TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Preface 



List of Illustrations., 



PART I— DUCKS 

 Chapter. Page. 



I. Extent of the Industry — Opportunities ... 3 



Present Extent of the Industry — Different 

 Types of Duck Raising — Opportunities for 

 Duck Raising — Prices for Breeding Stock — 

 Ducks for Ornamental Purposes. 



II. Breeds and Varieties — How to Mate to Produce 

 Exhibition Specimens — Preparing Ducks for the 

 Show — Catching and Handling 8 



Breeds of Ducks — Classification of Breeds- 

 Marking the Ducks — Nomenclature — Distin- 

 guishing the Sex — Size — Popularity of Breeds 

 — Egg Production — Size of Duck Eggs — Color 

 of Eggs — Broodiness — General Considerations 

 ifi Making the Mating — Making the Mating — 

 The Pekin — The Aylesbury — The Rouen — The 

 Cayuga — The Call — The Gray Call — The 

 White Call — The Black East India — The Mus- 

 covy — The Colored Muscovy — The White 

 Muscovy — The Blue Swedish — The Crested 

 White — The Buff — The Runner — The Fawn 

 and White Runner — The White Runner — ^The 

 Penciled Runner — Preparing Ducks for the 

 Show — Catching and Handling Ducks — Pack- 

 ing and Shipping Hatching Eggs. 



nL Commercial Duck Farming — ^Location — Esti- 



mate of Equipment and Capital Necessary in 



Starting the Business 42 



Distribution — Stock Used — Location of Plant 

 — Making a Start in Duck Farming — Equip- 

 ment, Capital, etc. Required — Lay-out or Ar- 

 rangement of the Plant — Land Required — 



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