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TURKEYS— THEIR CARE AND MANAGEMENT. 



every case have found them from five to ten pounds short. I 

 am aware that turkeys will lose about two pounds in transit, 

 no matter how short the distance, but seldom more. Then 

 again you will notice prominent breeders using cuts that 

 have been in existence for years as if said cuts were from 

 photographs of their stock. A case of his kind which 

 amused me and caused me not to trust a leading breeder 

 with my order was to find a cut on his envelope and under- 

 neath labeled "S 3rd, 1st prize cockerel at C , 1899," 



and right in front of the cut in small type was "F. L. Sewell, 

 1897," which showed that the cut was made before the bird 

 it was supposed to represent was hatched. 



In regard to advertising, I would say try small ads in 

 different papers and then increase the space in those papers 

 which give best results. Do not try to make people believe 

 you have the only good ones on earth, but state just what 

 you have done in the show room and what you have to offer. 

 Showing comes under the head of advertising, and I find it 

 must be done or we drop out. I would say exhibit at the 

 largest shows, as it is not the amount of money you can 

 "clear" at the show, but the amount of reputation for good 



stock that you can gain. Answer all correspondence 

 promptly and be careful to answer all questions asked as 

 far as it lies in your power. Upon receipt of an order ac- 

 knowledge by first mail, stating what day you will ship. 



For shipping coops I use dry basswood. Take four pieces 

 one and one-half by one and one-half inches and thirty 

 inches long for corner posts. Nail two pieces three inches 

 wide, two feet long and one-half inch thick on each end, and 

 two pieces three inches wide, three feet long and one-half 

 inch thick on each side. This will give you a light square 

 frame. Nail on a bottom of one-half-inch basswood and two 

 pieces three inches wide, one-half-inch thick on top. Tack 

 factory cotton all around the coop and after the cotton is on 

 nail lath about four inches apart around the coop. This 

 makes a light, strong coop in which to ship a pair of young 

 turkeys. 



For old birds it would have to be larger in every way, 

 and for a single bird it could be narrower. I generally try 

 to ship by night trains, as the birds are quieter at night and 

 do not abuse themselves so much by breaking their feathers 

 and bruising their flesh. W. J. BELL. 



Fig. 6— Sweepstakes Bronze Turkey at Ontario Provincial Show, Cuelph, 1900. 

 Bred and Exhibited by W. J. Bell. 



