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and which are not, the thing to do is to employ trap 

 nests, and to keep a record of the number of eggs that 

 each hen lays (Fig. 244 and Exp. 2). 



Turkeys Other poultry. Distinct varieties of domesticated 



turkeys are found in various countries, but all of them 

 are descended from the wild turkey, which was not known 

 until America was discovered. The usual color in Spain 



Breeds is black, and in Holland it is white. In Rhode Island 

 and Connecticut there has been developed a gray va- 

 riety called the " Narragansett " turkey. The com- 

 monest variety is the Bronze turkey (Fig. 245), which is 

 very little different from the original wild stock, some 

 few of which are still found in the forests. Turkeys 

 are hardy fowls when grown. The young, however, 



u. s. D. A. 



FIG. 245. A Bronze turkey mother. Benjamin Franklin was in favor of making 

 the turkey our national bird because it is native only to America. 



