deep in the grass, bogs and pools. Nothing escapes their search 

 for food, while they are not so destructive to growing crops as 

 hens. 



In the ninth annual test the English Runners again won. 

 Six ducks laid 2464 in two years. This was 95 more eggs than 

 was laid by the winning Leghorns in the same length of time. 

 One pen of Runners was killed by a fox when it had been in the 

 test one week less than nine months ; the six ducks had then laid 

 1195 eggs, or an average of 199. 



i;-)8 



