Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1917 — Raise Turkeys on Ranches. [ARTICLE]

Raise Turkeys on Ranches.

Exclusive turkey ranches are found in the unsettled foothill regions of California and in parts of Arizona and other Western states, where ft thousand or more turkeys are raised each season. ■ - The establishments are located where the range is unlimited and the natural food of the turkey, such as grasshoppers and other Insects, green vegetables and the seeds of various weeds and grasses, is abundant.- Advantage also is taken on these ranches of the turkey’s relish for acorns, and where these arb plentiful but little grain need be used for fattening in the rail. The large flocks of turkeys are managed much like herds of sheep, being taken out to the range early in the morning and brought home to roost at night, says an exchange. They are herded during the day by men either on foot Or on horseback, and by dogs especially trained for the work.