Efforts mount to conserve wild turkey breeds
<p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="November">November</span> 22, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 17<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span>. <span word="Roasted">Roasted</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="centerpiece">centerpiece</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breeds">breeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span>, <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="domesticated">domesticated</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span>, <span word="faster">faster</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span>. <span word="Around">Around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="livestock">livestock</span> <span word="breeds">breeds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disappearing">disappearing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="producers">producers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="sprinkle">sprinkle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corn">corn</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rachel">Rachel</span> <span word="Summers">Summers</span>' <span word="turkeys">turkeys</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="running">running</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="flock">flock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breed">breed</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Standard">Standard</span> <span word="Bronze">Bronze</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Crowfoot">Crowfoot</span> <span word="Farm">Farm</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="Summers">Summers</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="barnyards">barnyards</span>."</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="creations">creations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> 18<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="barnyards">barnyards</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Moore">Moore</span> <span word="Colonial">Colonial</span> <span word="Farm">Farm</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="chopping">chopping</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="Summers">Summers</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="volunteering">volunteering</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> 11. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="uncommon">uncommon</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="Summers">Summers</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="Julie">Julie</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bred">bred</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="size">size</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="feathered">feathered</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="unblemished">unblemished</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>.</p>
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