THE BREEDS OF TURKEYS. 



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FIG. 11. PART WILD BLOOD BRONZE TURKEY. 



This bird, Eureka, was from a thoroughbred Bronze hen, while his sire had one- 

 tourth wild blood. At sixteen months he weighed thirty-six pounds, and at 

 twenty-eight months tipped the scales at forty-eight and one-half pounds, 

 winning first prizes both years at New England and York State poultry shows. 

 The accession of wild blood only three removes back, even if it added noth- 

 ing to the great weight of this bird, unquestionably contributed to its vitality 

 ana the brilliancy of its plumage. 



