TURKEY RAISING 



eral turkey raisers in and about Heuvelton and Lisbon, 

 N. Y. 



No. Turkeys Hatched No. Turkeys Raised 



200 25 



168 126 



155 60 



140 40 



130 106 



"5 25 



loo 30 



50 10 



50 40 



47 19 



It will be seen that from all of these flocks there was 

 an average of 41.6% of the turkeys raised out of those 

 hatched. A careful examination of the different flock 

 records, however, shows that in spite of this serious epi- 

 demic of blackhead, certain turkey growers were able to 

 raise a very much larger proportion of turkeys hatched 

 than the average. This goes to show that with proper 

 management turkeys can be successfully raised even 

 though disease may be a serious bar to those who do not 

 understand the needs and nature of the fowls. In con- 

 nection with the epidemic cited it might be stated that 

 most of the turkeys died when from two to three months 

 old and showed the characteristic blackhead lesions when 

 opened up and examined. The farmers in the section did 



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