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The second Saturday in October is:
Eldon Turkey Festival
While people in most parts of the United States think about turkeys only as THANKSGIVING
day approaches, it is a year-round concern for the turkey farmers of
Eldon, Missouri, and the surrounding area, where over two million
turkeys are raised annually. There is also a large wild turkey
population, which makes turkey hunting a popular local sport.
Since 1986, Eldon has held the Turkey Festival designed to educate
the public about domestic turkey production, turkey-farming operations,
and the health benefits of turkey-food products. The festival is also
an opportunity for numerous conservation and turkey-hunting
organizations to provide information on safe hunting practices, wild
turkey-calling techniques, and efforts to increase the wild turkey
population.
Events at the October festival include
turkey races (with the turkeys on leashes), a turkey egg toss, sales of
turkey foods, and exhibits on the production of domestic turkeys. From Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary |
Quotation of the Day
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Education
Sam Houston "The benefits of education
and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are
essential to the preservation of a free government." from Respectfully Quoted
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