Show BRONZE TURKEY BEST KNOWN male bird of breed sometimes reaches Enor enormous mou s size do not bear confinement well the largest and perhaps the best known of the domesticated turkey Is the bronze sometimes called the mammoth bronze the male bird of this breed reaches an enormous size ize sometimes the standard weight for tile the torn tom Is 36 30 pounds and for the lien hen 20 pounds generally the heavier weights aro are found among tile breeding birds and are not for sale As a matter of experience per peri lence ence bleeders brooders bro bre oders eders fiad that the greatest demand for the holiday trade Is for the smaller birds suitable for a dinner for an ordinary family the plumage of the bronze is very attractive the feathers are bronze or dull black with bands of white across the bronze tint gives pleasing color effects one common objection has been that the bronze lien hen is not a very good layer dut but it is generally found that N I 1 4 y 4 Z 4 z flock of prize bronze turkeys laying is largely an individual characteristic act many prefer the bronze and generally this breed by far outnumbers the others on the holiday market I 1 the bronze turkeys are close descendants ants of the american wild turkey which is still found in some parts of our country the young of the domesticated birds soon show a tendency to wander in search of food they can fly to an astonishing height when hen it becomes necessary the young turkeys do not bear confinement well for anything like sat to tory results results they should raw range e in the melds Ields and pastures they are very 4 tk u efful ir III keeping down insects that destroy crops crops and M ariy farmers wives have sold enough turkeys during the season preceding the holidays ito to provide comforts and conveniences for the home |