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TOLD TO KEEP I IMPROVING STOCKMore Than 300 Attend Big Turkey Meeting at Wlse-land FarnMRS. MILLER'S BIG FLOCK OF 1,300 AMAZES CROWDGiant Bronze Gobblers Pranoe Around Like the World ia TheirsRetkjt'.-iam'fi great turkey industry—1which puts 60,000 birds on the market at an avenge ext to the producer of around $4 per bird—. o/ba told yetctftrriaj’ at x 1«.rgn ga.th- • erlng of turkey producers, guests ] of Mrs. G. Luther Miller at the Wlseland Farm, that Its iurther development atpng more profitable lines rests upon bcctor breeding] modem feeding and modem sanitation of turkey houses and ranges.Between 300 and 400 turkey farmers attended the gathering. They came from as far Siuth os Lee! county, from West Virginia I from many counties on this and ] the other 'sfde or the Blue Ridge i mountains. Many of tliom were j amassed by the magnitude or Mrs. I Miller’s turkey ranch odd the bsou- • tlful alsht wldlt;th the 1,300 bkifc. made m the huge bronze gobblers, strutted up and down one of the • turkey yards. * * ' jCrowd Sat in Chairs oa Lahl 'The crowd sat in chairs on the lawn to hear the speakers. They Included Mrs. Miller, who made a short welcome' address. M. O. Kilpatrick, of the Virginia Extension Division, Blacksburg; Prof. J. D. Munroe, Mr. Turner and Mr. Sfc-MMIaa. of the Allied Mills Co.. County Agent 9. M. Cox presided. Turkey sandwiches and coffee \?ere .served after .the oratory.the years' X have speyt In turkey raising,- said Mrs. Miller- in telling her.yeotur* to the Dally Niw-seMnl ••‘I hays--found that the mlt;Nrt hnpcrlant' flrtng in raising big- turfceya U- good breeding stock. *1 selected the giant bronze seven years *€*. They put on more1 pounda more .'rapidly. j*Uow- j«d to grow to fuU'4ov«Kdpmet}. these turkfiyj will weigh from 80 to JS pounds ea breeders. The turkeys marketed generally weigh from 20 to 23 rounds.Gflod Feed and Sanitation.“Next to good stock, the moet Important thing should fc* good feed and sanitation. X never feed my turkey* on the ground. X feed them in trcdgh* or containers. Thedrinking vessels should be. kept clean. The roosting houses also should be kept clean, and sanitary. Good Judgment, in handling the turkey Industry, la needed aa In any other business. - -Mrs. Miller a I/o jk«i lata her turkey? range over a field wore than two years- Alter two years, the range is placed on another section of her ■'Wiseland Perm.«‘ . Her giant bronze turkeys have won such a reputation for health and hardiness that ahc sells the bulk of her blrde tor breeding purposes, shipping breeders to all parts of the East. Many of the distant visit* ora to the form yesterday ware customers of Mrs. MlUer- They make frequent pilgrimages to the Wise-land farm to sUidy Mrs. MUlers method) of production and inspect her flc*k-Ktax of the Hock.The king of Mrs. Miller’s flock is Gold 3ank/Zmperar,* a giant gobbler that knows bow to strut his port- This bird has won the first prises at the Virginia State Pair and first prisee at- ««n«n county fairs. Gold Bank anpeiut1’ waa not eicna in his strutting, ’niere seemed to be hundreds of other gobbiera who were ss proud u he. Urey pranced around the yards as tf they knew they were on .display before the- eyes of the Mg crowd. They Mou»d to enjoy the occasion. The hens appeared wflHug tojet the gobblers do eU of the high hat stuff.The UM turkeys w* driven from the various yards Into era yard for the exhibition. They wnrtitirt-\(Omtioned lt;n last page)
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Daily News-Record
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Fri, Nov 20, 1931
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