Show confined turkeys may be profitable many advantages seen for this system but excellent turkeys may be raised in confinement better control can be secured the method is well adapted tor for growers with small sized flocks for late hatched birds that are not ready for range before fall weather begins where there is danger of soil contamination on high priced land or on farms with limited acreage acrea le also the problem turkeys on range at penn pennsylvania experiment station range is seeded to orchard grass and ladino clover of predators etc may make it advisable to grow turkeys confined acreage topography drainage and texture of the soil are other important factors that H H kauffman of pennsylvania state college recommends amends be considered when ranging turkeys labor expense of equipment overhead expenses etc are often smaller when large flocks are reared on range than in confinement in hilly country the turkeys should be moved to the valleys in the tall fail as they reach maturity and the season ot of stormy weather approaches |