Show ali JIM MAMMOTH BRONZE IS MOST FAVORED FOWL the bronze turkey Is the best all round variety in tho the opinion 0 of f most breeders bleeders bre eders its as shown by its great larley and the wide expanse of territory over which tt it Is raised by the i thousands this breed was developed by crossing the wild north american b birds ads with tile black turkey the black variety may refer to specimens selected from tile the wild flocks or it may refer to the blacks roared reared so long in england and known as tile the black norfolk it Is said that this variety has been greatly improved by crossing with the mammoth Alar bronze going still farther brick back rl luchard i of california a writer of turkey his history t ory says gays tile the turkey was introduced into england from mexico by cortez and ills his followers about the year ir 21 five years after the first specimens lind had been sent to spain by t lie discoverer and general made ramous famous I 1 by tile the conquest of mexico this Is from the writings of prescott cscott Ir tile alie hist historian orinn richardson traces tho the name from the tamil hindmo Hin doo word toka meaning peacock which WOR one of tile the early names given by tile the spaniards to the american bir bird to kl the hebrew translation aind through that channel into tie he Hil english glish turkey george enty describes tills this bird very graphically when lie he says gays N 1 I can ann conceive of nothing coee ornamental men tal taken all in nil all than a stately wild mild gobbler with ills his beard almost touching the turf his widespread wide spread tall with its black burs bars and rich chestnut edging his trailing wings the crimson and blue coloring of lead and neck and alt all tile the colors of sky and sea and autumn leaves glistening upon each feather such a bird and its half balf dozen motes mates strutting about th the lawn and shrubbery of a gent lemans gro grounds units such a sight would take the mind of the busy city resident bac back k to his childhood on the fit farm ryn or if so unfortunate as to have been born in a town back to his fathers father or mothers mother childhood as often related to him |