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key-chick that comes out of the shell, and do this nine 
years out of ten, without much respect to wet or dry 
seasons, while another loses from a half to three quarters 
with about the same uniformity? We know of men 
with whom success is the established rule. They are 
very systematic in this, as in all their other businesc 
We visited one of these thrifty farmers, who raised one 
hundred and sixty-five turkeys last year from nine hens, 
and upon inquiry found that he did about the same thing 
every year. We wanted to know just how he managed 
Fig. 81—BRONZE TURKEY. 
to secure this uniform result, and found him communi 
cative. He insists upon good stock to begin with—th: 
best always selected to breed from. Then he places 
great reiiance upon regular feeding during the fall and 
winter, so that the flock becomes very gentle, and the 
hens make their nests immediately about the sheds and 
barns in places prepared for them. This is a great safe- 
guard against foxes, skunks, crows, hawks, and other 
creatures that destroy the birds or their eggs. When 
the young first come off the nest, they are confined in 
