Show vav UNIQUE UE PLAN F FOR R RAISING TURKEYS timely hint hints for using re cled range idea the discovery that turkey turkeys cao can be successfully railed raised la in coaling confinement is I 1 leading lending to more tr use of that bod brelow are hit list ed some suggestions for tu key producer producers who are Intend intending lol to fol low w the tile range plan this lao plan should be followed fol lowel specifically if it the turkey turkeys are to be raised loe soc cess fully two yard erea areas should be provided one on called railed the brooder ranee range he the other termed the rearing ranee range ilia first being near the brooder house use the second to be used after he the poo boults it i no longer need brooder heat heal there should be sod ground that ti Is not infested with black head and where chicken chickens have noi not ranted ranged recently ly it seems imps ible to keep turkeys free from blackhead black hend if it they are allowed to mix nill with chlkins chit ken otherwise hey they may be brondel 1 and fed the same as baby chaks with all feed given in hoppers approximately bitely 2 po leq can be broo broiled led ID fit a to 10 by 12 brooder house this thou d be used for tat the first el wisht ht to ten weeks afeei which ich the boults should be to the summer ranee ranze quarters uart eri as nc ne kurtter hext belt will be four te separate parate yards should be prepared adjacent to the brooder house houm tach should contain fw 10 square feet of eod sod and each chuld sin aid he used only two beeks so go that the boults will ba haie i e a ai rss as to freeh fresh ground gound aery two weeks week from the boase house the young turkeys should be moved to the rea rearing ing range here a cheap roosting at shelter elter all should D uld b be e p provid ro id ea dl A range of e acre of tod sod is I 1 considered sufficient clent for IM W young youn from the age of eight weeks week until they are marketed this area should be divided into four stet stetsons lons and each section used in succession one month the secret of successful turkey raising rest rests largely on providing fresh ground and hopper feeding all feel couplet of course with strong healthy polli and a suitable ration la to the selection of ranee range it should 10 jot be choden wl ere ch likens unfed recent recently li or here there Is hilly cf of drainage Iraln nse from the poultry yarda yards reaching the turkey re ranze it Is desirable to have ill till of the boults tl if e sime age ther there Is no question but that can be successfully rinsed in confine conf lne nent and tint it iles not pay to let turkeys rine fr tr feed 11 II 11 I 1 missouri college of agriculture leading cause of damp litter Is I 1 water witter dishes when damp utter litter appears in the la rg house too often the bentila tinn tion of the house Is 9 blamed and A v fall to look for other more coro coin men mon causes of tl 11 Is trouble e looking for possible causes of limit dimp itter keep la to mind that it takes toles only a small amount of water ta to coue cou e poultry litter to seem real damp the chief causes e oil damp dump litter in poultry louses Is the water fountain or drinking dish always look at of the watering arrangements fl fertl rm often you will find and that they leak many stany times they are easily turned over or r are pen open so that the birds walk in them and carry the water oa an their feet to the litter many lany rif of the better do not have any of the above faults but bit tte oe floor under the fountain Is to wet this thi condition Is caused by the wa ter dropping from the beaks and wattles when the birds drink this Is very noticeable where there Is not enough fountain space allowed in the pen I 1 increasing ncr easing demand for capon capons of good quality there Is a steadily deman I 1 for capons ai as the market becomes appreciative of their su ou perlor quality for table tem ea the question Is sometimes asked ed hat Is a capon I 1 tie answer Is an un unwed eted cockerel coc kerer or i a bird from which the organs have been removed before it has been fully developed or at loins maturity this operation atlon las as the effect of causing a more placid lo 10 develop la in the 1 L rd end and the fight ing instinct Is lost as the result of c tie the continuance of the infantile intile sexual nature affet the operation li his liis is been performed these birds grow rapid 1 and their flesh retains the tender condition of young chickens up to the time wien men they are ully lully grown brooder hou house se light the ohio experiment station has reported very reruns from asing dim digits in brooder house they state thai that a to 10 to 2 wo watt it lamp Is efficient effi clent fr fit a brooder house acclaim mm daling from MX 1110 to ax W chicks this nt of light could be by using a kero kern sene lantern where electric are no not available the use of the light allows the chles to move around more freely curing during the a night ight there will be some me con om llon of feed feel and nd water watch breeders prof I 1 t r i hatt of the new jersey a sta to tion points out hat that husky chicks cannot be produced pro luceil f om weak lie fie uren all poultry carefully hi in aith latch the tile quality el ol tir breeding ding stock on a the female side the breeding birds should have gaud wil body eight and nd oust must be active and alert |