From the vault: Baltimore-area turkey farms

Nov 23, 2015

From the vault: Baltimore-area turkey farms

Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment From the Vault, The Baltimore Sun thanksgiving, turkey farm, turkeys

Needless to say, for these gobblers, Thanksgiving is not their favorite holiday.

Original published captions used.

: Turkeys at Maple Lawn Farm owned by C. Ellsworth Iager in Fulton, Md. (William Klender/Baltirmore Sun, 1960)

: Bunny Sanner, 5, of Glencoe, is surrounded by Thanksgiving dinners on the hoof during her visit to a turkey farm in Sparks operated by M. E. Schrufer. (Joseph DiPaola, Jr/Baltimore Sun, 1964)

: Turkeys high on the perch. (Nelson Edwards Production Co/Baltimore Sun Archives, 1934)

: A large gobbler on the farm. (Richard Stacks/Baltimore Sun, 1964)

: A turkey takes flight. (Robert Kniesche/Baltimore Sun, 1965)

: A turkey on the farm. (A. Aubrey Bodine/Baltimore Sun, 1936)

: Turkeys at Maple Lawn Farm owned by C. Ellsworth Iager, Fulton, Maryland. (William Klender/Baltimore Sun)

: Ross Smith, Jr. with Thanksgiving banquet on the hoof at turkey farm near Thurmont. (Walter M. McCardell/Baltimore Sun, 1976)

: All lined up on Schramm’s Turkey Farm. (Walter McCardell/Baltimore Sun, 1975)

: King heads off a stray and drives it back to the flock that he is herding. Most strays retrun at the mere sight of the approaching dog, but occasionally one has to be out maneuvered as in this case. (Richard Stacks/Baltimore Sun, 1962)

: Howard Laudenklos, 13 years old, sharpening his axe as a turkey looks on. (Ellis Malashuk/Baltimore Sun, 1958)

: This trio of gobblers seems anything by thankful about Thanksgiving. They’re waiting it out on Milton E. Schrufer’s farm near Sparks, Md. (Ralph Robinson/Baltimore Sun, 1963)

: Joseph Farlow, a veteran of 28 years raising turkeys for holidays, hold 2 of his 1,600 birds on his farm in Salisbury. (Joseph DiPaola/Baltimore Sun, 1975)

: Turkey. (Baltimore Sun archives)

: Mike Smith, 5, pleads with his mother who prepared to kill one of their turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner. The Smiths are considering chicken for Thanksgiving. (AP Wirephoto)

: What these denizens of local turkey farm fowl will be giving tomorrow is, more than likely, their skinny necks. They certainly don’t appear overjoyed at their excellent prospects of gracing someone’s Thanksgiving table. (Joseph A. DiPaola/Baltimore Sun, 1973)

: November 18, 1962 – IF CATTLE, WHY NOT TURKEYS, TOO? – Dogs that can herd one should be able to herd the other, this Marylander figured – and so he taught two to handle his flocks — Ten-month-old King bunching up a flock of turkeys. He is one of two German shepherd dogs that Howard N. Curtis has trained to do this work. (Richard Stacks/Baltimore Sun)

: Turkey on the farm. (Richard Stacks/Baltimore Sun, 1964)

: A dog herds the turkeys on Howard Curtis’ farm. (Richard Stacks/Baltimore Sun, 1964)

: Turkeys at the farm of Eber Pysle in Shady Grove, Pa. (Baltimore Sun, 1945)

: Gobblers destined for Thanksgiving Day tables exchange farewells. The University of Maryland Extension Service says turkey is plentiful and reasonable. (Robert Kniesche/Baltimore Sun, 1962)

: Turkeys at Maple Lawn Farm in Howard County. (William Klender/Baltimore Sun, 1955)

: Randy Fischer might well be wondering if this 35-pound tom turkey will look as imposing on Thanksgiving. (AP Wirephoto, 1959)

: A whole flock of Turkeys. (Richard Stacks/Baltimore Sun, 1964)

: Schramm’s Turkey Farm. (Ellis Malashuk/Baltimore Sun, 1963)

: Mrs. Childley feeds some 1,350 turkeys on her farm. (AP Wirephoto)

: Turkey farm of Charles Wampler of Harrisonburg, Va. (Baltimore Sun archives)

: A few of the 4,000 turkeys located on the Hab Nab Turkey Farm, twenty miles out of Baltimore on York Road. (Robert Mottar/Baltimore Sun, 1947)

: Turkey, 1956. (Clarence B. Garrett/Baltimore Sun)

: November 24, 1971 – TURKEY TALK AT PASADENA — There was a lot of gobbling yesterday on Schramm’s turkey farm near Pasadena, where some people went to select a turkey for the traditional Thanksgiving platter and others took their children to see the birds in their natural state. Turkey sales have been brisk in the metropolitan area. Cold, wet weather is predicted for Thanksgiving. (Clarence B. Garrett/Baltimore Sun)

: The poultryman and his dog, Judy. (Richard Stacks/Baltimore Sun, 1962)

: Bernard Woehlke on his turkey farm. (Joseph DiPaola/Baltimore Sun, 1959)

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