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closing of the interior plains to range husbandry 

 which best suits the turkey and the systematization 

 of turkey production in some parts of the Mississippi 

 Valley which includes the Pacific states in its sales' 

 territory, and refrigerator cars and cold storage plants 

 which promote the distribution of distant products in 

 good condition. However, 'the California-grown tur- 

 key, which is predominantly the bronze type, is highly 

 esteemed and leads in market values. It is apparently 

 also advancing in production for estimates since the 

 census of 1910 place the numbers now grown from 

 half to three-quarters of a million, nearly five times 

 as great as ten years ago. 



The ostrich was introduced to California culture 

 directly from South Africa in 1888 and ostriches 

 have been grown in limited numbers for exhibition 

 and for the plume product since that date, but they 

 have never attained the popularity and profitability 

 which were anticipated at the time of their introduc- 

 tion. 



BEES AND HONEY 



By the United States Census of 1910, California 

 ranked third among the states in number of bees, 

 with 201,023 colonies, and first in value of product 

 which was placed at $729,793. The honey product 

 has been for half a century greater than local con- 

 sumption and yearly shipments to other states and 

 exports to Europe and Pacific countries are under- 

 taken, from 70 to 90 per cent of the product being 

 shipped beyond state lines. 



