. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. urkeys do not require much food and dowell on farms which possess extensive fieldsover which they can much care cannot begiven to protect the youngbirds from the hot sun andfrom rainstorms, for they areextremely delicate ; but if thiscare is given they will growand develop rapidly. Theadults are strong and vigor-ous and little subject to dis-ease. It is not necessary tochange the male every food of the young birdsconsists especially of wheat,barley, oats, and Indian corn, coarsely groundand made into a paste
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. urkeys do not require much food and dowell on farms which possess extensive fieldsover which they can much care cannot begiven to protect the youngbirds from the hot sun andfrom rainstorms, for they areextremely delicate ; but if thiscare is given they will growand develop rapidly. Theadults are strong and vigor-ous and little subject to dis-ease. It is not necessary tochange the male every food of the young birdsconsists especially of wheat,barley, oats, and Indian corn, coarsely groundand made into a paste that is easy to crumble ;also hard-boiled eggs mixed with chopped alfalfaor clover and stale bread should be added totheir bill of fare. The raising of turkeys is one of the finestand most interesting of occupations and oughtto be practiced far more than it is at present. XIV. Swans The record of the winged domestic animals of the farm, the house, or the country place is not complete if no mention is made of the sziiiii, that graceful ornament of lakes and
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