Show DUCK RAISING IS WORTH considering fahe average farm hills has nit nil tho alio facil ditlea which tire necessary for the raisins raising of a goodly niber r of ducks ducke and with it a little outlay may add considerably to tho the farm income from that source duck raising lit in some of the lie country lins has become beconi oti a greatly spec lal iced industry it Is hardly advisable for ahe he average person to go into it extensively at least not until lie hits has 1 become acome acquainted with handling bucl ducks m on it i smaller scale Ilu lik weier wever ducile do afford it n side una line to tin regu lar poultry hu business siness of the farm that hint lis Is worthy of tit the consideration of the average person the die houses which are needed for ducks ure are simple af they tire lire plain and nd comfort comfortably ablo wid luid need very little furnishings generally 0 on 1 every 1 livery farin there li Is a x tini ill shed or 1 building it ding that stint ean can tic he used for tills purpose warmth la is not essential to tile hie extent that lint ly Is necessary wit walli hens tint but if it Is dry and protected it will vill serve the purpose ducks should not bo be closely confined cond ned artificial incubation and brooding are used entirely by the large producers of duels ducks but under most farin conditions tile lie incubation mid an brooling will be mostly done by liens hens or by ducks lievore tile lions licus tire are put on tile the eggs and legain before the duck lings tire given to her slie she should be thoroughly dusted with insecticides the nest should be watched for lice and treated ua its inny be necess tiry the feed of it the ducks in nature Is 18 both bogli vegetable und and an linal in ill the te wild state they get a great teal deal of their food itliong tile hie creeks and marshes tills type of food needs to 0 o lie imitated to boroo extent the luck duck tills no crop crol like tile the ch chicken lelen tile food passing directly to tile gizzard anti as it consequence they are not fitted for its as much hard food us as chickens in fact a largo large number or of tile lie probes misers depends largely on soft foods Ilo however wever under andor fann conditions where hie the ducks have free range tho the problem Is not n at so diol cult and most of the additional feed will be grain q feed feea that Is adapted to producing growth on chickens will answer tile purpose for ducklings duc klings without going to the expense anti and inconvenience of mixing additional rations the annin lif Terence that will lie be noted ly by the beginner Is that tile ducklings duc klings make it faster growth and therefore they will con nimo it a larger of lood |