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duck, 7 pounds; young drake, 8 

 pounds, and young duck, 6 pounds. 



Indian Runner Ducks. — Have been 

 credited with records of more than 

 200 eggs each in flocks of ten, and of 

 192 eggs each in flocks of 100. The 

 standard weight of the drake is 4% 

 pounds, and of the duck 4 pounds. 



Gray and White Call Ducks. — Bred 

 for fancy purposes, rather than for 

 profit; not adaptable for the farm. 

 There is no standard weight for this 

 variety. 



Black East India. — Very shy in 

 habit, given to long flights, hard to 

 confine. Good sitters. There is no 

 standard size, but the smaller the size 

 the higher they rank for exhibition 

 purposes. 



Crested "White Ducks. — Medium- 

 sized bird, merely ornamental, the 

 adult drake weighing 7 pounds, and 

 the adult duck weighing 6 pounds. 



Blue Swedish Ducks. — Very scarce 

 in Canada. Standard weight of adult 

 drake is 8 pounds, and adult duck is 

 7 pounds. 



Standard Varieties of Geese. 



There are seven standard varieties 

 of geese, as follows: Gray Toulouse, 

 White Embden, Gray African, Brown 

 Chinese, White Chinese, Gray Wild, 

 and Colored Egyptian. 



Gray Toulouse Geese. — ^Termed a 

 Christmas goose; a good layer, aver- 



aging about 400 eggs in a season. The 

 standard weight of adult gander is 20 

 pounds; adult goose, 18 pounds; 

 young gander, 18 pounds, and young 

 goose, 15 pounds. 



White Embden Geese. — Lay about 

 200 eggs in a season ; very large eyes. 

 Standard weight of adult gander is 

 20 pounds, and adult goose is 18 

 pounds. 



Gray African Geese. — Considerea 

 one of the most profitable to raise. 

 Are ready for market in ten weeks, 

 weighing at that age between 8 and 

 1^ pounds. Very suitable for market 

 and table; weight of adult gander, 20 

 pounds, and adult goose, a'rout 18 

 pounds. 



Brown and White Chinese Geese. — 

 Very light; are the most prolific of 

 geese, averaging from 50 to 60 eggs 

 a year. Standard weight of adult 

 gander is 12 pounds, and adult goose, 

 10 pounds. 



Gray Wild Geese. — Good layers; 

 highly prized for table use; are hardy 

 and easy to rear. The .'standard 

 weight of adult gander is 12 pounds, 

 and aault goose, 10 pounds. 



Colored Egyptian Geese. — Most 

 beautiful of all varieties; used only 

 for showroom purposes, the adult 

 gander weighing 10 pounds, and 

 adult goose, 8 pounds. 



A Prize Winning Columbian Wyan- 

 dotte. 



To the Railways and Express Com- 

 panies. 



Handle eggs with care. 



Provide suitable accommodation. 



Guard against undue exposure to 

 heat and cold. 



Deliver with all reasonable des- 

 patch to the consignee. 

 To the Dealers and Packers. 



Indicate to the producer that, 

 financially, quality counts for more 

 than quantity. 



Adopt without delay a basis of 

 "quality payment." The system of 

 "average payment" on a case count 

 basis permits of a great deal of the 

 carelessness and dishonesty that ex- 

 ists in the egg trade. 



If the packers were to adopt the 

 method of "quality payment" in its 

 fullest sense the store-keepers and 

 collectors could not afford to take 

 eggs from producers regardless of 

 quality. 



To the Retailer. 



Buy eggs of assured good quality. 



