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Show BRONZE TURKEY IS POPULAR French Women Make Italian Variety Sit to Order Bourbon Red la Also Creat Favorite. In England the Cambridge Ilronr.o turkey has been more or less popular, popu-lar, but Is being displaced by the American Ilronze. The lilack Norfolk Bronze Turkey. fs a favorite In some sections of Great lirltaln. In France the so-called Ital-'an Ital-'an variety Is commonly kept. These olrds are much used as hatchers and brooders of common chickens. The peasant poultry women of France understand un-derstand bow to make the turkey hens sit to order and often keep them incubating eggs for months at a time. According to the bcBt authority known, the Itourbon Red variety was developed from the native turkeys of Hourbon county, Ky., and have been bred up from what In early days was named the "Wild Yellow Turkey." The standard weights are adult cock 30 pounds, hen 18 pounds, cockerel 22 pounds, pullet 14 pounds. This variety va-riety is a great favorite In some localities. |