. The Eastern poultryman . this flock are your next year's breeders, get rid of the market birds as early as possible, and do nor keep the breeding stock too fat all winter, as this has a ten- dency to bring on indigestion, liver trouble, etc., and not only cause you to lose many old birds before next season closes, but will weaken the young, caus- ing a large per cent of them to die before they reach maturity. The breeder is not always to blame if he does not raise a goodly flock each season; climatic con- ditions which we are unable to guard against have much to do with this. We breeders now
. The Eastern poultryman . this flock are your next year's breeders, get rid of the market birds as early as possible, and do nor keep the breeding stock too fat all winter, as this has a ten- dency to bring on indigestion, liver trouble, etc., and not only cause you to lose many old birds before next season closes, but will weaken the young, caus- ing a large per cent of them to die before they reach maturity. The breeder is not always to blame if he does not raise a goodly flock each season; climatic con- ditions which we are unable to guard against have much to do with this. We breeders now have our third bad season in succession; this we all know from the price turkeys have commanded, and if all locations have suffered the loss of young poults that this one has the price for turkeys will not go down this season. The past spring and summer were so cold that there was no insect life to speak of, we have not seen a grasshopper as we remember the whole season. Probably they had plenty west of the Mississippi river, but this part of Illinois has not; but turkey breeders must not get discouraged next season may be a banner one.—B. F. Hislop, in American Poultry lournal. An Egg Tester Free.
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