XVI 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GA 



RDENS 



January, 1907 



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of the wall between were cut away. If this 

 can not be done use an oil-stove constructed on 

 the principle of a Rochester lamp, with central 

 draft. Such a stove will give a steady supply 

 of heat, without smell. It will require no 

 more attention than an ordinary lamp. In 

 such a room, you can grow many kinds of 

 plants that would not flourish in the living- 

 room, because you can use water freely without 

 fear of injuring the curtains and the furniture, 

 and you can regulate the temperature to a 

 nicety. You have no idea of the amount of 

 pleasure you would get from a little conserva- 

 tory of this kind. The expense of fitting it up 

 would be small. 



There is only one thing preferable to such a 

 room, for plants, and that is, a real green- 

 house. A house 12 X 20, or 16 X 24, would not 

 cost a large amount, and in either size you 

 could grow hundreds of plants. And not only 

 flowering plants, but vegetables for early use, 

 and seedlings for transplanting to the garden 

 when warm weather comes. With a little 

 greenhouse, no hotbeds are needed. 



HIGH BRED TURKEYS FOR 

 THE COUNTRY HOME 



By George Ethelbert Walsh 



MOST of our domesticated birds and 

 animals are of foreign descent, and 

 their ancestors can be traced back to 

 Old World patriarchs in existence before 

 America was discovered; but the turkey is a 

 distinct American product and closely asso- 

 ciated with one of our most important holi- 

 days. The domestication of the wild turkey 

 has preserved an important species to us, for 

 in his native habitat this creature is rapidly 

 becoming a rarity, and in due course he will 

 disappear from the woods and swamps of the 

 country as completely as the bison has van- 

 ished from our western plains. The wild 

 turkey of North America is the largest of the 

 several breeds, and it is beautifully colored, 

 with a rich mingling of black and bronze. In 

 the early days of the country's settlement, the 

 wild turkey of North America was pretty 

 generally distributed throughout the eastern, 

 western and northern States as far north as 

 Canada. 



In many of the southern States the Mexi- 

 can wild turkey is found roaming in con- 

 siderable numbers, and it is distinguished 

 from its northern companions by lighter col- 

 ored plumage, shorter legs, and somewhat 

 smaller body. The Honduras or Central 

 American variety is another of the three orig- 

 inal varieties of wild turkeys found in the two 

 Americas. It is the most gorgeous in appear- 

 ance of them all, its plumage being brightened 

 with bands of bronze, blue, red, and black. In 

 the tropical forests of Central and South 

 America they are found to-day, and are con- 

 sidered rich trophies of the hunt. They have 

 never been successfully cross-bred with our 

 other standard breeds, nor have they been 

 domesticated profitably. 



Few who breed turkeys on their estate or 

 country range stop to consider their origin. 

 Of the half dozen or more standard varieties 

 of turkeys bred for the table and exhibitions, 

 the Bronze is probably the most popular. 

 This variety is a cross between our wild 

 northern turkey and the domesticated Black 

 turkey. The Narragansett variety is the fav- 

 orite with many other breeders, and it owes 

 its rich plumage to crossing with the Mexican 

 wild turkey and some of our domesticated 

 kinds. 



The Bronze and Narragansett turkeys are 

 raised more largely than any other varieties 

 for market and home use. The former ranges 

 in weight from 16 to 40 pounds for the adult 



