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10. What is the principal value of Indian Runner ducks? 



11. Name the three varieties of ducks included in the orna- 

 mental class. 



12. What is the period of incubation for duck eggs? 



13. Name the six standard breeds of geese. 



14. Describe the Toulouse goose. How does this variety corre- 

 spond in weight to the other five standard varieties? 



15. Discuss the value of guineas as table fowls. 



16. Discus^ the management of guineas. 



17. For what purpose are pigeons usually kept? 



18. Describe the two more popular varieties of pigeons and their 

 value as producers of squabs. 



19. Discuss the management of pigeons. 



SUGGESTIONS 



1. In order to familiarize yourself with the extent to which the 

 several kinds of poultry mentioned in this chapter are grown in your 

 community, make a survey, listing the various flocks of turkeys, 

 ducks, geese, etc., found in yoiir nighborhood, together with the varie- 

 ties grown. 



2. Assuming that you were going to raise turkeys, what facts 

 would you first consider as concerning the location, nearness to mar- 

 kets, and variety selected? Compare your conclusions in this respect 

 with the possibility of producing ducks, geese, guineas, and squabs. 

 After considering each of these subjects thorou^ly, which do you feel 

 will be the most profitable? 



3. Should you be interested particularly in any one of these sub- 

 jects, that is, as pertaining to the production of turkeys, or ducks, or 

 geese, etc., inquire of your state agricultural college or the U. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture for additional information on these phases of 

 poultry keeping. 



REFERENCES 



Turkey Raising, U. S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin 



791, by A. S. Weiant. 

 Duck Raising, IT. S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin 679, 



by Alfred R. Lee. 

 Geese, U. S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin 767, by 



Harry M. Lamon and Alfred R. Lee. 

 The Guinea Fowl, U. S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin 



828, by A. S. Weiant. 

 Squab Raising, U. S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin 



684, by Alfred R. Lee. 



