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Show INDIAN RUNNER IS POPULAR Fowl Is Known ss a Year-Round Lay. er, Stopping Only to Complete the- Molt In the Fall. The Indian Runner Is a breed that Is peculiar In Its make-up and habits, and Is also a profitable bird. I laying lay-ing It Is to tho duck family what tho Leghorn is to the chicken world. It Is small, slim and racy-looking, having hav-ing a long neck and a very upright bbbbbvbbbbbbbt yHbbbhbbb JbbbbhbbbbTsv IbHbbbbV bHbLb' ' "'flaM flgr JbbHBBBH W&izZfof'i' &"!ggggggH Indian Runner Duck. carriage. It Is known as a year-round lsyer, stopping only to complete tho molt. The young duck will often start laying lay-ing atjfte months ot ageAi broiler d'licia they are not as profitable as the Pekj owing to taetr rnttft. ttoti al-Though al-Though one breeder nays he has secured se-cured as high m four and a half pounds weight In eleven weeks. Such a rata, however, we are inclined to look upon aa a rare one. |