| Show DUCK FARMING ape 1 is I 1 condu conducted eted on rout poul ian l 11 tr L orm artias near nav york abit I 1 f c iaru 0 is is becoming an imbor nt i of tire the inarI kEt poultry farms of arg OT f ff 1 A but t nowhere with the cz cs cc od cil oc tho cio farin fann of james rankin 1 su BU ats can bo mounil eccli a largo cn 7 5 jf f bot bogli it oll old anil and oung stock na as oil it gr q A t duck farms of ct lon long island mical doyer boyer recently mado made a 1 visit to 10 ta ase I 1 arms 1 rss sin and gathered t some kalua tic lo a 0 v which aich lie gives elpi assion in in fant ho tells among othi 01 t r ilu gs that tin on the largest virgest lir gest f itma arms in tile va r days the SIu was vas consid arec 10 1 lo only conly breed of dycks that could be ably I 1 copt ept but since the intro du sotto f the lo loching peking cling nono of tho the others Is 13 I 1 yrtl aed it being considered tar far cu cn PC rf even the once favorite Ju I PT f C freeding Lre eding is acks in 02 0 aho aba 1 teach beach the houses for cach nort me 1051 I 1 fi 13 by 1 13 3 feet with I 1 um of CG G by 16 rich ta 3 by 0 0 6 is composed of cf i pon 1 I water w ter thero there is 13 n decided ch ail VIM 3 ln in allowing S b athir water to aho 1 0 eks is as they y keep ce enuch cl ealler va an to d 1 itu bibs 1 s n amber of drakes Ir altea are arc required 1 8 I 1 raae is allowed for f from rom seven to nir I 1 mil rucks in in tile tho beginning of tho the sea son gp th bijj iril later on as anally as 13 12 are given fro cyp i 1 file kept on oil lanil land begin with our ur to ELS eix ducks to a drake in ili tire the ea g a lart att of 0 the season anil and from froin six sis to nin teter on the floors of tho the houses are g tilled with salt liay lay all tho hatch ing Q altho s the island is landis is clone artificially tho the ma the 1 laty of 0 the e barnis have bavo cellar for acors in tho the matter ii alter of feed ing mn ire re is some variation with the dif fer f lm hin C brec brenders ders but as a rulo tho the samo same thoo t beof feed ere employed col coi ure edins ducks are aio fed fc 1 as follows dah iy leal cal 4 parts bran 2 parts mid inid t icat I 1 bu 1 9 alwo is mixed MIX ed with about two N Is s of eel or crook creek grass which wh ch they see gee ea is ia f from rom tho iho bottoms of tal the cr cols no flo a ua P the a large duck f farms arms has largo large eril t on oil tho the water all the timo time gath bul 1 u Whis 1 i allua grass rass breeding ducks are fed jinice 1 e a day A ora I 1 if I 1 ON r 4 M I 1 na A lj A dim faehl it ae rule in ducklings duc klings with a th aber of the lon islanders is to baart C n 0 1 I 1 soaked bread or cracker dust an elal aba hard i boiled eggs chopped fine ailed tj 1 an and fed moist this is given for a fiert four days then follows a acm j misi tion of equal parts of cornmeal and cracker dust with bran ia I 1 ca 0 faviang of bran find and be I 1 to too much of it is apt to cl mcgeo 0 booso bowels for a preventive of this trouble sand is mixed in ili t their heir mashes in tho the proportion of a halll handful fI to 4 0 quart of food on some farms the week tho the following inix ini ture is gian cornmeal 4 parts bran 2 parts 2 loarts arts beef scraps 1 1 part add a handful of sand to every quart of the food green food is 0 gradually radu given to the ducks and such article articia as boiled turnips potatoes cir car roti roa squashes or green oats wheat rys rya corn f odder fodder or clover aro are cut fine and mixed with tho the feed to grow a kaiyo faeo frame 1 part green feed is given tote tore P puts ground grain when fat tolling which is begun when about 6 refis I 1 of age two thirds meal and one thud third bran and green stuff art art i g given civell fi vell to W which bach is als added about or ons eighth the amount of 0 beef scraps the ducklings duc klings are marketed when about five pounds in weight some feed four tunes a day and aume abbe five tho the gener al alfr accepted time is at G and 10 in homor ming |
