1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
267 
WILD BLOOD IN TURKEYS. 
A WORD OF CAUTION. 
So much has been said about crossing 
turkeys with wild blood, that many 
who have not already tried it, will do so 
this spring. I do not think too much 
can be said in favor of this cross, as long 
as one breeds from turkeys with wild 
blood in the gobbler only. 
Last year I had a large flock of one- 
eighth wild, Bronze hens, and a pure 
Bronze gobbler. They were all spring 
birds. The hens commenced laying the 
first part of April, making their nests 
near the house, but laying together 
badly. After they had laid about 10 
or 12 eggs apiece—our turkeys generally 
average about 18 eggs apiece—they 
wished to sit. Of course, since there 
were two or more laying on the same 
nest, 1 was compelled to move them be¬ 
fore giving them their eggs. I experi¬ 
enced much difficulty in doing this, since 
I find them less docile than the pure 
Bronze, often stealing from their nests 
before I could take them. Altogether 
they made restless sitters, although there 
were a few exceptions. 
After they had hatched their broods, 
they were confined in coops for about 
three weeks, the poults running at 
large. They bore their confinement 
fairly well, and made passable mothers. 
When we finally let them out, we ex¬ 
pected them to come back to the yard 
every night, as our turkeys had always 
done before. There we were disap¬ 
pointed, for they invariably went to 
roost wherever night overtook them, 
which was nearly always on our neigh¬ 
bor’s farm, and, unless driven home, 
never thought of coming. They wan¬ 
dered far and wide, making themselves 
a perfect nuisance to the neighborhood, 
and no end of trouble for us. In the 
latter part of July, when the little ones 
were about six weeks old, they were 
doing so much damage in a neighboring 
wheat field, that we shut the old ones in 
their coops, thinking that the poults 
would stay with them ; but the first 
thing in the morning they walked back 
to the field, paying no attention to their 
mother’s plaintive calls, and we were 
compelled to let them stay without the 
old ones, until the wheat was harvested 
thus incurring a severe loss from ex¬ 
posure. 
After repeated efforts in the fall, we 
were able to get our turkeys to stay per¬ 
manently at home, that is, what were 
left of them, which was less than one- 
half the original flock. Many, we think, 
were stolen, and others had gone into 
neighboring flocks. 
On another part of our farm, we had a 
flock of full-blood hens bred to a half 
wild tom. These turkeys stayed where 
they belonged, and the poults were the 
strongest and healthiest we had ever 
seen. The only drawback to this cross 
we found, was a habit they have when 
first hatched, of running off into the 
grass and hiding when anything fright¬ 
ened them, instead of going in the coop 
to their mother. This is serious if the 
grass is wet, and if they lose their way, 
which might often be the case. 
I now have tried raising one-fourth, 
one-eighth and one-sixteenth wild tur¬ 
keys, and, taking them altogether, much 
prefer the one-eighth, that is, a-quarter 
wild tom bred to pure Bronze hens. That 
amount of wild blood gives strong poults 
and early maturity, without perceptibly 
reducing their size, and only affecting 
their plumage in making the breast 
feathers more brilliant, and the tail a 
trifle dusky, where in the Bronze it is 
clean gray. s. m. h. 
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will be held in St. Louis, June 10, 1896. 
There will be many thousand people in 
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REGISTERED STOGK SALE 
— AT — 
“RIDGE FARM,” ALDENVILLE, PA., 
BEGINNING AT 9 O'CLOCK, A. M ., 
Wednesday, April 15, 1896, 
and continuing the next day if stock is not all sold on that date. 
43 Females and 13 Bulls, all Registered in the American 
Jersey Cattle Club. 
Cows have record of from 5,000 to 8,000 pounds of milk per year, and an average 
butter record of 306 pounds each. Several of the cows have records of from 14 to 
18K pounds of butter each per week. The herd is strong in blood of Stoke Pogis 
3d, Eurotas, Eurotisina, Tormentor, Catehfly, Lord Harry, etc. No better business 
herd in the United States. 
Stallion Brittanic, No. 20218, Two Brood Mares, safe with foal by Brittanic; three two-year-old 
Colts, and three yearlings by Brittanic, and two yearlings by Goldseeker No. 20474. Colts all from 
well-bred trotting mares and can show speed. 
Thirteen Berkshire Sows due to farrow in April and May; two Berkshire Boars, all registered, 
and as tine a lot as were ever bred on “ Ridge Farm.” 
Farm and Road Wagons, Harnesses, Sleighs, Farm Implements, one No. 3 Separator, and articles 
too numerous to mention. 
TERMS: Six months’ credit on approved notes bearing interest or two per cent discount for cash. 
All sums under $10 cash. 
Mrs. W. C NORTON, Aldenville, Pa 
Feeders of Stock 
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We wish to remind you of the 
Importance Of using liberally 
OUR LINSEED OIL MEAL. 
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can readily reason that prices must soon be higher. 
Address 
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Thoroughbred S. C. Brown and Buff Leg¬ 
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general-purpose fowl. Eggs from large, vigorous 
stock of the best breeding at $1.25 per 18. Send stamp 
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R AKE BIRDS FOR SALE—Show Birds. Breeding 
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20 North Street, Boston, Mass. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING 
White Guinea, Pekin Duck, Toulouse Geese, Light 
Brahma, B. and W. P. Rock, W. Wyandotte, Indian 
Game, Leghorn and Minorca. Circular and prices 
free. Agent for Lee’s Lice Killer. 
D. A. MOUNT, Jamesburg, N. J., Lock Box 17. 
LIGHT BRAHMAS and 
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Eggs—Light Brahma, $2 for 13; $3 for 26. 
Barred Plymouth Rock. II for 13. 
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The best egg producers; eggs, $1 per 13. 
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The “ Lakeside ” Herd. 
CLOTHILDE H. H. B. 1308. 
Milk record 26,021 pounds 2 ounces In a year. But¬ 
ter record, 28 pounds 2^ ounces In a week. 
We have 100 of this cow’s descendants for sale. If 
this Is the class of cattle you want, write to 
SMITHS & POWELL CO., Syracuse, N.Y. 
Registered Jersey 
BULL CALVES (under six months, none older) $40 
delivered. Sired by a son of Ida’s Stoke Pogis, out of 
dams of superior breeding and dairy quality. No 
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P. O. address ItOBT. F. SHANNON, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Linseed Oil Meal (O. P.) by bag or ton. 
Thoroughbred Jersey Cattle. 
Breeder of Thoroughbred Jersey Cattle, of the St. 
Lambert and Stoke Pogis 3rd families; and owner of 
the celebrated herd that produced 367 pounds of but¬ 
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Extra Good 
young A J. C. C. Bulls and Heit¬ 
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prices. E. L. CLARKSON. 14 W. 19th St., New York. 
Refer by permission to The Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE 
—Two pure JERSEY BULLS 
and two fine ST. BERNARD 
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Recorded Berkshire Swine, 
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30 Cheshire Pigs. Extra Fine. 
Ready to ship soon; 10 to 12 weeks old: pairs not akin 
First order gets best pair. History of Breed. Howto 
Grow Potatoes for 9 cents per Bushel, illustrated 
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