PROGRESSIVE POULTRY RAISING 



per cent sharp sand and all the green food they will 

 consume. Birds saved for breeding should not be pushed 

 for growth but they should be kept in a shady, grassy 

 pasture and light feeding of two parts wheat bran, one 

 part corn meal and one part ground oats may be given 

 twice a day. With all ducks, young and old, fresh water 

 should be kept before them at all times and the drinking 

 dishes should be deep enough so that the nostrils may be 

 cleansed. Along about the first of November these birds 

 should be given access to a mash consisting of two parts 

 wheat bran, one part middlings, one part corn meal and 

 one part meat scrap. This ration should be continued 

 throughout the breeding season. 



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