. Turkeys, all varieties. Their care and management. Mating, rearing, exhibiting and judging turkeys; explanation of score-card judging, with complete instructions . FTER several years of experience with WhiteHolland T\irkeys I have come to the con-^M^f\ \ elusion that there is no better variety forV/W-l\- \ beauty and utility. The standard weightfor adult toms is twenty-eight pounds, foradult hens eighteen pounds, for young tomstwenty pounds, and young hens fourteenpounds. These weights are often exceeded,but not as a rule to the advantage of the breed, although turkeys are never housed, nor
. Turkeys, all varieties. Their care and management. Mating, rearing, exhibiting and judging turkeys; explanation of score-card judging, with complete instructions . FTER several years of experience with WhiteHolland T\irkeys I have come to the con-^M^f\ \ elusion that there is no better variety forV/W-l\- \ beauty and utility. The standard weightfor adult toms is twenty-eight pounds, foradult hens eighteen pounds, for young tomstwenty pounds, and young hens fourteenpounds. These weights are often exceeded,but not as a rule to the advantage of the breed, although turkeys are never housed, nor should they be, except forconvenience in handling, but we consider it best to havethem roost some place sheltered from severe winds andstorms. I would clip the flight feathers of one wing so that anordinary five-foot fence that they could not get throughnor under, would confine them. We would not consider it jirofitable to raise of turkeys in small eiielosures as they require. White Hollands, as bred by Mr. J. A. Leland the majority of fanciers try to produce the heaviest birdspossible for .show In our experience youngstock must reach these weights when about six to eightmonths old if they ever attain standard weight whenmature. Very heavy specimens are not prolific breedersand stock weighing standard in breeding condition isgenerally to be preferred. Inbreeding is a thing that turkeys cannot stand,therefore, it is imperative that new blood be obtainedeach year if we ^vish to raise a large number of hardy,heav} boned fowls that will top either the market orshow room. As to color I have never seen a White Hol-land turkey that did not show some black ticking in itsplumage during some period of its life. However, thereis a great difference in specimens in this respect andwe should breed from stock as free from this fault aspossible, if we ever expect to correct it. We believe anideal White Holland should have a very full, round body(an e^g with larg
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