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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1958
Page
10
Delmarva region reports week ending Nov 8 1958 totals 3 551 803 head with 3 112 380 processed and 439 423 live shipments. Average purchases stand at 17.11 per pound and broilers slaughtered average 3.48 pounds per head. Prices and transfers vary by region with farm and plant quotes noted for broilers and fryers.
The article notes wild turkeys were abundant in America before European settlers. It states they fed early colonists and were a common dish at the first Thanksgiving. It also mentions a suggestion by Benjamin Franklin to make the turkey the national emblem and cites Chester County Agent Robert A Powers Jr. as a source.
The text argues the wild turkey of Mexico, larger than its eastern cousin, is likely the ancestor of the domesticated bird. It suggests Aztec Indians in Mexico were among the first to domesticate the turkey, while nomadic Eastern tribes found it abundant in the wild.
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