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The Narragansett turkey is a breed of Meleagris gallopavo which descends from a cross between the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) and the domestic turkey. According to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, the Narragansett turkey is a "historic variety, unique to North America" and is named for Narragansett Bay. [1]
A wedding gift of nine turkey eggs was the start of the operation. [5] The farm is on approximately 900 acres (360 ha) of land and raises free-range turkeys (about 60,000 in 2008) under pecan trees on about 30 of those acres. [6] The farm purchases poults (baby turkeys) from a hatchery in Oakwood, Ohio.
Black turkey: 1874 heritage turkey Alternatively called Spanish Black or Norfolk Black or American Black. Bourbon Red: 1909 heritage turkey Bronze: 1874 heritage turkey The Broad Breasted Bronze, like the Broad Breasted White, are nonstandardized commercial strains that do not qualify as a variety. Narragansett: 1874 heritage turkey Royal Palm ...
In 2013, the turkey products were valued at nearly $678.9 million, a 13% increase from 2012. The dominant market for U.S. turkey meat is Mexico. It has been purchasing meat valued at nearly $372.6 million and accounting for 55% of turkey exports. The second-largest market for U.S. turkey, purchasing more than $70.5 million of meat, is China.
The Beltsville Small White is a modern American breed of domestic turkey. [1] [2] [5] It was developed from 1934 at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center of the United States Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, Maryland, [6] and was named for that town and for its physical characteristics — small size and white plumage. [7]
Heritage turkeys have been praised by chefs and food critics alike as being richer in flavor than industrial birds, [6] though the lack of a large amount of breast meat means cooking times and methods may differ substantially from non-heritage birds. [9] Heritage turkeys are closer in taste to wild turkeys, but are several pounds larger.
The museum was notable for its rare farm animals including Randall Cattle, donkeys, American rabbits, Pilgrim geese, Indian Runner ducks, and Narragansett turkeys. All of the rare American farm animals have been sold and have vacated the property.
The domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) is a large fowl, one of the two species in the genus Meleagris and the same species as the wild turkey.Although turkey domestication was thought to have occurred in central Mesoamerica at least 2,000 years ago, [1] recent research suggests a possible second domestication event in the area that is now the southwestern United States between ...