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Show KEEP DUCKS AND GEESE BUSY Feed Enough to Keep Them In Condi- tlon and Leave Them Eager for Something More. After the birds nro mated, prefer-ably prefer-ably not Ifcter than December 1, keep them nctlvo. Their ration should bo bulky, using nbout one-fifth of green stuff. They should not bo fed all they can ent, but enough to keep them In condition nnd leavo them eager for food. They do better on cracked corn than on n ration of cornmenl only. If ducks and geeso uto wintered In good condition, nnd mated early, there should bo no difficulty In getting fer-tllo fer-tllo eggs. Too early eggs aro not Je-Elrnblc. Je-Elrnblc. Ducks especially lay very early In tho morning, nnd tho very early eggs nro apt to freeze. |