CHAPTER VII 



TURKEYS, DUCKS, AND GEESE 



Turkeys. A flock of turkeys has helped many a 

 farmer's daughter to a new winter outfit or bought 

 her things to go away to school. Besides being a 

 profitable bird at Thanksgiving time, they destroy 

 millions of bugs which would injure the crops. The 

 bronze turkey (Fig. 35) is the most common in the 

 United States. Some turkeys are hatched by hens 

 and some by incubators. The first food should be 

 the curd of milk made like cottage cheese. To the 

 cheese should be added chopped boiled eggs and a 

 bread made of corn meal, skimmed milk, and salt. 

 After turkeys are six weeks old, they get their own 

 living catching grasshoppers and bugs. They need 



clean pens and clean 

 food. Dampness is 

 sure to kill young tur- 

 keys, so they should 

 be kept in their pens 

 in the morning until 

 the dew is off the 

 grass. 



Fattening Turkeys. 

 The turkey is usually 

 allowed to roam until 

 he is ready for market, 





Fig. 35. Bronsp, turTcey. 



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