Show PLAN TO FATTEN HOLIDAY TURKEYS the mati ting season for turkeys la Is from about the middle oan of november to the last of december confining turkeys during the fattening eason has not proved they will eat heartily for two or three flays but atler after this they will lose their appetite and begin to lose flesh rapidly naturally they are wild birds and thrive only when they have access to open range during the s g amer end and fall all they find an abundance of feed on the average farm however it Is advisable to t give them a small feed at night for the purpose of bringing them home ta t roost Cras grasshoppers shoppers end and other insects weeds and grass seeds green vegetation berries and groin grain picked up in the fields and about go to make up the turkeys dally daily ration and when all these are plentiful they are in splendid condition ahen the fattening season tir arrives rives A satisfactory plan tor for fattening Is to begin by feeding small rail night and morning not enough at time but that the birds will walk away still a little hungry and gradually increase the quantity adding some corn until they are given all they will eat three times a day along at the close of the fattening season corn supplemented with fasli sour milk may constitute the t ull ration new corn may lie be fed safely provided the turkeys are gradually to it otherwise scours may result various kinds of nuts are a natural fattening feed picked up by t on the range in parts pans of texas many growers properly situated depend solely on acorns for fattening their turkeys anti anil when aben the mast Is plentiful the birds are marketed in fairly good condition |