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infusion of Wild Turkey blood into tiie domestic strain. In common 

 with many other authorities, he believes that the turkey has been 

 "coddled" into weakness. 



When found by the Spaniards, domesticated among the Indians 

 of Mexico, the importance of the turkey was at once perceived, and 

 the bird was soon carried all over the world. Our common tame 

 turkey is a descendant of birds taken to Europe from Mexico by the 

 Spaniards early in the sixteenth century, but it was the infusion of 

 the American Wild Turkey blood that brought about the Mammoth 

 Bronze Turkey of today. 



From the earliest settlement of the country the Wild Turkeys have 

 been of great economic consequence, and their value as food was early 

 recognized by the pioneers, but almost, if not entirely too late, has 

 their economic value as insect desti^oyers been recognized, for they 

 have practically been exterminated, excepting in some parts of Virginia 

 and Maryland. 



The Virginia Wild Turkey differs from the common Bronze 

 Turkey in several ways, the most noticeable difference being in the 

 color of the ends of the tail feathers and those of the back, which are 

 cinnamon and chestnut, instead of white. 



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