the English Norfolk turkey, the Slate
turkey, and the red Bourbon turkey,
which is similar to the Buff turkey . In
addition to the North American wild
turkey, the Mexican wild turkfly still
affords splendiii sport, as does also the
Honduras turkey, which is found in
various parts of Central America, both
birds being resplendent and of savory
flesh.
The turkey bulletin of the Depart
ment of Agriculture above mentioned
is a brief booklet which will certainly
FOR A YEARS’ SUBSCRIPTION TO
be read with interest by anyone grow
ing or caring for turkeys. It describes
the different verities, and devotes fif
teen or twenty pages to the selection
and care of breeding stock, turkey
and, to have this influence to the houses and ranges. Incubation, batch
fullest extent, wril-proportioned, vigor ing, growing and feeding the birds,
Because«
ous females In their second or third (marketing and also the ailments to
year should be selected as breeders.
for one reason, it is worth more than ten dollars for one year for
It Costs Ten Cents
It’s Worth Ten Dollars
The great American bird, the bird
which will scream back an answer to
you every time you imitate bls "gob
ble” or otherwis»' “make a noise like a
gobble,” has along with his domestl-
cator, man, driven the other American
bird far into the back woods, figura
tively and actually.
When the Indians owned the land,
the eagle and the turkey stood on
Ing, people have become so disheart
ened In some localities with the mea
ger results of their efforts to grow
turkeys for market that they have de
sisted from the attempt.
Mr. T. F. McGrew, of New York, a
weli-known Judge of poultry and a
writer on breeds and breeding, has
written a turkey bulletin for the De
partment of Agriculture which is
known as Farmers’ Bulletin No. 200,
and in this he says that there is no
other kind of livestock that will return
so large a profit to the successful pro
ducer as will poultry, and no kiml of
poultry is more profitable than turkeys
when properly handled. The fact that
turkeys will, from the time they are
six weeks old until winter sets In,
gain the greater part of their entire
living from bugs, g-asshoppers aDd
waste grain that they pick up In their
wanderings over the range, assures
their existence through this period at
little or no cost to the grower. In
other words, they may be termed self
sustaining foragers, where they have
sufficient range.
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are being taught music—or if they are not then they ought to
Music in the Family
is the surest way to interest the children and entertain the boys
girls where they will be under the uplifting influence of the H
Environment.
The Music Department
in Maxwell’s Homemaker Magazine is conducted by a sticcei
teacher of music of more than ten years’ experience, who has s'
markable insight into the musical needs of child life and an unuj
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terest to the Homemaker,
The Bronze Turkey.
YOUNG BRONZE COCKS.
probably an equal footing, the one the
tyrant of the air and the other the
king of game birds. Both were hunt
ed by the India", the eagle to furnish
plumes for bls war bonnet, end the
turkey, of course, for food.
But now the eagle seldom Is hunted
and still more seldom ever killed or
captured, while the turkey is found
in hundreds of thousands Of farm
yards.
Although the North American wild
turkey Is a bon'it.fill and resplendent
gnme bird, with feathers of black,
shaded with a rich bronze and illumi
nated with a lustrous finish of coppery
color, his domesticated cousin, while
Improved nothing In appearance, lias
been bred up to outweigh any other
domestic fowl, thirty or thirty-five
pounds tielng not uncommon among
prize turkey flecks.
According to the Department of
Agriculture the growing of turkeys
has Improved within the last few
years as a result of ■» determined effort
on the part of producers of v hat Is
termed "standard bred or exhibition”
stock to demonstrate that it Is more
profitable to use p”re bred breeding
stock than the smaller and less vigor
ous stock of days gone by. Their
efforts to Introduce throughout the
country the severnl standard varie
ties of turkeys have greatly Improved
our turkey growing Industry. This
effort has supplied rich, new, vigorous
blood throughout the whole country,
adding strength and virility to In
numerable flocks, many of which had
become
considerably
deteriorated
through Inbreeding.
Deterioration Through
This turkey holds the post of honor.
It Is possibly a cross between the wild
turkey and the tame turkey, which lat
ter Is generally believed to have de
scended from either the North Ameri-
cen wild turkey, the Mexican wild
turkey or the Honduras or Ocellated
turkey. Its beautiful rich plumage
and Its size have come from its wild
progenitor. To malutaln these desir
able qualities, crosses are continually
necessary. In this way the mammoth
size has been gained, the standard
weight ranging from sixteen to thirty-
six pounds, uncording to age and sex.
The coloring of tills variety is a
ground of black blazoned or shaded
with bronze. This shading is rich and
glowing, and when the sun's rays are
reflected from these colors, they shine
like polished steel. The female is not
as rich in color as the male, but both
have the same color and shadings.
Much of this richness of color is lost
Inbreeding.
The fact tlint one fecundation is
sufilclent to render fertile all the eggs
of oae laying has made possible the
andermlning of the health and vigor
of the present-day domestic turkey.
Being advised of this, hundreds of
people depend upon their nelghlxirs’
flocks for the services of a male and
pay no attention to the matter of
breeding stock except to keep one or ,
two turkey hens. This lias reduced
many of the turkeys throughout the
country almost to a condition of im
becility. The lack of vigor In a large
partion of the breeding stock through-
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THE SORTII AMERICAS WILD TURKEY.
Do not select the very large specimens which turkeys are subject
Drop a postal to your member of
for this purpose; those of a medium
size are usually the best, Discard the Congress or Senator, and he will send
times. as you one.
undersized females at all times,
they are of but little value as pro-
Food Value of Eggs.
tlueers. Length of shank and thigh.
If out of proportion, should not be mis-
Popular belief to the contrary, there
is no difference in the nutritive quali
ties of eggs with dark shells and those
with light. Their flavor is affected by
the food of the fowl for good or for
evil. Exhaustive experiments by well
equipped investigators prove that the
egg deserves its reputation as an
easily assimilated and highly nutri
tious food, if eaten raw or lightly
cooked. Such experiments alci show
that eggs at twelve cents a dozen are
a cheap source of nutrients; at six
teen cents, somewhat expensive, and
at twenty-five cents and over, highly
extravagant.
The basis of comparison was the
market prices of standard flesh foods
considered in relation to their nutri
tive elements. But there is a physio
logical constituent of eggs which is of
great value, yet it defies the search of
the scientist or the inquisition of the
statistician, and that is their palata-
bility. Unless a food, however rich in
proteins, is relished, it loses much of
its value, while, per contra, a less
chemically desirable food that is en
joyed becomes valuable by reason of
that fact.
GROUP OF WHITE TURKEYS.
through Inbreeding, ns It is Improved
by each cross with the wild specimens.
Of all our domestic fowls none suffer
from Inbreeding so much as turkeys.
This should I k - guarded against at all
times. If it is hoped to gain the best
results.
Naturally the Bro"-o turkey should
lie the largest In size, the most vigor
ous iu constitution, and the most prof-
taken for size; full-rounded body and
breast Indicate value most clearly; size
and strength of bone indicate constitu
tional vigor which should I m * maintain
ed through the selection of the very
best at all times for producing stock.
When special care Is given to the se
lection of the breeding stock, and the
grower bears in mind those profitable
characteristics—compactness of form,
length of breast and body, and con
stitutional vigor—the most satisfactory
results may come from the growing of
this variety.
But no matter how
much care may be given these condi
tions, only partial success will come if
inbreeding Is permitted. Tile us<* of
oversized males with small females is
of less advantage than the use of
smaller males with well-matured,
medium-sized females.
The Narragansett Turkey.
This turkey Is a noble looking, full
chested bird but is not so large as the
Bronze. His color Is a black back
ground with a steel-gray edge to the
feather which imparts a metallic
black-and-bronze luster. The cocks, or
toms, weigh from 20 to 30 pounds, and
some old ones have gone 40 pounds.
The Narragansett Is a desirable breed
ami some growers declare that they
will reach market size and condition
in less time thuu the Bronze turkeys.
The Buff Turkey.
