Bingham Bulletin | 1918-11-01 | Page 3 | Raising Ducks for Meat and Eggs

RAISING DUCKS FOR MEAT AND EGGS The Pekin breed Is kept almost ex- 1 elusive by producers of green ducks I and also on many farms whPro thoy I are grown lor meat. They faVtpn a rapidly and may be fed on r?tlo, , 1 ",T"',eu I,,r dickens, but better results are usually secured by fc ing more green and vegetable feeds and a larger proportion of mash ! . h2 f npral farmer who Is more "e:ted ln obtaining eggs than pZ duclng meat, the Indian Runner is a good breeiT Thi, duck holds ho same relative position In the duck family that the lhorn do n the chicken family, it lays a good whi e egg considerably larger than a hen s egg, and Is declared to l e a small eater, a good forager, and alsS very hardy. The introduction t , s breed B .Hpinjt to build up J l ;lr;t,rlaM drk These litl f-Mould be marketed frequently they depreciate in quality more' rap! idly than hens eggs,