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of 25 lb. weight — which had better be reduced 

 by short feeding for a while, or he may 

 damage the hens severely — and half a dozen 

 hens, which have reached their second season. 

 Details of breeding, feeding, and management 

 may be found in the works suggested at the 

 end of these remarks. We would caution 

 the breeder against investing money in a 

 flock of turkeys miless he knows exactly 

 what to buy, and further, how to manage them 

 successfully. Books which deal with this 

 subject are of great assistance to the breeder 

 when they are the work of practitioners, for 

 after all actual experience is the only safe 

 guide. 



A small flock such as we have named may 

 help the breeder to realise a hundred pounds, 

 if he is able to obtain sufficient Christmas 

 orders for all he rears, and he should make a 

 point of reaching 18 lb. to 20 lb. at least for 

 his cockerels, which should realise an average 

 of a guinea each, and of keeping the largest 

 and most healthy pullets for use or sale as 

 hens, when he should obtain considerably 

 more. Where turkeys are unusually large, 

 as they may be if the stock is of the best, 

 and the feeding good, many of the finest of 

 the flock may be sold at enhanced prices 



