SC - Re:Turkeys

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/8/00 7:03:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, phelpsd at gate.net 
writes:

<< I seem to remember other references that suggest that they were reasonably
 common domestic fowl in England post 1550.  >>

This makes sense. The average time for a most new agricultural products from 
introduction to general acceptance is approximately 20 to 30 yrs. There are, 
of course, exceptions like the Irish potato and, in more recent times, the 
reintroduction of the ostrich.

Ras