DUCKS AND GEESE 



preparing other cooked feeds but in its place a 

 small four-horse steam boiler can be utilized to good 

 advantage as this makes it possible to cook the feed 

 right in the mixer by using a steam hose. 



Killing and Picking House. A killing and picking 

 house where the ducks can be prepared for market 

 is another necessary building but this need not be an 

 expensive building. It must be located with refer- 

 ence to its convenience to the rest of the plant. It 

 is also desirable to locate it over a spring if one is 

 available for the spring water can be used to ex- 

 cellent advantage in cooling the dressed ducklings. 

 When a spring is not available water must be piped 

 to this building. The killing house is usually built 

 with at least one side open or partly open. A place 

 is provided outside the picking room where the 

 ducks can be hung and bled. Inside room is required 

 for six or eight pickers. A kettle for heating water 

 to be used in scalding the ducks is necessary as are 

 also tanks in which to place the ducks after they 

 are picked. Additional room is needed where the 

 ducks can be weighed and packed ready for ship- 

 ment. 



Residence. In addition to the other buildings 

 enumerated, a residence would of course be neces- 

 sary. The size and elaborateness of this and conse- 

 quently its cost depends entirely upon the owner's 

 needs and wishes. 



Horse Power. One horse and wagon for the pur- 

 pose of drawing the feed about the plant and for 



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