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Show SUGGESTIONS FOR TURKEY BREEDERS 4 . . - : "-. ' &: " ' H FLOCK OF PRIZE-WINNING TURKEYS. (By B. A. AHEEXS. Poultry Depart merit Oklahoma A. anil M. College, Still-vati!r.) Still-vati!r.) The bronze is Ihe giant of the turkey family and can he easily grown with proper care. The parent stock must be strong and vigorous, just the same as for chickens. chick-ens. Hens are In profit until five years of age. Gobblers should be changed every year. liens must not be allowed to become too fat before the breeding season. When the gobbler becomes too fat, infertile eggs result. liememher that turkeys are of a roaming disposition and must not be kept in confinement. It is estimated that a breeding flock of six should produce from 73 to 100 young. . Two-year-old toms to four-year-old hens make the most reliable breeders. Turkeys are reliable for both incubating in-cubating and brooding. It is a noted fact that if the gobbler' is present when the first clutch of eggs is laid, the second clutch will be fertile without its presence. In catching turkeys, avoid rough handling. The presence of the tapeworm may lie noted by droopy condition of the birds. Small pieces of the worm may be found if the voidings are examined carefully. An authority says that powdered pow-dered malt? fern is a good remedy for tapeworms. It may be given in doses from 30 grains to one dram of the powder, or from 15 to 30 drops of the liquid extract. Give night and morning morn-ing before feeding, allowing the smaller small-er dose for the youngest stock, but increasing in-creasing the close as they grow older. Try oil of turpentine for the wtrms that inhabit the digestive tract. |