| Show AylM borr V pohl ln an all I 1 am often in receipt of 0 letters concerning the aylesbury ducks I 1 WWI to say at tho the beginning that they are the champions for feathers experience has taught me this for ten years I 1 have been engaged in duck breeding and have handled nearly all varieties tho the cayuga is a i good duck but being black Is objected to by some the dark pin feathers give them a bad appearance pe when they are prepared tor for market yet the cayuga takes on tat fat well and I 1 think no duck Is better it if a nice roast be desired I 1 see that mr james rankin la is giving his peking quite a boost as being the only ducks that are fit tor for broilers or tor for quick growth when it Is deblicq to put them on the market at an early age and ho he says that there Is no breed good enough to cross them with this country Is full of mr air rankins ns imperial I 1 have had fifty or more ot of them tay myself for a long time but I 1 have disposed of oe the last of them anti and think that I 1 will never own another I 1 will agree with sir air rankin when lie says that there Is nothing lit fit to cross them on 1 I am sure that I 1 would not like to ruin any of my iny breeds by cf crossing them with the the pekin is all right to sell by weight when you do get one tat fat as they hey are of large trane frame but they are slow to lo take on oa fat lint to ge get t the feathers fit for dress Is where the pinch comes every lady in the land all will tell you that the irtle laule old fashioned duck is better belter tor for feathers than the pekin when the pekin feathers are ripe they are as coarse as hen feathers and there are about as few of them on the other hand the aylesbury ducks are arc good layers tale tahe good care of their young are hardy and nearly as large as the their feathers are first class for tile the purposes for which such feathers are desired they havo have a heavy thick coat of feathers which ripen up evenly and which are very easy to pick but they are unlike the pekin ducks in that they must have a pond or pool to swim in show me a duck or goose that does doea not care much for water and I 1 will show you a bird that has poor feathers now 1 do not wish to injure the business of mr rankin but it the pekin duck is fit for anything more than to sell on the market like a tat fat pig I 1 do not know what it Is 11 II C HUNT tazewell county illinois |
