Raising Turkeys in Partial Confinement

The number of turkeys on Indiana farms has shown a consistent decrease from 1890 to the present time. The census report of 1890 listed Indiana as having over five hundred thousand turkeys while the report of 1920 showed slightly more than one hundred thousand and the number is still diminishing. This situation applies to all but four of the north central states in the United States. The states of Kansas and Nebraska have shown an increase in the number of turkeys in the past decade, South Dakota has shown an increase since 1900 and North Dakota since 1890. Many Indiana farmers attempt to raise turkeys each year and the result is usually a keen disappointment. Successful turkey production would help many farmers, especially through the southern section of the state, in placing their farms on a more profitable basis. The decrease in the number of turkeys kept and the apparent . . .