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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5917, 3 November 1880, Page 5

J. JI. Forsyth, says the Reno Gazette, has a poultry ranche at Reno, Nevada. He has been in the business of ponltry-raisiug for years. Tin's season lie lias devoted his time principally to raising turkeys. He now has ii flock of 300 of these birds in fine condition. He had 500, but has lost nearly 200. Some of them were stolen, but the majority died from over-indulgence in grasshoppers. He says that Washoe Valley is the l>est place to raise turkeys that he knows of. In California turkeys arc subject to epidemics which sometimes carry oil'an entire Hock. Turkeys thrive and fatten fast on grasshoppers. It was the expectation of an abundance of grasshoppers which induced him to come to Reno, He says that turkeys stand cold better than chickens. He thinks poultry-raising, if properly carried on, should prove a very profitable business. He has only 15A acres on his ranch. Three acres are alfalfa and five wheat. The birds require plenty of green stuff, and are allowed to range at will. Mr. Forsyth expects to do a fairly profitable business this year. Perhaps the raising of turkeys on a large scale would do much to kill out the grasshoppers.