TURKEY RAISING 



stick-tight fleas on turkeys as on fowls since the turkeys 

 are inclined to range more and to stay away from the farm 

 buildings to a greater extent. Where stick tight fleas 

 are troublesome, however, various ointments sold for 

 this purpose are effective in killing them. These oint- 

 ments must of course be rubbed on the parts to which 

 the fleas are attached. Ordinary salt fat such as ham fat 

 or salt pork fat rubbed on the fleas is also effective in 

 ridding the turkeys of them. 



Diseases 



While turkeys do not seem to be subject to a great 

 number of diseases still, on account of their nature and 

 habits, serious difficulty may be experienced with disease 

 unless the fowls are given the right kind of treatment 

 and are allowed to range almost at will. They do not 

 seem to be able to withstand the more restricted condi- 

 tions of domestication as can the ordinary domestic fowl. 

 When the range is ample, however, the diseases are not 

 so common nor do they prove particularly troublesome 

 provided the stock from which the birds are bred is 

 strong and vigorous and the management and care given 

 them are correct. It may be said that while diseases, par- 

 ticularly blackhead, have been given credit for being the 

 reason for turkey raising declining to such an extent as 

 it has in many portions of the country, as a matter of 

 fact it is not the principal reason for people discontinuing 

 the business of turkey raising. The real reason lies 



