^^ AGillCULTDRAJL ESSAYS. 



the number be increased, the e^s:s will usuulWhn r^nr\.^^r 

 llllJ -f ^^^ ^'^V^^ ^^^ ^^"^^^ «t tl^is time should have 



f fni^P Although the plucking them so often as is the prac- 

 i?. fr"""'/^^ ^^J," '"^^ ^^^y th^i^'^ better by repeated pfuck 

 hf;«t "i'"^^"'" they are permitted to shed their feathe s in 

 of r w'^ -T^^' ''^t'^^ ^\^^ ^^^ t^"^^ of maulting. In a part 

 of Great Britain where they are raised in the greatest num 

 Ws they are plucked five times a year. Their flesh when wdl 

 . atted IS preferred by some to that of the turkey. 



Tw\^^''^^'^'i °^ ^^"'^ "^""^^ ^^^ the same as the \vild 

 They begin early to lay their eggs, and produce a cons der- 



Aboui twelve IS said to be a proper number for the ducks to 



thlw fnJ %u^'^ gieeay feeders, and not particular as to 



fiftoi :^^r^l ^'"^ ^oud of animal food, and are quickly 



tirf "T t ^^^^ ^'^ "^^^^"^ ^" turnip fields, to dest^ov the 



iS/iT^''^ ^'^ ^P' ^^ P'"-^ "P«" th^ yo«"^ plants. they 

 'Should have access-to a supply of running watir. ^ 



hJf'^ Relieved by some that poultry is most easiiy fatted Whes 

 kept m a dark place, and fed on boiled grain. 



