold the turkey head down with the beak open until the blood is well started with the left band hand grasp the head in front of where the cut has been made to prevent the pressure of the fingers from check ing the flow of blood poor bleeding is indicated by visible blood in the veins and by the dark red appear ance of the carcass after picking when the blood is flowing freely thrust the knife blade straight back on a line between the eyes and ears through the cleft in the roof of the mouth and into the lower lobe of the brain give the knife a quarter turn this kills the bird and loosens the feathers herds and flocks on successful farms feed ee bunks for or ca cattle e s should a be e 30 inches high for mature stock and 24 inches for calves allow 30 inches of trough length for bac each h broge grown animal 20 for each calf 1 make dake the gram grain and silage bunk three feet wide tor for feeding eding fe from both sides many ewes die the every winter from a condition known as pregnancy cy dl dis is eases the losses are not as corn com mon in flocks where the ewes are kept gaming slightly in weight dur ing the gestation period well conditioned ewe that should cause no trouble lousy cows when freed freestrom from lice give 10 per cent to 15 per cent more milk according to michigan state college this means the equivalent of another cow in a herd for 1 by controlling lice in winter which is a bad time tor for cattle lice apply a powdered louse killer containing DDT and repeat the application in 10 to 14 days early spring litters of pigs do poorly unless the brood sow has an abundant supply of milk at farrow ing time baby chick feeders 14 1 4 0 wit L preventing waste of feed is al ways important easily built teed feed ers of wood will help prevent waste of feed this washington state col lege design can be built at little cost it will serve chicks tor for their first 10 days new poison reported more potent than DDT an insect poison four times as potent as DDT against certain in sects has been discovered called synkler it is particularly powerful against such household pests as roaches ants moths and carpet beetles hordes of grasshoppers in recent years also have bowed to this new chemical it has proven effect tive for or hard to kill german roach reach as well ai as weevils aphids lice and ticks |