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neck are devoid of feathers, and unlike the other wild varieties, 

 it has no breast tuft. Unfortunately, this breed will not thrive 

 in northern climates; it seems to be too sensitive to cold. 



The domestic Bronze turkey is too well known to require 

 any particular description. See Fig. 329. It is being raised 

 almost to the exclusion of all other varieties, and holds the post 

 of honor for size and market requirements. Hens of this species 



Fig. 329. — Bronze turkeys. 



run from sixteen to twenty pounds or more, and while the Stan- 

 dard of Perfection calls for a weight of thirty-six pounds for 

 gobblers, they are often brought to much higher figures — even 

 exceeding fifty pounds. 



The Narragansett is next in size to the Bronze, and back in 

 the days when Rhode Island was the leading turkey state of 

 the Union, this variety was one of the most widely bred through- 



