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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 28 pounds 

 and hen 18 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 about the same size as the White Hollands and 

 are profitable fowls. 



Slate turkey. The Slate turkeys in many respects 

 are very much like the Buffs. The color is thought 

 by many to be the chief difference. 



Neither of these varieties is largely bred, so 

 their actual value as market turkeys has not been 

 determined. Some breeders speak highly of them 

 and, no doubt, they are valuable varieties, but there 

 seems to be no indication that they are supplanting 

 either the Bronze or the Narragansetts as profitable 

 fowls for the farmer and poultryman. 



Black turkey. This is an old variety. It has 

 been bred in England for a long time. "In certain 

 parts of England it was, until quite recently, the 



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



