(Read A History of the Midget White Turkey.) The Midget White and the Beltsville Small White were the only 2 breeds specifically bred for the modern poultry market; the others are much older ...

If you're buying a turkey in a grocery store this year, you're probably getting a breed of turkey called Broad Breasted White. That breed makes up most of the turkeys raised by commercial farmers ...

This is the "modern" turkey breed that is raised in factory farm settings across the United States. They maximize the conversion of feed to white breast meat in the shortest possible time.

Many would question the value Franklin placed on the turkey due to so many having sad experiences with the Broadbreasted White and Bronze varieties bred for micromanaged life in confinement housing.

So when Thanksgiving draws near, it's only natural that you order a heritage turkey for the centerpiece ... Smith says heritage breeds have even amounts of white and dark meat.