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HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH DUCKS. 1
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They Only Hcquire Plenty of Feed, and Water, and a Comfort
able Place in Which to Stay of Nights—How to Care for the
Young Ones, and How to Feed and Breed.
■lT/t] ILL iOU please inform me
where one can obtain infor
■ ■ mation relative to the raising
and care of Indian Runner ducks?”
is a query one often reads in the
columns of The Progressive Farmer
and Gazette.
To assist those in quest of knowl
edge concerning this comparatively
new addition to the poultry world
this article is directed.
I)o you want show birds or utility
stock? That is the ilrst question to
be settled. Having decided, buy the
best you can afford, as the best is
the cheapest in the long run.
Almost any old place that can be
closed from "varmints” at night will
be satisfactory to a duck, so long as
it can keep its feet warm.
Whole grain once a day is
thought to be better adapted to keep
ing the digestive organs in good con
dition than a continuous diet of mill
feeds. Drop it in a full dish of wa
ter and watch the ducks go nfter it.
'I ho balance of tho daily ration
should bo bran, shorts, beef scraps,
grit, boiled Irish and sweet potatoes,
vegetables and lots of green stuff-—
clover, vetch, lettuce, cabbage,
sprouted oats. Experience has proven
that it is not necessary to have a
pond or stream of water in which
the ducks can bathe. Ducks, if al
lowed to swim in running water or
even ponds in which any kind of
ftsh thrive, will lay eggs that have
a fishy flavor and henco are not de
sirable. A dish of any kind that
cannot be tipped over but which will
allow the ducks to dip their bills be
low their nostrils will suffice.
Flocks of thirty can be kept to
gether, five ducks to one drake. It
is better, however, to keep each
brood separate.
Do not increase the flock till the
knack of handling them is fully un
derstood.
How to Trtuit the Duckling.
When it comes to little ducks the
treatment differs somewhat. If hatch
ed by n hen, pick out one that is not
nervous. Watch and see how she
acts; if inclined to be flighty, take
the little one away at once and house
them in a tireless brooder. A low
box of any kind will do. Tack a
piece of wool to the inside edge of
cover, allow ing it to drop low enough
to touch the backs of the ducklings,
and all will be well. Ventilate by
boring Vi-Inch holes over the wool
cover. Six will do. If from an in
cubator. no more than 30 should be
placed together. As they grow older
lessen the number. Don’t give any
thing except water for 2 4 hours and
under no circumstances allow them
to become wet or chilled. If from
appearance they seem cold, place a
Jug of hot water in the box or their
run and the change will be imme
diate.
In the matter of diet begin with
oatmeal and bread crumbs, chick
grit or sharp sand live times a day.
Two weeks later gradually add equal
parts of bran, shorts, corn meal or
cheap Hour, 5 per cent grits by
weight, and 10 per cent beef scraps.
Make all Into a crumbly mash, never
sloppy. Green stuff of any kind,
chopped, must also bo given. Let
them out only on pleasant days.
If broilers are wanted feed 2 parts
corn meal, 1 part bran and shorts,
with 5 per cent grit and shell and
10 of beef scraps. At the end of ten
weeks the ducks will bo ready for
market.
Give the breeders equal parts of
bran, shorts, corn meal, 10 per cent
beef scraps, 5 per cent grits and the
same of shell. Don’t forget green
food. Laying ducks require nearly
the same food. In addition, they are
given all the sprouted oats they will
eat.
Going back to the hatching perl j
<1, the hen should be allowed 11
"f-'H, that number being about al
she can cover, as the eggs are larger
than those of a hen.
If hatched by an incubator, run
at 102 degrees for the first three
weeks and the fourth raise one de
gree. Turn the eggs after the sec
ond day at morning and at night. It
has not been found necessary to cool
them till the last week when five
minutes is allowed after each turn
ing. The fresher the eggs are, the
better they will hatch.
Experience has also proven that
the first clutch of eggs laid is not as
fertile as the second. One large
breeder In the East will not use eggs
from a duck till she is over a year
old.
When the ducklings are three
months old the ducks can be often
told from the drake, by both sight
and hearing. When fully feathered
the male has a curl in his tail feath
ers. When the curl fails to appear,
pick the birds up by the neck and
notice the noise it makes. If a duck,
a loud quack will be heard; if a
drake, a low hiss will be heard. Sep
arate when the sex is ascertained.
Some Pointers on Duck liaising.
Things to remember:
Don’t allow the ducks access to
stagnant pools.
Duck eggs are fully the equal of
hen’s in every respect. In many sec
tions they command 10c. a dozen
more than do hen's eggs.
Given shade, proper food and wa
ter, the Indian ltunner will have no
disease.
The duck is excitable, don’t scare
her.
Parent stock raised in the sunny
South will lay at the time of year
when eggs are highest in price.
Those • brought from the frigid
North won’t lay till eggs begin to
bo plenty and hence lower in price.
The Runner will lay twice a year;
in fact, she needs little rest seem
ingly. Other varieties lay once only.
Carpet the floors of the brooders
witn rooting paper to keep out all
dampness.
