Show FARM POULTRY arrangement OF DUCK FARM should be located on light sandy solf with convenient facilities for watering prepared by the united department ot of agriculture duck farms fill ins me are usually located on light sandy soil preferably obly on sloping land where the lie droppings will each freely freeli into tile soli soil so that the land keeps sweet and clean the hie farm should have good shipping facilities to aid both in shipping products and la in buying supplies liei the I 1 he arrangement of the ibe should be plant planned lei 0 0 economize labor and atlow for future increase inert ase of the equipment the incubator collar liar should be conic vt ilent to the brooder hootse the livo ode 1 ho house 0 so t to 0 the hie growing house 31 V 4 V 17 is 01 x young green ducks ready heady for mar ket 11 and nd pens and these buildings to 1116 killing house the pens liens in the houses the outside yards and the arrangement of the buildings should be planned so thit that the ducks may be ens lly fly driven froin f loin house to house as de strod the teed feed room loom or house abou should id bo be centrally cenlin lly located Comen lent watering arrangements me are essential where large numbers nu bers of ducks are kept its as they require a large amount of drinking water say poultry specialists of the united states de part apartment ment of agriculture while ducks may be kept successfully under very ery intensive conditions it li 19 advisable to allow considerable yard space double yards which may be rotated and planted to quick growing crops such as ai oats wheat heat and rye are good tor for intensive duck farms it Is advisable to lae have a pond or stream for the breeding ducks as they the y usually give better fertility under these conditions although on some successful lie c duck farms the ducks aro are always kept on dry land tile young green ducks on some barins which I 1 lav p a pond are not allowed olov ved to go into the water except to b bathe ti e and clean their feathers ten fen just benoie other 9 rowers growers however allow the green ducks dricks free access to ponds or streams U until they are marketed |