simply apply CONKEY'S HEAD LICE OINTMENT as directed. The body 

 louse is a different proposition and must be treated with a powder. CON- 

 KEY'S LICE POWDER is guaranteed effective, and at the same time posi- 

 tively will not injure the health of the chick. For mites it is necessary to 

 use a liquid, spraying it in cracks and on roosts, walls, etc., as explained 

 page 56 on this subject. Because of the different life habits of these three 

 distinct kinds of pests, no one preparation can possibly answer for all three. 

 Poultrymen are sometimes mislead by advertisements on this subject. 



Before we leave the subject of the little chick we wish to urge again 

 every precaution to prevent disease. It is always cheaper and easier to pre- 

 vent than to cure. Besides this, once let a growing bird get in bad shape 

 the chances are it will be stunted by the setback, even though you cure the 

 particular disease. 



TURKEYS 



3 : 



And now we "talk turkey !" 



. The common varieties of turkeys in this country are the Bronze, Narra- 

 ganset, Buff, Slate, White, Holland, Black and Bourbon Red. 



By far the most popular seems to be the Bronze, which is a cross of 

 the Black (the English Norfolk turkey) with the original wild bird of this 



country. The Bronze turkey is 

 now the largest and hardiest of all 

 the varieties. Next to it in size, 

 probably next to it in popularity 

 also, is the Naragansett also a 

 cross with the American wild tur- 

 key, but with some Mexican wild 

 turkey blood added, giving the 

 mixture of white in the bronze 

 and black plumage. 



Turkey raising is a profitable in- 

 dustry. It is something of a spe- 

 cialty and requires a little differ- 

 ent system from that of raising 

 ordinary domestic fowls, but the important differences are few and easily 

 mastered. But the great thing is to actually do what's right. Knowing and 

 doing are very different matters. 



Turkeys adapt themselves easily to various climates and can be raised 

 successfully whether you live far south in Texas or north in Canada, and 

 thrive equally well under conditions so unlike as those found in New England 

 and in California. Fact is you can raise them any- where if you (1) start 

 with the right stock and (2) give the right care. 



The right stock is any stock that is itself individually strong and healthy. 

 It must then be kept so. Turkey stock quickly shows bad effects from in- 

 breeding. The only way to keep up the constitutional vigor of the birds is 

 to introduce new toms, selecting always vigorous medium sized males and 

 mating each with about five mature hen birds, making sure always that ^ the 

 hens are also strong and vigorous. Some successful breeders consider eight 

 to twelve hens a good proportion to each torn. Pullets do not lay eggs so 

 large as those laid by yearling and two year old hens, and their poults are 

 not so strong. 



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Illustration No. 18. Bronze Turkey. 



