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the poultry yard and see how many of the following questions you can 

 answer : 



How does the size of the turkey gobbler compare with the largest 

 rooster that you see? Notice the length of its legs. How will you 

 describe the feet ? How many colors do you find on one turkey ? Describe 

 the face and wattles of the turkey gobbler. Notice the bright, clear, 

 hazel eyes. Notice the scales on the legs of the turkey. Do you find them 

 also on hens' legs? On which side of the leg, — front or back, — are the 

 scales the larger? 



Can you tell which is the hen turkey and which the gobbler? On 

 which one do you find a hairy tuft on the breast? 



Fig. 2.- — In the poultry yard. 



Did you ever hear of the caruncle on the head of the turkey? 

 Compare this with the comb on the domestic fowl. How does it differ 

 in shape? Do ducks and geese have combs? What is the color of the 

 turkey's face? Does it change color? Do you notice any difference in 

 color when the turkey is angry? What are the turkey's wattles? 



Notice the fourth toe. Why is it placed in the opposite direction to 

 the others? I wonder whether it makes it possible for him to grasp 

 the perch, and whether it gives him a wide span for support in running 

 over loose brush. 



There are a great many questions above that I am sure boys and 

 girls cannot answer, yet I believe you can find them out if you will spend 

 a little time in the poultry yard. 



When mother is preparing the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, it 

 is always interesting to young persons to take the leg that has been cut 



