Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The American Turkey Journal, Vol. 10: August, 1941
The Black Turkey is fortunate in having a live breed club to promote its popularity. All breeders of Blacks should join the club and help boost. The Black turkey is believed to have its origin in the Mexican Wild turkey which was darker in color than those of farther north sections. It is probable that selection for the all black color began with the begin ning of domestication and they were already domesticated in 1524 according to the above statements. In the 1894 Standard they were disqualified for feather or feathers other than black and for cocks weighing less than 18 lbs. And hens less than 12 lbs. Standard weights given at that time were: cock 27, cockerel-18, hen 18, pullet We sometimes see the Blacks listed as Black Norfolks which alludes to a province in England. Edward Brown says there is no authority for that name. They are the same - Blacks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
