84 Money in Broilers and Squabs. 



Weber Bros, allow about eight square feet for each bird, say 40 

 ducks to a pen 24x15 feet. 



Contrary to all former notions in regard to duck raising, these 

 thousands and tens of thousands of Pekin ducks that are annually 

 marketed in New York, Philadelphia and Boston, from New Jersey 

 to the coast of Maine, never saw water only in drinking troughs. 

 They grow much faster when kept out of the water, and if fed 

 properly will average at ten weeks of age, ten pounds per pair. 



In hatching duck eggs in an incubator, keep the ventilator 

 slides open at least for the first week. 



A pig is modest and shy at his trough compared with a young 

 duck, writes S. I. Hudgens, of Massachusetts. 



Never suddenly change the laying ducks' bill of fare. 



Second grade ilour is used in the mash to make it more lumpy. 

 . A duck is not fully matured until about two and a half years 

 old. . 



iHenry Steinmesch says the regular laying season commences 

 about January 20, and a fair average is four eggs per week, per 

 . duck, from that time on to June 20, after which they gradually let 

 down, stopping entirely towards the last of July. 



There is more labor attached to duck raising than to any other 

 branch of poultry culture, but the profits are better when the busi- 

 ness is once understood. 



Besides a trough of oyster shells constantly before the ducks, 

 they should be supplied with coarse sand or chick-sized grit mixed 

 in their mash, once a day. 



The heavy coat of feathers, makes the duck rain, wind and cold 

 proof, to a considerable extent, but they suffer very easily from 

 cold feet. 



A heavy soil is readily pointed, and should be cleaned and 

 ploughed at least once a month. 



Duck eggs over a week old do not hatch so well. 



The older the duck the less nervgus she becomes. 



Artificial incubation developed the duck industry. 



Contagious diseases are practically unknown in the duck 

 family. 



Cause of mortality among young: Overheat, dampness, get- 

 ting wet, lack of grit, grey head lice, sudden showers, delayed 

 hatches, exposure to sun, lack of fresh water, drinking vessels too 

 shallow, breeding stock out of condition. 



When ducks are overfat they are apt to die during laying 

 season. .u 



A deep keel gives a more plump appearance to the market 

 duck. 



Walter P. Laird says washing the eggs has a tendency to 

 harden the shell and thereby superinduce too much evaporation, 

 thus injuring the vitality of the egg. 



Cayenne and other hot, spicy condiments, must not be given 

 to ducks. Cavenne causes ducks to abort their eggs, and if its use 



