| Show U S bureau lists four turkey y grades there are arc four tentative U S standards and grades for dressed turkeys as recommended by the bureau of agricultural economics U S department of agriculture they are U S special or U S grade AA commercially perfect specimens of any class U US S prime or U S grade A the fcc second nil highest grade U S choice or U S gradd athe third highest grade U S commercial or U S grade C kalble edible birds below the grade of U SCho S choice except such as are specifically excluded by the detailed s specifications p for US commercial or U S grade C the bureau classifies the birds according to age and sex into four classes as follows young hens female birds usually less than I 1 year old soft with flexible breast bone young toms male birds usually less than 1 year old soft with flexible breast bone old liens hens mature female birds more than I 1 year old with toughened flesh and hardened breast bone old toms mature male birds more than 1 year old with toughened flesh and hardened breast bone |
