Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1920 — PEOPLE MUST HAVE TURKEY [ARTICLE]

PEOPLE MUST HAVE TURKEY

Always Willing to Pay High Prices for the Chief Feature of Thank*. giving Dinner. New York spends about $3,000,000 on its Thanksgiving dinner, with turkey as its chief feature. The dealers say if it cost a dollar per pound they would sell just about as many. Turkey on Thanksgiving is traditional in America, and the farmer knows it He fattens his best birds and saves them for this day. Without realizing it the fanner thus corners the market until the price gets high enough. Then he sells. But the people will have their turkey and this year the dealers expect a greater demand than ever, although they are selecting smaller birds In order to meet it. The great part of the city’s turkey supply comes from the Middle West — Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Maryland and Kentucky send large consignments. This year “turkey specials" are run from St. Louis. A year ago one of these trains brought 32,000 birds for the local market. Vast numbers of turkeys are raised In Missouri and Texas. The product of the latter state, where the birds feed on sage and sunflower seeds, is highly regarded. According to reports, however, the output of both of these sections has been effectively cornered this year.