30 DUCK DOLLARS 
When the ducklings are crowded out of the nurseries by the on-coming 
hatchings, they are put out on the range. If they are kept for breeders, they 
are allowed to stay on the grass. Ducklings to be killed, however, are taken off 
the grass two weeks before killing time and placed on dirt. If allowed to stay on 
the grass, their flesh will be yellow, not white, as it should be, and as the markets 
demand. 
On meadow land, ducks of the size and age shown above have a fine time 
grubbing for worms. They do not scratch the surface like a hen, but get down 
under the dirt with their bills and grub. They eat worms greedily, as many as 
they can stuff into themselves all day long, until the food passage is distended to 
large size. This diet of worms cuts down the regular feeding ration and has a good 
effect on the breeding qualities of the stock, not only in producing more eggs, but 
influencing the fertility to a remarkable degree. 
