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especially  during  the  prevalence  of  east  or  north-east  winds, 
that  is  not  sufficient.  An  excellent  plan  which  I first  saw  on 
a Suffolk  farm  is  to  plant  a field  in  i-ye  grass,  and  as  soon  as 
the  rye  is  tall  enough,  to  cut  lanes  with  the  mower  in  various 
directions,  but  always  to  avoid  the  prevailing  winds.  The 
coops  are  then  placed  therein,  so  that  the  young  turkeys  have 
all  the  benefit  of  fresh  ground  and  are  completely  protected 
from  the  wind  which  blows  above  their  heads.  Very  often  we 
have  the  combination  of  an  east  wind  and  sunshine.  On  open 
ground  the  warmth  of  the  sun’s  rays  are  more  than  counter- 
acted by  the  biting  air.  But  under  the  plan  noted  it  is  not  so. 
When  the  hen  is  at  liberty  she  will  strip  the  heads  of  the 
grass,  and  the  chicks  will  devour  the  seeds  with  avidity.  At 
about  eight  weeks  the  red  begins  to  appear  on  the  heads,  and 
soon  afterwards  the  hen  feels  that  her  part  of  the  task  is  over. 
If  the  coops  are  moved  gradually  near  to  the  i)erches  or  trees 
they  quickly  begin  to  roost  there,  often  led  by  the  hen  herself. 
By  this  time  the  serious  difficulties  of  the  turkey  raiser  should 
be  over,  as  the  growing  chicks  are  now  found  to  he  as  hardy  as 
any  other  class  of  poultry. 
Feeding. 
The  feeding  of  stock  turkeys  does  not  differ  materially 
from  that  of  the  other  classes  of  poultry,  as  they  obtain  an 
abundant  supply  of  green  stuff  and  natural  food  by  foraging. 
The  chief  object  should  be  to  maintain  them  in  hard  condition, 
which  can  best  be  secured  by  giving  them  as  much  liberty  as 
possible,  and  encouraging  them  to  seek  for  whatever  food  they 
can  obtain.  With  heavy  birds  a considerable  amount  of 
damage  would  result  if  they  were  allowed  to  wander  over 
gl  owing  crops,  but  early  in  the  year,  even  upon  arable  land, 
they  may  be  permitted  access  to  the  cultivated  fields.  As  a 
rule,  however,  they  must  necessarily  be  restricted  to  pastures. 
Such  food  as  is  provided  for  them  is  with  a view  of  making 
good  any  deficiency  in  natural  supplies,  and  any  of  the  ordinary 
grains — wheat,  oats,  barley — can  be  fed,  now  and  again  giving  a 
feed  of»  beans  or  peas.  Whole  cereals  or  legumes  yield  more 
favourable  results  than  meals,  keeping  the  body  muscles  in 
firmer  condition.  But  it  should  always  be  remembered  that 
turkeys  are  great  eaters  of  grass  and  other  forms  of  green  food, 
and  that  health  can  only  be  maintained  by  plentiful  provision 
of  vegetable  products.  This  applies  to  adult  and  young  birds 
alike.  The  advantage,  however,  of  broken  ground  is  that  they 
find  exercise  in  seeking  for  seeds,  &c.,  which  are  more  available 
than  on  grass  lands.  Steamed  clover-hay  is  very  serviceable  in 
a season  when  grass  is  deficient  in  quantity  or  quality. 
How  to  feed  young  turkeys  in  order  to  secure  the  best 
results  is  a problem  which  meets  those  who  attempt  this 
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