| Show N deed Need More Turkeys Turk Turkeys ys Too Too With but little additional outlay to farmers many more more turkeys could be raised poultry specialists of the United St States tes department of ot agriculture say The small number of turkeys per per farmIn farm farmin In the U United States Is surprising According According According Ac Ac- cording to the census of 1910 which Is th the latest latest that has been taken only 13 7 per cent of th the total number of farms farm reported any turkeys at all and andon andon andon on th the these se farms an average of but slightly more more than four breeding turkeys turkeys tur-s tur tur tur- keys was was found per farm Some farms by the nature nature of the crops grown Irown on them or or br because of f unfavorable surroundings surroundings sur sur- are not adapted to turkey raising but but most farms are and could easily handle a breeding flock of 10 to 15 hen turkeys and a tom torn raising r from 75 to o. o turkeys each year at a good profit Farmers' Farmers Bulletin Turkey Raising describes the most successful l methods of breeding fEedIng feed feed- feedIng feeding Ing and management It can be obtained obtained ob ob- tamped free free upon application to the United States department of agriculture ture Washington D D. C C. I |
