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The little turkeys are housed in common portable houses 

 which are found very good, having open fronts with wire net- 

 tings. The tops are raised on hot nights, admitting plenty of 

 pure air. My improved turkey houses are 6 feet long, 7 feet 

 deep and 5 feet wide, and will each hold 8 full-grown turkeys. 



After turkeys are four months old they may be turned into 

 larger sheds, thus necessitating less work. About twice a week 

 on hot days the little poults should be given a teaspoonful of 

 epsom salts to a gallon of milk or water, to cool the blood and 

 clean the bowels. A few drops of tincture of iron once or twice 

 a week in the drinking water is a great benefit. 



When the cold rains come on during the fall, if people would 

 only keep their stock dry and warm and well housed their 

 losses would be a great deal less. 



If, on cleaning out the young poults' coops in the morning, 

 any yellow or white droppings are discovered the affected bird 

 should be found and removed from the house, which must 

 afterwards be disinfected. If there is any undigested food in 

 the bird's crop she should be given the same pill recommended 

 for similarly affected grown turkeys. After the food has been 

 digested the treatment for "blackhead" should be admin- 

 istered. 



