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others assert that it is one of the most profit- 

 able kinds. The White Hollands grow rapidly 

 and attain a heavy weight at an early age. 



" The White Hollands are perhaps the best lay- 

 ers among turkeys. It is sometimes reckoned as 

 a fault that few hens want to hatch early in the 

 season, and a large number of eggs and no broody 

 hens is not an uncommon occurrence. ... I 

 believe them to be good turkeys and worthy of 

 the best efforts of the breeders and farmers in 

 general, and think no one need be seriously dis- 

 appointed in them if he goes ahead properly and 

 knows what he is doing." * The standard weight 

 for White Hollands is given for cock 26 pounds 

 and hen 16 pounds. 



Buff turkey. The Buff variety is thought by 

 many to be the most beautiful of turkeys. It is 

 not known how the variety originated, although 

 it was probably produced by crossing. The Buffs 

 are a little heavier than the White Hollands and 

 are profitable fowls. 



Slate turkey. The Slate turkeys in many re- 

 spects are very much like the Buffs. The color 

 is thought by many to be the chief difference. 

 They are fine -looking fowls and are to be recom- 

 mended as profitable for the farm. 



Black turkey. This is an old variety. It has 

 been bred in England for a long time. "In 



*Geo. Enty, in "Turkeys and How to Grow Them" Myrick, p. 28. 



