DUCKS AND GEESE 



duced on farms are marketed alive. This is because 

 the farmer has no special market and he does not 

 find that it pays him to dress and ship the ducks 

 with the chance that they might spoil. In fact, most 

 of the farm raised ducks are not turned off as green 

 ducks at 10 to 12 weeks as is done on the commer- 

 cial duck plants but are held until fall and then sold 

 as spring ducks. They will weigh somewhat more 

 at that time but as a rule the price received per 

 pound will be lower than that obtained for green 

 ducks during the spring and summer. Where there 

 is a special demand for ducklings which the farmer 

 can supply it will pay him to dress and deliver the 

 ducks. If it is desired to dress the ducks, the direc- 

 tions given under Chapter VII can be modified to 

 suit the farmer's needs. The soft body feathers 

 should be saved in accordance with the directions 

 given on page , as they can be used at home in 

 making pillows or can be sold. 



Such eggs as are produced in surplus may either 

 be utilized on the home table or sent to market. As 

 a rule duck eggs are not in great demand except at 

 certain seasons such as at Easter and during the 

 Jewish holidays in the spring and fall when they 

 bring somewhat higher prices than hens' eggs. The 

 larger size of duck eggs, however, makes them 

 favored by bakers and they can usually be sold at 

 any time in a city of any size at prices as good as 

 those received for hens' eggs. 



Eggs for masket can be packed in the ordinary 



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