. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 540 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING neck are devoid of feathers, and unlike the other wild varieties, it has no breast tuft. Unfortunately, this breed will not thrive in northern climates; it seems to be too sensitive to cold. The domestic Bronze turkey is too well known to require any particular description. See Fig. 329. It is being raised almost to the exclusion of all other varieties, and holds the post of honor for size and market requirements. Hens of this species. Fig. 329.—Bronze turkeys. run from sixteen to twenty pounds or more, and while the Stan-
. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 540 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING neck are devoid of feathers, and unlike the other wild varieties, it has no breast tuft. Unfortunately, this breed will not thrive in northern climates; it seems to be too sensitive to cold. The domestic Bronze turkey is too well known to require any particular description. See Fig. 329. It is being raised almost to the exclusion of all other varieties, and holds the post of honor for size and market requirements. Hens of this species. Fig. 329.—Bronze turkeys. run from sixteen to twenty pounds or more, and while the Stan- dard of Perfection calls for a weight of thirty-six pounds for gobblers, they are often brought to much higher figures—even exceeding fifty pounds. The Narragansett is next in size to the Bronze, and back in the days when Rhode Island was the leading turkey state of the Union, this-variety was one of the most widely bred through-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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