THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



Bread made of two parts corn meal to one of 

 bran with a little finely minced cooked meat, 

 mixed stiff with milk, and baked, is recom- 

 mended by successful turkey-raisers. After the 

 young turkeys are six weeks old, if they have 

 thriven up to that time, they become quite hardy 

 and may be fed upon the same foods that are 

 suitable for chickens. 



Turkey broilers weigh three to four pounds 

 apiece and are finished ofif for market by feed- 

 ing more corn and corn meal, and less grain 

 of other kinds. As turkeys do not thrive when 

 shut up they must be fattened while at liberty, 

 a task requiring patience and no little skill. 

 The birds are dressed and packed for market 

 just as broilers are. 



The growing of mushrooms, both for com- 

 mercial and private use, is increasing each year; 

 large and extensive buildings are being used, 

 and it has now become a recognized industry. 

 This is largely due to the constant demand and 

 remunerative price received for mushrooms, and 

 also to the fact that failure is largely over- 

 come by following a few simple directions. No 

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