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common turkeys are mostly mixtures of the varieties, or stock of pure varieties 
so much deteriorated that the variety characteristics are no longer distinctive. 
The wild turkeys still found in some parts of the country are of the same 
species as the domestic birds, breed quite freely with them, and the introduction 
of wild blood has been a favored method of restoring vigor of degenerate stock. 
Broxz—E TurKEYS — 
are the largest, hardiest, 
most popular, and most 
profitable variety. Stand- 
ard weights are: adult 
cock, 36 lbs.; yearling 
cock, 33 lbs.; cockerel, 
25 lbs.; hen, 20 Ibs.; 
pullet, 16 lbs. Speci- 
mens exceeding these 
weights are not  un- 
common, but the heavy 
weight birds are bred 
mostly by and for fan- 
ciers. Bronze hens are 
reputed poorer layers 
than those of the other 
varieties and common 
Fig. 87. Bronze Turkeys. hens. 
NARRAGANSETT TURKEYS —are second in size, and, probably, in popu- 
larity. The Standard weights are: cock, 30 lbs.; cockerel, 20 Ibs.; hen, 18 
Ibs.; pullet, 12 lbs. In color they are gray—the ground of the plumage 
being black, and each feather ending in a steel gray band edged with black. 
Siate, Burr anp Biacx TurKEys—should be uniformly of the colors 
which give the varieties their names, but in the first two, specimens good in 
color are quite rare. Standard weights 
are: cock, 27 lbs.; cockerel, 18 Ibs. ; 
hen, 18 Ibs.; pullet, 12 lbs. These varie- 
ties are not popular, but are pretty well 
distributed. 
Wuitte Hottanp TurKEys —are the 
smallest variety. Standard weights are: 
cock, 26 Ibs.; cockerel, 16 lbs.; hen, 16 
Ibs.; pullet, ro lbs. In some sections , 
they rank next the Bronze in popularity. Fig. 88. White Holland Turkeys. 
Turkeys called ‘¢‘ Mammoth White” have been exhibited and advertised. These 
are generally supposed to have been produced by breeding White Hollands 
to white sports of the Bronze variety. 
