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and give to their young, growing ducks very little 

 or 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. 



FIG. 88. View on Wm. H. Truslow's duck farm, East Stroudsburg, Pa., 

 showing arrangement of yards and manner of supplying water. 



It is important in duck-rearing to secure the 

 greatest degree of cleanliness, although this is 

 somewhat more difficult than with hens. Where 

 ducks are kept in confinement in comparatively 

 small pens or yards, it will sometimes be found 

 impossible to prevent the runs from becoming foul, 

 though occasional cultivation will aid materially 

 in keeping the yards clean and in providing a sani- 



