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will also frequently breed good cockerels, if one or two of the females are 
rather more lightly laced than their neighbours, but this lacing, though narrow, 
should also be very dense, and free from a white fringe on the outside. 
Any bird showing white in the earlobes should be debarred from the 
breeding pen. ‘This is a fault in some strains which should be bred out. 
Golden Wyandottes are, or should be, the fac-similes of the Silvers in all 
but colour. Where the latter are white and black, the former are brown and 
black. Goldens are at present a little more difficult to breed than the Silvers. 
For a long time they did not make much headway in this country, and 
specimens got too much inbred to not very desirable mates, and they 
languished ; but the boom came. America sent some splendid specimens to 
recruit our strains, while some breeders on this side most certainly filtered in 
a little Indian Game blood. Now the Goldens are full of life and vigour, and 
stand out as worthy members of the great Wyandotte race. But their combs 
are sometimes a bit of a bother to get good, and their colour often tends to a 
very dark brown, instead of the rich golden hue so much desired. I hope to 
have something to say about their breeding. as well as that of some of the 
other varieties, in an early issue.— Farmer and Stockbreeder. 
INTERESTING TO TURKEY RAISERS. 
An Indiana (U.S.A.) turkey raiser gives the following twenty-six pointers 
on turkey raising which have been printed by the Florida Agriculturist :— 
1. Never let the young turkeys get wet. The slightest dampness is fatal. 
2, Feed nothing the first twenty-four hours after they are hatched. 
3. Before putting them in the coop see that it is perfectly clean and free 
from lice, and dust them three times a week with Persian insect powder. 
4. Be sure the hen is free from lice. Dust her, too. 
5. Look out for mites and the large lice on the heads, neck, and vents. 
Grease heads, necks, and vents with lard, but avoid kerosene. 
6. Nine-tenths of the young turkeys die from lice. Remember that. 
7. Filth will soon make short work of them. Feed on clean surfaces. 
Give water in a manner so they can only wet their beaks. 
8. The first week feed a mixture of one egg beaten, and sifted ground oats 
or rolled oats, mixed with salt to taste, and cooked as bread, then crumbled for 
them; with milk or curds so they can drink all they want. Feed every two 
hours early and late. 
9. Give a little raw meat every day; also finely chopped onions or other 
tender green food. 
10. After the first week keep wheat and ground bone in boxes before them 
all the time, but feed three times a day on a mixture of cornmeal, wheat 
middlings, ground oats, all cooked, and to which chopped green food is added. 
11. Mashed potatoes, cooked turnips, cold rice, and such will always be in 
order. 
12. Two much of hard-boiled egg will cause bowel disease. 
13. Remove coop to fresh ground often in order to avoid filth. 
14. Ground bone, fine gravel, ground shells and a dust bath must be 
provided. : 
15. Give them liberty on dry, warm days. 
16. They must be carefully attended to until well feathered. 
17. Finely cut fresh bones, from the butcher’s with adhering meat, are 
excellent. 
