Kane County Standard | 1931-04-24 | Page 3 | Management of Turkeys Not Well Understood

management of turkeys not well understood turkey management problems are probably ns as little understood by the average as are an anny y of the problems connected with any a of the domestic fowls this Is espe especially gaii true frost the time the boults are hat hatched elied until they reach a marketable age during which time they must be carried through the summer in a manner that will enable them to reach the market in favorable season the first problem Is that of brooding tho the boults many investigators have hafe found that turkeys can be raised with greater success in confinement than on unlimited range rang e especially where chickens have been raised on the same farm abic chickens it ens are susee susceptible P to the wo worm rm which Is host to the blackhead germ which in turn la Is the gren greatest test single cause of turkey losses because of this good management demands that boults be raised on fresh ground and away from old turkey or chicken yards or runo runn the nebraska station gives some very valuable pointers on turkey pro duct lon boults will thrive best beat if not overcrowded one square foot of brooder space apace per Is recommended units of over are not recommended except for those these who have had considerable brooding experience