Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-03-19
DUCKS IN CHINA.
The Way They Are Raised aud How
They Are Got go Mnrket,


They Are Got 90 Market
What would an American duck farm
er think of swimming his flock 20 mar
kety That IS the regular method em
ployed by the poultymen who live
along the great waterways OF China,
The chinese are very foud OF duck.
Nearly every farmer keep9 a Few for
his own use, but along the rivers rails.
ing them Tor market Is profitable
business.
IN American ducks raised FOR market
have very little water IN which 20
swim aud play The poultrymen do
not think Il Is good FOR them To have
much exercise II hardcns their mus
Giles and makes their flesh tough aud
not 50 good TO eat
SO instead of swimming al day In
ponds or lakes or streams tile ducks are
kept shut up IN small pens, where they
have no room to waddle about und can
only sinnd still ana eat and grow tat
Then, whom they are in prime eondl
ton. they are killed and dressed and
shipped "a mnrket Ia barrels. aud their
feathers make an additional source OF
incense TO tie poultryman,
The ChlnAman however. IS quite con
tent 10 Lee his ducks have rs much eX
erclse as they like aud they ret a great
deal hunting for their food Of which
they receive only small supplies from
the poultyman
one result Is that tbe Chinese duck
Is q good, strong swimmer sud that Is
fortunate circumstance for the poul-
tryman whom Il comes time to ga 20
market
lie does moi llye on mlrohd n be
dld, he would nor be likely TO use Il.
for TO him II Is a new tangled device Tor
the spread OF evil lie knows too n
more economical method than putting
his ducks In crates and paying freight
on one OF the rlver boats Time does
not mean much 90 him. and be can af
ford 90 spend q few days. Il necessary,
DO goIng 90 market
When be- picks out the ducks he
means Go SELL the Chinese fauum ties
ihe lex OF one 10 that 90 another With q
stout cord and continues the proccss
Until the whole lot 8 hound togcthcr
Sometimes there are hundreds thus
fastened IN one Rock
10 D. not easy 90 make such flock
swim together or follow the direction
desired The Turner takes hls boat
ana starts 90 dr'ye them. smilllnR be.
hiud or drlftng on tlie current and
honiilg the water with long bamboo
poles 90 make illem swim along and 20
tlic right way ~ Che farmer hos
largo family and two or tllrec bouts
NO that his sons can HELM. he can usual
~ mannge Go get hls ducks 10 market
without outside ald. but Or De Is not 40
forluHate be- wifi Join with other duck |
rtisers and herd the fpcks ln c9mbna
ton
Thus "a not lnfreuuontly happens that /
thousands Of ducks VII be- swimming
along down the Yangfsc. apparently ln |
one h0rk with n dozen oF moro sam
pans drifting behind them. nlled with |
men. women aud boys. lhrushlng the
waieF with bamb0Os 20 hurry on the 4
ducks
it q bard enough 10 make flock " 4
hungry foolish ducks swim ou about /
their business when there d plenty ~
room sud no Interference buf That sci
dom happens 0u Chinese river Usual
~ these streams swarm with clumsy
unwle'dy iunke hud on ille fanaise
there D d great deal of sleHmer fmalc
Tie friendly iankneu VIII almost ai
ways belly ihe discs hfulcrs 90 keep the
hocks c'rnr ~ tle boats by heating the
water with bamNo0s. but afeamcrs
hnrp neither time nor inclination for
sach bother anf so o. sometimes hap.
pcns that Hoax IS cai ln tWO bf q
simmff Then there d efeat deal ~
trouble Hfd excited ialk before lle Hoeh
ran be reunited ard vi peanfufy 0l
.fs uay af1lu
h4mrtiNe also % hgppeus fiiag dufks
y ne rpes ed msn1 n0 win those N
lnofbF snl rhen There iH a grmdfai I
.aHE.e 8n3 snsri BHi thH paUqH cas- [
aee ca theu separated ipip ihe proper {
apfts aea'a af istt anl 90 90 cheer
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