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of water plants, snails and the larvae of va- 

 rious water insects, together with small fish 

 and other aquatic life. Those who have made a 

 success of rearing ducks on an extended scale 

 have learned a valuable lesson from nature and 

 give to their young, growing ducks very little or 



Fig. 79. View on Wm. H. Truslow's duck farm, East Stroudsburg, Pa., 

 showing arrangement of yards and manner of supplying water. 



no hard food. While a considerable portion of 

 the ration will consist of grain, it is ground and 

 moistened with water or milk and fed in a soft 

 condition. 



It is important in duck-rearing to secure the 

 greatest degree of cleanliness, although this is 

 somewhat more difficult than with hens. Where 



