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boiled eggs with dried bread crumbs. After the fourth day 

 this may be replaced with hulled oats, cracked corn, and 

 cracked wheat. Fine grit and charcoal should be kept before 

 them at all times. The young poult must not be allowed to 

 wander over the farm till it has grown large enough to be strong 

 and out of danger of the ills the baby poult is heir to. This 

 will require about five to six weeks. It is a good plan to con- 

 fine the hen turkey, as is the case of the hen with baby chicks. 



Poults must not be allowed to run in the dewy grass, or be 

 out in a rainstorm. They must be protected from excessive 

 heat by being provided with shade. 



If the turkeys begin to "hang around" the buildings it is an 

 indication that they are not securing enough feed on the range. 

 It is then necessary to feed them. This feed may consist of 

 a grain ration, consisting of corn, wheat, and oats, equal 

 parts. 



When it is desired to prepare them for market it is advisable 

 to place them in yards, so as to limit their exercise. Gradu- 

 ally bring them up to full feed. Besides grain, such as corn, 

 wheat, and oats, they should have all the milk they will drink, 

 and they should be fed twice a day and given all they will 

 clean up as soon as on full feed. 



DUCKS AND GEESE 



During the laying season ducks should be confined in the 

 house till about 9 o'clock in the morning. By this time most 

 of the eggs will be laid. Ducks have a tendency to lay their 

 eggs in the yard. 



On Long Island, in 1914, there was 1,165,000 ducks hatched. 

 Mr. Hallock, one of the largest and most successful breeders 

 on the island, told the writer that his ration for old breeding 

 ducks was as follows: 



Wheat bran 10 parts. 



Cornmeal 10 " 



No. 2 flour 1 part. 



Ground alfalfa 2 parts. 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 5.9. 



Mixed and fed as mash, using water in mixing. 



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