Sawdust Is the best litter for lit
tle ducks. Hay, straw, or leaves will
do for the larger ones. When litter
Is soiled and damp add more cover
ing. It is not necessary to clean
pens oftener than six months; then
remove and you’ll have a fertilizer
that cannot be beaten.
Do not let ducks out of breeding
pens till about 8 o’clock in the morn
ing; by that time all the eggs will
have been dropped.
The duck makes her nest 3 inches
under the litter, lays her egg and
then covers with the litter. Wash
the eggs in water about 45 degrees
of temperature and wipe clean.
If wanted for hatching, keep the
eggs in a temperature of about 4 5
degrees.
Begin testing the same as for hen’s
eggs, on the seventh day. One test
ing, however, is enough for duck
?ggs.
t. e. McFarland.
Baldwin Co., Ala.
Our Advertisers are (auaraiiteed to
l>o as They Promise.
FARMERS. IT WILL PAY YOU
to use our FAKMEK’8 FORGE OGTF1T on Tons!
farm In doing blackfimithing and repairing. Wo Sari I
hl?i1S,ndor8emS,U8 for the thousand* of Farmer** Iwwl? I
sold direct to farmer* within the past twelve Year??? I
^ory state and Canada. Our Forges havTh I
WE POSITIVELY GUARANTEE I
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SPECIAL WINTER OFFER until March SI. 1910,1
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Ten carload* on hand. Orders shipped promptly Thlal
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G. A. S. FORGE WORKS, Saranao, ■loh.l
Highest Prices For Hides and Furs
We are dealers In LEATHERS OF
ALL KINDS, Shoeflndings, etc. Cata
logues free npon application.
SCHEIBLER & CO.
220 N. Front St., Memphis, Tsnn.
FURS
MEN WANTED
0 n Commission, f
buy Furs: Mink, Coon,
O'Possum, Muskrat,
etc., from merchants,
farmers, trappers &
hunters in every lo
cality. We are large
buyers and exporters,
pay Highest Ca*h Prices. We pay express I
charges. Write quick for agency in your ter- I
ritory. :: "• :: :: :: “I
Louisiana Fur Co.. :: Hy. S. Chauffe, Prop’r, I
502 Decatur St., New Orleans. La. |
1 FURS
I Hides and
I Feather., Tallow.
I Ginseng, Goldon Ssal, (Yellow '9
■ Root), May Apple. WildGinier. ■
■ etc. Wo ere dealer*; established ■
I in 1856—1“Over hilfa century In Louisville* ■
I —andean do better for you than agents ■
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■ list and shipping tags. ■
I M. Sabel & Sons. I
S 229 E. Market St LOUISVILLE, KY. J
YOUNG BULLS—Two Jersey Bull Calves two
months, and eight months old, combining the
best and most popular blood, (25.00 each. Regis
tration certificate furnished.
W. F. LAGRONE, West Point, Miss.
JERSEY BULL
Solid color, 8 months old. entitled to registration,
out of a (85.00 cow. A bargain at (25.00.
NUNNALLY BROS.. Grand Junction. Tenn
Sell Your Fu
In The NortH
Send your fur where it will bring the!
money. Sell your fur where it is used. The!
is the rnw fur center, the heart ofthegr!
trade pouring its life blood of dollars all o!
land where furs are caught. Dealers in So!
towns and cities sell to Northern dealers. ■
you send fur to denlers in Louisville, St.!
Baltimore, Kansas City and other southern!
you don't get as much ns the northern deal!
pay because denlers in these cities and tow!
to Northern dealers. We are here in the!
within a few miles of Canada and New!
City, the world’s greatest fur markets, w!
small expense and we pay no rent, or inte!
borrowed money. fjj
WE PAY FROM TEN TO THIRTY PER CENT!
FOR FURS THAN ANY FUR DEALER IN ft!
OTHER NORTHERN TOWN OR CITY.!
When you sell to the southern dealer yo^R
gat within 25% of what any Northern denial
pay you. Whan you sail to any othar N«!
dealer except us yon gat from 10 to 30 pa!
laas than wa pay. This is no idle statemen!
proven fact and the proof is right in our cats!
Send to-day —now—for our big fraa, illu^Rj
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ant from anything you ever saw and fnitfl
asking; costs you nothing but the time y<!
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get extra $$$ out of your furs this season, ■gi
Corny Hide & Fup cJ
P O. Box No. Oorry, Pa, U.1
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IFOR SALE, in 8 frame Laixl
hives. J. S. CAVETT, 71
R. F. D. 2, Macon, M|
3 Bales of Cotton Per Acrl
Mr. John B. Broad well averaged three bales <1
cotton per acre on his entire crop by using fertilize®
at the rate of 1,000 pounds per acre. You should
able to do as well as Mr. Broadwell 9
By Using I
Virginia-Carolina I
Fertilizers I
Get a copy of our 1910 Farmers’ Year Book or Almai
from ycur fertilizer dealer, or write us for a free coj
Mr. Broadwell tells in this book his own story of h<
he got this big yield.
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