A full-grown turkey must be allowed at least four ounces of grain in the day, and as much green food as it can eat. It must not be forgotten that these birds are regular grazers, and if kept in any way in confinement, require chopped grass, lettuce, turniji tops, whatever is to be had, even lucerne grass. 'Turkeys may be fattened the same way as fowls, with rice and milk, but as they are poor feeders, they Housekeeper and Cook 123 must be stuffed. As a rule, the dark turkeys are the biggest and hardiest. Quails do best in the ordinary pit dug in the ground, but care must be taken to avoid flooding in the rainy season. An}f suspicion of damp is fatal, though the mei'e sprinkling of the floor with Avater does no harm. Quails thrive best on bdjra or small millet, but a mixture of ground wheat may be given. Green food, notably cress, is greedily eaten. The best plan of feeding quails is to fill two or three large earthen vessels Avith grain, rencAving them to full measure Avhen getting loAv. In this way the quails always have enough to eat, and they need not be disturbed so often. They require plenty of fresh Avater. At first — that is to say, immediately after capture — a rather large percentage of quails die in the pit ; but after a time they get accustomed to captivity, becoming almost too fat. The time for laying in quail is April and September. Partridges may be kept the same AA-ay, but a larger proportion die at first. Guinea-fowls are noisy, troublesome birds to keep, and have a mania for laying in other people’s premises. Another disad\'antage is, that if intended for breeding, the birds must be in pairs, as they are monogamous. This does not matter if they are only kept for eggs or for eating. The chicks are tender, and require a good deal of insect food. On the whole, it is best to let other people rear and keep guinea-fowls ; you can generally buy the eggs ! Geese. — There is not a good breed of geese in India, but some birds might be imported Avhich Avould be free of the Avild, rank taste of the ordinary Indian goose. If hatching the eggs is tried in the incubator, it must not be forgotten that the temperature must be kept high, as they are said to require great heat. The treatment is the same as for ducks, but the grain required Avill be at least four ounces. The following recipes Avill be found useful in the fowl- yard 1. Bumble-foot. — Tliis is common in Houdaiis and other heavy I>irds, and is often caused hy too high perclies. It is an abscess, and can only he treated liy the knife, and afterwards hy cauterisa- tion or carbolic dressing. 2. Diarrhoea. — Give a piece of camphor the size of a pea three times a day, also plenty of green food. 124 The Indian Housekeeper and Cook solve. 8. Douglas’ Mixture.— One teaspoon sulphate of iron (kmnetii), drops strong su pliuric acid {tez-db), 1 quart bottle water✪ Douglas’ Mixture: dis- About 80 drops in a lai-ge pan of drinking water. 4. Fever.— Fowls constantly get simple fever in India, when they droop, look languid, and feel burning hot. Give i (rrain quinine and 3 grains camphor✪ Fever Treatment. “ ” 5. Inflammation of the Air Passages.— Give i grain ipeca- cuanha and 2 grains camphor thrice a day. Feed on boiled rice✪ Inflammation of the Air Passages Treatment, and keep warm.

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A full-grown turkey must be allowed at least four ounces of grain in the day, and as much green food as it can eat. It must not be forgotten that these birds are regular grazers, and if kept in any way in confinement, require chopped grass, lettuce, turniji tops, whatever is to be had, even lucerne grass. 'Turkeys may be fattened the same way as fowls, with rice and milk, but as they are poor feeders, they Housekeeper and Cook 123 must be stuffed. As a rule, the dark turkeys are the biggest and hardiest. Quails do best in the ordinary pit dug in the ground, but care must be taken to avoid flooding in the rainy season. An}f suspicion of damp is fatal, though the mei'e sprinkling of the floor with Avater does no harm. Quails thrive best on bdjra or small millet, but a mixture of ground wheat may be given. Green food, notably cress, is greedily eaten. The best plan of feeding quails is to fill two or three large earthen vessels Avith grain, rencAving them to full measure Avhen getting loAv. In this way the quails always have enough to eat, and they need not be disturbed so often. They require plenty of fresh Avater. At first — that is to say, immediately after capture — a rather large percentage of quails die in the pit ; but after a time they get accustomed to captivity, becoming almost too fat. The time for laying in quail is April and September. Partridges may be kept the same AA-ay, but a larger proportion die at first. Guinea-fowls are noisy, troublesome birds to keep, and have a mania for laying in other people’s premises. Another disad\'antage is, that if intended for breeding, the birds must be in pairs, as they are monogamous. This does not matter if they are only kept for eggs or for eating. The chicks are tender, and require a good deal of insect food. On the whole, it is best to let other people rear and keep guinea-fowls ; you can generally buy the eggs ! Geese. — There is not a good breed of geese in India, but some birds might be imported Avhich Avould be free of the Avild, rank taste of the ordinary Indian goose. If hatching the eggs is tried in the incubator, it must not be forgotten that the temperature must be kept high, as they are said to require great heat. The treatment is the same as for ducks, but the grain required Avill be at least four ounces. The following recipes Avill be found useful in the fowl- yard 1. Bumble-foot. — Tliis is common in Houdaiis and other heavy I>irds, and is often caused hy too high perclies. It is an abscess, and can only he treated liy the knife, and afterwards hy cauterisa- tion or carbolic dressing. 2. Diarrhoea. — Give a piece of camphor the size of a pea three times a day, also plenty of green food. 124 The Indian Housekeeper and Cook solve. 8. Douglas’ Mixture.— One teaspoon sulphate of iron (kmnetii), drops strong su pliuric acid {tez-db), 1 quart bottle water: dis- About 80 drops in a lai-ge pan of drinking water. 4. Fever.— Fowls constantly get simple fever in India, when they droop, look languid, and feel burning hot. Give i (rrain quinine and 3 grains camphor. “ ” 5. Inflammation of the Air Passages.— Give i grain ipeca- cuanha and 2 grains camphor thrice a day. Feed on boiled rice, and keep warm.

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