CHAPTER XIX. 
RAISING TURKEYS. 
It isa joyful morning to the farmer when he discovers 
his first brood of young turkeys following the cautious 
tread and the low cluck of the mother, as she leaves her 
nest. The critical season of turkey-raising is now be 
fore him. Upon his constant care and watchfulness for 
vhe next three or four weeks depend his success and his 
profits. It isa matter of the first importance that the 
care of the young broods should be committed to some 
one individual. There is no substitute for personal 7e- 
sponsibility in carrying the young chicks through their 
first month. They are very tender, and they have many 
enemies from the start. The mother bird has wise in- 
stincts to guard her brood against harm in a state of 
nature, but in domestication she needs close watching 
to guard them against birds and beasts of prey, against 
roaming for food too early in the morning, and especial- 
ly against storms. If the farmer cannot attend to this 
himself, ne should put the care upon some one else who 
will look after the broods at short intervals during the 
day, and see them properly sheltered for the night. 
Women who have a fondness for the work make the best 
guardians of the young broods. Lach little flock should 
be counted every night, as they come to their roost, and 
if any are missing they should be looked after. They 
can be controlled in their wanderings, at first, by fre- 
quent feeding. Like all other birds, they follow the feed 
very strictly, and will not wander very far from food 
that is regularly and bountifully supplied. 
Why is it that one farmer will raise nearly every tur- 
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