Turkeys and how to Grow Them: A Treatise on the Natural History and Origin of the Name of Turkeys; the Various Breeds, and Best Methods to Insure Success in the Business of Turkey GrowingHerbert Myrick O. Judd Company, 1897 - 159 páginas |
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... small and isolated tracts . Early in the spring the largest and strongest gobbler drives off the weaker ones , and assumes a royal charge of the flock of hens about him . The young gobblers meekly stay 6 TURKEY CULTURE .
... small and isolated tracts . Early in the spring the largest and strongest gobbler drives off the weaker ones , and assumes a royal charge of the flock of hens about him . The young gobblers meekly stay 6 TURKEY CULTURE .
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... early winter Wild turkeys are very plump and fat , and are the first game birds of the land . They are juicy and fat from long feeding on beechnuts , chestnuts , acorns , berries , and in the neighborhood of farms an occasional meal of ...
... early winter Wild turkeys are very plump and fat , and are the first game birds of the land . They are juicy and fat from long feeding on beechnuts , chestnuts , acorns , berries , and in the neighborhood of farms an occasional meal of ...
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... early as February in some of the extreme Southern States ; but March is the opening of the love season throughout the country , and April the month in which it reaches its highest development . The males may then be heard calling to the ...
... early as February in some of the extreme Southern States ; but March is the opening of the love season throughout the country , and April the month in which it reaches its highest development . The males may then be heard calling to the ...
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... when the hens leave them , they keep by themselves until they recover their strengh , and then re- unite in small bachelor parties ; but , instead of being exceedingly clamorous , as they were in the early part 12 TURKEY CULTURE .
... when the hens leave them , they keep by themselves until they recover their strengh , and then re- unite in small bachelor parties ; but , instead of being exceedingly clamorous , as they were in the early part 12 TURKEY CULTURE .
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... early part of the mating period , they become almost silent . Yet they sometimes strut and gobble on their roosts , though , as a general rule , they do not , and content themselves with elevating and lowering the tail feathers , and ...
... early part of the mating period , they become almost silent . Yet they sometimes strut and gobble on their roosts , though , as a general rule , they do not , and content themselves with elevating and lowering the tail feathers , and ...
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Turkeys and How to Grow Them: A Treatise on the Natural History and Origin ... Herbert Myrick Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
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