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makes the following suggestions with reference to the 

 delicate art of raising turkeys : 



"Let them fast the first day after hatching, then for 

 two weeks feed them bread-crumbs, hard boiled eggs 

 (shell and all), and onion. Feed sparingly, as too much 

 is sure death. However, they may have all the lettuce 

 and onion they will eat. They must have grit, char- 

 coal and pure water at all times. When two weeks 

 old, mix in a little cracked wheat, and about six weeks 

 before Thanksgiving, start them on corn." Mrs. 

 Hevener started with five turkeys in a coop 10x12, 

 letting them range over about an acre of ground, when 

 they got older, allowing them to roost in the trees at 

 night. (This was in California.) Later she had 

 thirty in all. 



In regard to rabbit rations, the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture supplies the following : 



Clean oats (whole or crushed), bright, well-cured 

 hay, and a small portion of some kind of greens daily is 

 the steady diet used in most rabbitries. Crushed barley 

 may be substituted for oats; clover or alfalfa may be 

 used with green oats or timothy hay; and the greens 

 may consist of carrots, rutabagas, prunings from apple 

 and cherry trees, and plantain, dock, burdock, dande- 

 lion, cauliflower, lettuce or lawn clippings. All grass 

 should be clean, and not fed when moldy or fermented. 

 A variety of feed is essential. 



Warm mashes should be given daily to the nursing 

 doe and to young rabbits for a time after they are 

 weaned. All rabbits are benefited by warm mashes in 

 very cold weather. 



The quantity of grain required by rabbits depends 



