The Farm-poultry . W. B. Atherton, Secretary of Boston Show paid $).5(1 for him. He was a pet and itwas dangerous for children to be nearhim, for lie was a fighter and wouldmake it hot for a man sometimes whenhe hooked a mans leg with his spursfrom behind. He did this when I wasntwatching. I had to file down his spursto a very blunt point. He was used byme in his second year of breeding withvery good results. I raised ]2r) turkeysthat year. The young gobblers averagedclose to .?4 apiece that year, and I hadabout 7) of them. The young hens Isaved for breeders; they weighed aboutL> pounds, on
The Farm-poultry . W. B. Atherton, Secretary of Boston Show paid $).5(1 for him. He was a pet and itwas dangerous for children to be nearhim, for lie was a fighter and wouldmake it hot for a man sometimes whenhe hooked a mans leg with his spursfrom behind. He did this when I wasntwatching. I had to file down his spursto a very blunt point. He was used byme in his second year of breeding withvery good results. I raised ]2r) turkeysthat year. The young gobblers averagedclose to .?4 apiece that year, and I hadabout 7) of them. The young hens Isaved for breeders; they weighed aboutL> pounds, on the average, at New turkeys were fed on a lot of water-melons and cantaloupes which helpedthem along in their growth. The third season I had 75 hens and 5gobblers from which I hatched 1,500 tur-keys, and raised about 550 of them withthe aid of a partner. I cleared $750 andthe living expenses for that year. The fourth year was a total failure asfar as profits were concerned. I raised5U young turkeys whi
Size: 1444px × 1731px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectpoultrynortheasterns
