Turkey Raising
by Stanley J. Marsden
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About this eBook
- Author
- Lee, Alfred R., 1887-
- Credits
- Produced by Tom Cosmas compiled from images made available by The Internet Archive.
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- SF: Agriculture: Animal culture
- Subject
- Turkeys
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 59546
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59546
- Release Date
- May 19, 2019
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.TURKEY RAISING
- 2.By Stanley J. Marsden and Alfred R. Lee, associate poultry husbandmen, Animal Husbandry Division, Bureau of Animal Industry [1]
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.THE TURKEY INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES
- 5.VARIETIES — THE BRONZE — THE WHITE HOLLAND — THE BOURBON RED — THE NARRAGANSETT — THE BLACK — THE SLATE
- 6.STANDARD WEIGHTS OF TURKEYS
- 7.SELECTING BREEDING STOCK
- 8.MANAGING BREEDING STOCK — BREEDING PENS OR ENCLOSURES — MATING — EGG PRODUCTION — CARE OF HATCHING EGGS — FEEDING — COMBATING DISEASES AND PESTS — BLACKHEAD — LICE AND MITES — PROTECTION FROM COLD, DAMPNESS, AND ENEMIES
- 9.INCUBATING TURKEY EGGS — NATURAL INCUBATION — ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION
- 10.RAISING POULTS — BROODING — NATURAL BROODING — ARTIFICIAL BROODING — SANITATION — LITTER — EARLY DEVELOPMENT — MARKING — FEEDING GROWING TURKEYS — FEEDING DURING THE FIRST 6 TO 8 WEEKS — FEEDING FROM 6 TO 8 WEEKS TO MARKETING TIME — GENERAL SUGGESTIONS FOR FEEDING — FEED CONSUMPTION AND COST OF GROWING — DEFORMED BREASTBONES
- 11.EQUIPMENT FOR RAISING TURKEYS — CONTAINERS FOR FEED AND WATER — HOUSES AND FENCES — PROTECTION AGAINST DOGS — DEVICES THAT PREVENT TAIL-FEATHER PICKING
- 12.RANGE MANAGEMENT OF GROWING TURKEYS
- 13.FATTENING TURKEYS FOR MARKET
- 14.MARKETING TURKEYS — WHEN TO MARKET — SELECTING BIRDS FOR MARKET — WITHHOLDING FEED BEFORE SLAUGHTER — KILLING AND PICKING — COOLING — PACKING
- 15.DRESSED-TURKEY GRADES
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