MANUAL ON POULTRY. 



They have not been bred with the same care that chickens have, 

 except, perhaps, the Bronze variety, which has received much at- 

 tention within the last few years. 



It is rarely profitable to breed turkeys on a small scale or on 



BRONZE GOBBLER. 



small runs, but on farms of considerable size, where small grain is 

 grown, and where the turkeys have the run of the stubble after the 

 grain has been harvested, they can be reared at small cost and with 

 but little trouble. 



The hens commence to lay in early spring and lay from twelve 

 to eighteen eggs each. If allowed their liberty they usually seek 

 their nests in some quiet, secluded spot where they are least likely 



