The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-02-02
Gleanings for the Scratch
ing Pen.
lEE1I ISfi
FARM DUCK RAISING.

prolitable fowl 10 raiJa; iJs I'll sh
as navr pr.z,d vcy highly by ,he
mass IS. Ducks wece raised wtthcut
consraint i'm waterways, f. ding most
ly on fish and wa.sr ins CTS. This
food gave the flesh strong. fl shy
flavor; h nee 1T was not particularly
sought after save by tlle f,y who
we,'c pan ial 10 lhas class cf GNt. TIL
duck csnlCs of Lorg Island and Now
England weye then producing limit
ed numb II zach s. asSn, and it WAS
with amy profit. In fac, orss of the
most pGIcmirnnt duck raise9s snys that
he Nas obliged 10 vial. (he city mar
ks's p aspnally and tea5c the d alsrs
to purchass his birds in ord U % se-
cure anything like 81 tsfao1ory prices.
Ar.Gfic.al incubl iCn and broOdlny,
combined with jud.cious f. ding, have
bacn ins.Gum r.al in the d wformenc
of the duck industry. Machinery has
!
ambition of having his g Ock :n IN
markets when pric 5 ar, ste b st. nId
also Of raising large numb5cs of birds
in 4 hmi.sd space of tim. The ssa-
sun for raising ducks IS about six
months-from february 80 July, inclu-
sive.
Duck raising is to be comm inded
10 farm rs as profitable source
of rsv,nue and by csr-ful attention
to the work, as knowledge incrcua,s,
the sc -. of uha indus ry may be eX-
tend ID. hare ar. numbers of farms
in this country to-day that are dcvot.-
I'd .eXclusGv ly TO raising ducks, nver-
aging from 5000 10 10000 ducks as an
annual outpu,. An idoa Of the pro-
PORTIONS CT thn bul.ri ss may be had
from ahe fac. that as hlsh as 3 ioGs
of f I'd are u91d Go!ly by elngH
rI.ser during tbs busy season. The
profl1s are .thc b 's,, and good .nccm 5
may b. made whsn once S'hc busln.eS
is thoroughly mas-.sr d.
But do no.. jump lmGud4n.iy 10 dhe
conclusion tina. these r5su, IS can b.
easily oh ain d. Duck raising is an
ardent task; cine chat rpqulNs apprgl-
ic.:hip and albaolu,s know, dge of IN
business bsione suoc- SIS is reachsd.
Those who have ban succ.1ful in rails
ing ducks hay: laruei .Le busirt4
much as one does any chr voca1.on.
The bag.In.r should glUt mJ1-1lly,
and inaa a.e his p,3rl. Us HIS KNOW
edge OF the work lncrt as s. The livr-
age fa.m Il has all he faal.uI.ss for
Ia sing a goodly Enmbsr of DUCKS AMI
may with a llIle outlay add con-
sid 3.ab,y 10 his Lnccma
MINED BREEDS
One reason why success is lacking
in a flock of mixed brl dis is because
Of .he diff-ren5 NATURES pf phe b. ds
and the diff a mt t.4a m mt m c-1s "a y !
10 gl. bss, results fCcm ,ach. If
DeghoIrs arld Plymcth Rocks ara
yard ID :cgther the amoup. of corn
nacaasary 70 ahe b4s. pcoduc len IF |
eggs frJm lhe l. shoms wlll add 80 |
much fat 10 THE Plymouth Rocks that |
eggs Will cca2e and Vh'ay WIN soon b.
good for nothing but The mark,L
In hs maltsr of q raise, too, DIFF !
{ rlrIs braeds have different raQuNA- !
menus. Scratching fer food is th, |
principal source of eX-rcise in The
wntar, and where THE active l. g
horn would work only enough for
good results, the Cochin or Brahma,
or cv.n the Wyandotta and Plymouth
Rock, would be Overloolltd. D.ff-s,.rncu
in the nature of ths feed, for difhrens
br4 DIS, mu1. also be c0nsid rsd This
seams to make i. plain that uha far
mar who is trying to manage "A flock
of miMad bresds with bast reslts is
doom ID ito failure.
SOME SUGGESTIONS.
Don't crowd fowls or chicks. A
nDuSe III lc1L square us NOM 900 large
for ten or twalve birds. Crcwdsd
luartrs bre d Lice and o.lhEr all
mcnss. Plnty of rocm allows eNsrciS,
means hearth; it's most Important
10 hs-p the brosding stock healthy
and growing steadily the iuture
ah.cks that will be brtssders.
This quicker a chicken grows tho
mora tond II the flesh, beth as a broil-
sr and rooster, and for 6smalas tho
ar.isr eggs can ID, eXpsctad.
Lime should be usad freshly around
I'll poultry HOUSES. 1t pulnfies ths
ulr and absolibs dampDsss.
Give h ms plenty OF lime and oyster
mall ito make shell and hlalp grind
God. Sound food dn variety lis all i'm.
'ortanIt and wlll produce good rtaulIs.
Am!mal food and graens ans conductive
% good health.
CHICKENS OUT OF CONDITION.
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