A LIVING FROM THE LAND 



of incubation is 28 days and they may be hatched 

 under the same conditions as chickens. The 

 day-old young birds, or poults as they are called, 

 can be shipped in the same manner as day-old 

 chicks. 



For feeding the poults, the United States 

 Department of Agriculture recommends fine- 

 chopped hard-boiled eggs, including the shell, 

 mixed with green feed for the first ten days. 

 This may be followed by feeding the chick ration 

 previously mentioned. Milk, especially butter- 

 milk, is excellent for the poults, and grit must 

 be provided if it is not available on range. 

 Cod liver oil will be found helpful if added to the 

 ration. Turkeys are great rangers and travelers 

 if they have the opportunity and will pick up 

 enough insects to keep them going through the 

 day. A grain ration should be fed just before they 

 go to roost. Where they are raised in confine- 

 ment, or semi-confinement, more food must be 

 given and under these conditions the strictest 

 sanitation must be practiced. 



Both old and young turkeys should be pro- 

 tected from dampness, and the growing birds, 

 especially, kept free from lice. The turkey grower 

 who practices the best systems of management 

 and feeding will be successful and will find a 

 ready market for his product at Thanksgiving 

 and during the Christmas holidays. A few birds 



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