The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-18

The Aylesbury ducks get the name
nom the town Of Aylesbury. Bucking-
hamshire. England. and have been in
existence for nearly two hundred
years. They are white in piumage.
having a nesh-colored beak and
orange-colered legs. are long and deep
In body and have level carriage.
They are similar to the Pekin, so
much talked Of here. with the excep-
ton that in the present day they are
much larger and vary in color and
shape of beak. and have different
carriage. The real Aylesbury, as it
should be today, is practically un-
known in this part Of the country.
Many so-called Aylesburies have been
brought to my notice which found
to be only some common white duck
TIE Pekin duck took preference ov-
er the Aylesbury with the general run
OF breeders in England until the last
few years 1t is now hard to get any
thing like the price for Pekins that is
demanded for the Aylesbury. This is
principally owing to the interest taken
in them and the encouragement given
them by the Aylesbury and Waterfowl
Clubs in Great Britain, and this has
caused very keen competition between
the Aylesbury duck breeders, SO much
SO that the standard of perfection is
so much higher In the Aylesburies
than other breeds that when medal
or special price is warded for the
best waterfowl In the show, 1t invar-
iably goes to the Aylesbury.
Many of the over-year birds weigh
as much as fourteen pounds each, and
1t Is the general rule to expect the
young ones to weigh six to seven
pounds at eight to nine weeks old,
and at twelve to fourteen weeks you ,
may expect them to weigh nine to ten
pounds each. II
Found No Ayleshuries. II
On my arrival in this country ! was It
greatly surprised to find no good
Aylesburies, and after trying in vain 4
10 procure some In the district. had t
It last to send back to their old home q
or consignment of them for COM a
,any In Petaluma, and after a twenty lr
i've day journey they at last arrived f
cooking very travel stained, but only a
me dead out OF twenty-six, and Il
trange to say, before they had been I
m the ranch week some of them be- r
IAN to lay. / believe 1t was the fifth il
ay two eggs appeared, and after that G
hey increased nearly every day until II
hey were all laying, and now quite h
lumber of youngsters are making n
themselves known on the ranch. A rel
sw eight weeks old have been slaugh- 81
cred, weighing on an average of 6h 81
ounds each. This should be consid- tt
red good, in view of the change of la
Innate and the trying journey the 1 in
arents have gone through. have bi
item read and heard it said: There W
no duck to beat the Pekin as table
wi In this country" but venture /
, say II few start breeding the real W
such as are now in Califor- m
Ia, they will find their old favorite an
rs a very hard nut to crack, as the ri
ylesbury has such as extensive m
anne to build on, having the great tn
myth and other parts In proportion. KIN
may add that on the arrival OF the co
In Petaluma, several WI
ere heard to ask the question: | ge
What kind of goose Is THAR" in
| have often noticed during my ira Dc
Is in this country many farms with wi
cal places for rearing ducks, and du
ne OF them seem to take advantage pl,
1t. One hundred per cent is pos Dir