Show TURK TURKEYS YS' YS EAT G GRASSHOPPERS Fowls Take Bulk of Their Food From FromField FromField FromField Field Insects Devouring Millions Millions Millions Mil Mil- lions of Bugs t Turkeys range far afield and prey upon Insect forms that thit escape hens From Fromn the time the young are old enough nough to begin foraging for them- them elves t perhaps early In June until near frost turkeys s 's take the bulk of ot theirs their their food food from field Inse insets insects ts detouring devouring devour detour ing millions of grasshoppers and other other other oth oth- er injurious forms In meadow meallO and pasture sa says s 's the United States department department department de de- of ot agriculture In regions where wooded areas are still fairly extensive mast Is 19 an art Important Important important Im Im- im- im Item In the diet of the turkey When the insect stores begin to to tall fall Turkeys Must Have Free Range to Thrive the mast larders are beginning to be filled tilled Feeding on acorns chestnuts beechnuts and the like turkeys will go a long way toward fattening themselves themselves them them- selves for the Thanksgiving or or Christmas ChrIstmas Christmas Christ ChrIst- mas market and will not require much feeding of ot corn com or other grain to finish them Generally speaking peaking turkeys will require a larger feeding of grain than chickens to fit tit them for market but as they utilize forms of ot waste that liens hens and their broods would not reach the keeping of ot a fair number of ot ott t turkeys Is good economy |