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when produced are remarkably uni- 

 form in quality, and when marketed 

 should practically all grade new-laid 

 or select. As a matter of fact, how- 

 ever, not over thirty-three or thirty- 

 five per cent, grade new-laid in the 



months of July, August and Septem- 

 ber. Of the remainder, some are 

 stale and shrunken, others are dirty 

 or broken, and in some of the markets 

 as high as 5 per cent, are actually 

 bad and unfit for food. 



Standard Varieties of Turkeys. 



There are six varieties of turkeys 

 raised in Canada. They are as fol- 

 lows: Bronze Narragansett. Buff, 

 Slate, White and Black. A non- 

 standard variety is the Bourbon Reds. 

 Turkeys originated in America, and 

 were imported into Europe by the 

 Mexicans. Are hard to raise, a pecu- 

 liarity being that one copulation at 

 beginning of season renders fertile all 

 the eggs in the ovarium. Hens weigh 

 10 to 12 pounds; cocks, 15 to 25 

 pounds. This is average; many times 

 they are grown many pounds over 

 these weights. 



Standard Varieties of Ducks. 



There are twelve standard varieties 

 of ducks raised in Canada, some of 

 them on a small scale, as follows: 

 The White Pekin, White Aylesbury, 

 Colored Rouen, Black Cayuga, Col- 

 ored Muscovy, White Muscovy, In- 

 dian Runner, Gray Call, White Call, 

 Black East India, Crested White, and 

 Blue Swedish. Of these varieties, the 

 first seven are considered profitable 

 to raise; the two varieties of Calls 

 and the Black East India are Ban- 

 tams, and are bred more for the 



showroom ; the Crested White may be 

 considered as almost purely orna- 

 mental while at present but little is 

 known of the Blue Swedish in this 

 country and the United States. 



White Pekin Ducks. — Very large, 

 and excellent layers, averaging from 

 100 to 150 eggs in a season. Non- 

 sitters, easily raised, and mature 

 early. The standard weight of the 

 adult drake is 9 pounds; adult duck, 

 8 pounds; young drake, 8 pounds, and 

 young duck, 7 pounds. 



Colored Rouen Ducks. — Profitable 

 on the farm, hardy, prolific. Eggs not 

 so large as the Pekin, diverse in color. 

 The standard weight of the adult 

 duck is 8 pounds; adult drake, 9 

 pounds; young drake, 8 pounds; and 

 young duck, 7 pounds. 



Black Cayuga Ducks. — Originated 

 in America; produce from 80 to 90 

 eggs in the spring, and sometimes 

 lay again in the autumn. Standard 

 weight of adult drake, is 8 pounds; 

 adult duck, 7 pounds; young drake, 7 

 pounds, and young duck, 6 pounds. 



Colored and White Muscovy Ducks. 

 — The standard weight of this variety 

 of the adult drake is 10 pounds; adult 



A Thrifty Bunch of White Ducks. 



