In the video above, Herman Rademacher talks about his experience with the turkeys at Larison’s Turkey Farm. He says that “if you make a noise, they’ll make a noise back.” Herman and his friends would entertain themselves by saying “gobbledy-gobble” to the turkeys who would echo their noises.

He dates the image on the card as being from the 1940s because the automobiles are from that time period. The card shows a side view of the main Larison’s Turkey Farm building with cars parked all along the side. In the foreground is a wooden sign with four hanging pieces. The sign reads, “For sale,” and the hanging pieces each read (in descending order): “Turkeys,” “Turkey Livers,” “Frozen Turkeys,” and “Eggs.”

Video transcription PDF here: Turkeys at Larison’s Turkey Farm Transcript.

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