Fruit Growing in Hungary. 



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About five weeks before they are to be killed, if it is thought 

 desirable to house the birds, an outhouse, with a partially open 

 front to the south or west, should be chosen for the purpose, 

 but the birds must be kept clean and provided with fresh water 

 and pure grit. The perches should be placed at a height of 

 not more than three feet from the floor. Better results will 

 be obtained if turkeys are kept confined to the house during 

 this period. When, however, a suitable house is not available 

 the birds may be allowed their liberty and given as much food 

 as they will consume. For finishing purposes, the most suitable 

 foods are finely-ground oats, wheat meal or barley meal, with 

 an addition of a little Indian meal and cooked potatoes. 

 This mixture should, if possible, be prepared with skim, 

 separated, or butter-milk instead of water, and must be given 

 while warm. The birds should be allowed to eat as much as 

 they will take in the morning, and the food left over then 

 removed. Wheat, oats, barley, or Indian corn may be given 

 for the afternoon feed. With such feeding the birds will 

 increase rapidly in weight and the quality of the flesh will 

 be good.* 



Fruit Growing and Horticulture in Hungary. 



The Board have received from Mr. Andrew Gyorgy, the 

 Hungarian Consul-General in this country, a translation, which 

 he has been good enough to make for them, of a Report by the 

 late Hungarian Minister of Agriculture on the progress of 

 agriculture in Hungary in recent years. The Report also 

 contains an interesting account of the efforts made by the 

 Department of Agriculture to encourage and extend fruit 

 growing and horticulture, for which almost all parts of the 

 country are well adapted, 



Enquiry having been made as to the different varieties of fruit 

 trees best suited to the soil and climate of the country, State 



* Reprint of a leaflet (No. 32) issued by the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland. 



