Show D DUCK UC K f RAISING IS profitable INDUSTRY A 1 f m htwa K J isy S 0 A y arft wr ft 1513 y sa ww tf V A cc la 11 jf ft i ik I 1 v vyv i A ra ef I 1 t W afe FUL ATTENTION there the he due dud duck ra breeder it Is ii of the fird clans b being c I 1 ni b m meat ea t an 1 n a and I 1 I 1 I 1 fiur in r the r 1 done 0 cities I 1 exal excl 11 S I 1 V produce number of ducks and the duck farmer Is considered quite ordinary when compared to tile the farms producing for the markets from to ducks a n year the average farm is however well ivell adapted to growing ducks satisfactorily especially those farms having streams linis and good pasture lands duck raising should prove very attractive to the farmer and when properly attended to the business should add materially to the earnings earning S of the farm duck houses should face the south and the soil should be a sandy one sloping slightly to afford proper drainage as dryness of the house is necessary cesary ne for ducks when building the houses allow from six to eight square feet of floor space for each duck and regulate the size of the house on this basis A tN typical and satisfactory luck duck house Is of the shed roof type not over eight feet high in front and four or five feet high in the rear with a fair sized window in front and provisions made for cotton or muslin curtains for the openings when the weather is in inclement cle and for confining the ducks when necessary dirt floors raised several inches above the ground level are used extensively ten but the wood floor raised six inches from the ground and covered with several inches of sand and gravel is by far the better plan to insure dryness and freedom from dampness the partitions in houses and fences in runs or yards need not lie ile over 30 inches high for confining ducks when ducks are to be kept in confinement it is best to have two yards for them so fenced that one yard may be dowed sowed in oats rye or barley for furnishing green feeds while the other yard is used for a run white pekin Is best the white pekin duck is considered the alie best of all ducks for farm purposes and is bred gely than illy any other variety et ct purposes the pekin Is lu elusively by the luck duck farmers producing the alic acks for the spring markets market a duck is of a distinct type te le or creamy white plumage broad and deep bodies prominent rounded breasts eop keel ggs are arc particularly par ticul lily desired tt it purposes the runner duck especially recommended for ase se the three varieties of the runner are the white the fawn and white and the penciled all of the same type and qualities and differing only in color the runners have grown in popularity since their introduction tro and have gained their favor by their wonderful egg 11 laying qualities the eggs of the runner are larger than a liens hens egg and in ili some markets their eggs bring advanced prices over liens hens eggs for farm and practical purposes the runners have fine qualities being active make good fo are hardy bardy Z t 2 4 J T 4 pekin duck and non sitters they produce in six weeks fine yellow skinned broilers weighing from two to three pounds each other varieties another of the varieties of the moat meat class Is the aylesbury duck which is an english fowl very similar to the pekin it 1 is 13 3 a very pretty fowl of pure white plumage and by some breeders bleeders bre eders it is considered a practical bird bira to breed the rouen white and colored ak ducks the cayuga and the blue swedish ducks are other varieties of the duck family that may be adapted to farm purposes |