170 FATTENING. 



ting, the turkey cock (or gobbler, as he is 

 termed by unlettered rustics) should be re- 

 moved and kept apart from the flock until 

 they are half grown, as he becomes trouble- 

 some, and frequently kills the young ones. 



The demand for turkeys in winter, and 

 especially for Thanksgiving, New-Year's 

 Day, and Christmas, is so great, that they 

 are usually reserved for that season ; indeed, 

 it is a general belief that they will not fatten 

 properly until cold weather. This, howev- 

 er, is a great mistake, as any one may sat- 

 isfy himself by making the experiment. By 

 attention to feeding them properly with corn 

 and buckwheat, both of which are improved 

 by previously soaking them in water, or with 

 boiled rice, sweetened with a little sugar or 

 molasses, we may have them ready for the 

 spit at a much earlier period, when they will 

 probably command a higher price than at 

 the seasons above mentioned, when, from 

 the glutted state of the market, they often 

 sell for less than their actual value. 



The diseases of turkeys are similar to 

 those of common fowls, and require the 



