Agriculture .. . according tothe weather and temperature, good sanitary conditions in every respect,proper food, exercise, cleanliness. (b) Quarantine — Whenever fowls are purchased keep them bythemselves as long as there is danger of their contracting diseases from onesown stock or transmitting them to old stock. (c) Prevent outside flocks from coming in contact with members ofones own flock or even feeding on the same ground. Pigeons also shouldbe kept away. They are, says Robinson, the worst disease mongers ofall domestic birds. (d) Promptly care for all fowls which seem the least indispose
Agriculture .. . according tothe weather and temperature, good sanitary conditions in every respect,proper food, exercise, cleanliness. (b) Quarantine — Whenever fowls are purchased keep them bythemselves as long as there is danger of their contracting diseases from onesown stock or transmitting them to old stock. (c) Prevent outside flocks from coming in contact with members ofones own flock or even feeding on the same ground. Pigeons also shouldbe kept away. They are, says Robinson, the worst disease mongers ofall domestic birds. (d) Promptly care for all fowls which seem the least indisposed—Cor-rect wrong conditions as soon as they are noticed. Too often correctivemeasures are neglected until the disease has positively developed. It maynot be possible to prevent disease entirely but a large share of it can beprevented. CXLIV — TURKEYS. 843. General considerations — The turkey is the favorite table fowl inthe United States. Good turkeys are always in demand and bring good 820 AGRICULTURE ;. Fig. 284. Pair of Bronze Turkeys. prices in the Eastern markets. It has become increasingly difficult to rearthem in the older sections of the country. In some parts of New Englandwhere they were formerly common, a flock of turkeys is now seldom seen. 844. Breeds of turkeys — There are comparatively few breeds of tur- keys. The Bronze is the largest,hardiest, and most popular, andusually the most profitable. Adultcocks may weigh about 36 pounds ;hens, 20 pounds. The hens are poorlayers. The Narragansett ranks nextto the Bronze in size and in popu-larity. The weight of the adult cockis about 30 pounds, that of the hen18 pounds. Slate, Buff, and Blackturkeys are not generally are from 2 to 3 pounds lighterthan the Narragansett. The WhiteHolland is the smallest breed, the cock weighing about 26 pounds, the hen16 pounds. The cross between the Wild turkey and the Bronze producesa very desirable fowl. They easily be-come wild if mismanaged. If properlyhandled
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