As bred for market these turkeys are
a reddish buff or tight chestnut color
mixed with white and some dark
shadings. They are highly valued in
some localities for their quick growth
and for their attactiveness when
dressed, although they do not run as
the Naragansett or the Bronze.
The White Turkey-
A FORTY POUND HHO\ZE GORHt.KR
the country has Jeopardized to a | liable to grow This would be th»* sta
certain extent the production of a tus of the variety at present wen* it
•afltelent number *f market turkeys to | not that too lltth* attention has been
supply the demand. In fact, uot fully ( given to the selection of the females
realizing that their fallnr** was large I for breeding stock. It should be fully
|v due tn undermining the vitality of understood that size and constitutional
their breeding stock through Inbreed- [vigor come largely through the female.
oat
In America the white variety !s
called the White Holland turkey. In
Fnglnnd they are known as “Austrian
Whites." where tbev are consider»*«!
sports from other turkeys. They -an.-e
from 10 pounds for rottnr hens to 2fl
pounds for old cocks, although they
have run as high ns 33 pounds at fairs.
Mr. McGrew states that white turkeys
are quite ns easy tn grow as any other
variety, and he states that one cannot
select a iH-tter kl"d for all uses than
the White Holland. Tiler grow to the
most profitable sizes, dress beautifully
for market, their light, pinkish-white
shanks nd»l to their appearance; and
with them, as with all white poultry,
the pin feathers show less than in
darker rarities. The very largest tur
keys are not as profitable either to
grow or to sell. The medium sizes—
from 9 to IS pounds dressed—are the
most desirable for family use.
Other turkeys are the Black turkey,
similar to. If uot much the same, as
FAIR STUDENTS IN REVOLT.
Object to the Measuring Methods of
Their Gymnasium Instructor.
He Was Incorruptnble.
In the opening days of the American
Revolution, when France had recog
nized the independence of the United
States, and we had shown ourselves
determined upon stubborn resistance,
the English Parliament were driven to
a final “conciliatory bill” for the re
covery of their colonial possessions.
Most everything was conceded by this
act, but nowhere was allusion made
to absolute independence. Lord Car
lisle, William Edsen and Gov. John
stone, in the capacity of special com
missioners, brough the bill to America
and lost little time submitting the plan
of conciliation to Congress, together
with an insolent letter. That body
hardly gave it consideration, but forth
with rejected the plan proposed by
the ministry.
Foiled in every attempt, but not dis
mayed, the commissioners now re
sorted to measures distinguished in
infamy and baseness. They opened
secret correspondence with members
of Congress, and, through a female
agent, Mr. Reed, a delegate from
Pennsylvania, was offereil $50,000 and
the best oflico in the colonies that his
tpajesty could b»*stov.' if he woulil use
his influence in favor of the concilia
tory bill. Mr Reed's reply, as well as
memory, should be enshrined in the
hearts of every loyal Pennsylvanian.
It was simply this; “I am not worth
purchasing, but such as I am. the
King of England is not rich enough to
do it.”
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The girls of the freshman and sopho are not If they arc, they are useless, tain the description of exactly what youw
more classes of the University of Cin and if not, they are evil; in either
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traces of tears on their cheeks, and
Such was the logic that led to the
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At first the girls did not know what
“scheduling" meant when they re ritny tells us that Homer’s Iliad,
ceived confidential notes from Miss with Its 15.000 verses was tvritten in a
Edna Earl Hope, teacher of the girls’ space as small as a walnut shell.
gymnasium work at the ’varsity.
We have published some good ones
Their presence alone in her private In more remote times nn account Is ially suited for fanners. Books that will b
room was requested at such anti such given of nn ivory chariot constructed every farmer to make more out of his fa
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three, and says:
"There’s whore yon ought to be, and
may lie you’ll be that by the end of the
year, when th»* second physical exami
nation comes.”
The girls held an indignation meet
ing the latter part of the week, anil a
committee was secretly appointed to
wait on President Dabney.
"But." sai»l the girls on the commit
tee. “we would rather take one of
those scheduled things than to tell a
man nlxiut It.”
Because of the excitement of those
girls who were "scheduled" Miss Hope
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lug tbe “teat”.
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