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Show Duck Houses. f 9j Duck houses should not havo as J9j much light as hcD houses, but should, 9j havo a shed open on ono sldo at- 9j tached for foedlng and watering. Thoy 91 should havo no nests, but bo bedded u9j down every two or threo days with 39 baled shavings. Tho houses should K bo cleaned, out at least onco or twice 9t a yoar. No egg boxes aro roqulrod, 9j as tho ducks lay on the floor, and If Hi tho bedding is added often the eggs j9j aro not soiled much. For twenty-flvo "9J birds tho yard outside should be 25 Hj by 100 feet: The Inside of tho houses 9J shoiild measure 12 by 12 feet. There HR should bo a trough 12 inches Wide and 9 C Inches deep of any longth desired. 9J I water tho birds in a 16-quart palt. 9 In tho winter' I foed in the shed and 9Jj in tbo summor out In tho yard. No ' 91 running stream of water is required. 1R The gablq overhead' noxt tho roof jTl should, bo stuffed with straw, with. We two Ilttlo doors in each gablo to opon III In damp weather. This Itpeps tho, IB houso dry. In cold woather thoso . - H doors should be kept shut. - 9 W. IL Curtlsa.' ' 9 Niagara County, N. V. ' 9 n . .k'. ' W |