. Ducks and geese; a valuable collection of articles on breeding, rearing, feeding, housing and marketing these profitable fowls . VIEW ON ATLANTIC DUCK FARM, SPEONK, L. I., N. Y. A. J. HALLOCK, PROP'R. on each side, thus giving it the capacity of a single brooding house 250 feet long. Between the walk and brooding boxes there is an 18-inch space leading into the brooding boxes by a hanging door. In this space the little birds are fed and watered from the walk. They are allowed fifteen minutes to feed and water, when they are to be shut back into the brooder. Then the troughs and feeding runs
. Ducks and geese; a valuable collection of articles on breeding, rearing, feeding, housing and marketing these profitable fowls . VIEW ON ATLANTIC DUCK FARM, SPEONK, L. I., N. Y. A. J. HALLOCK, PROP'R. on each side, thus giving it the capacity of a single brooding house 250 feet long. Between the walk and brooding boxes there is an 18-inch space leading into the brooding boxes by a hanging door. In this space the little birds are fed and watered from the walk. They are allowed fifteen minutes to feed and water, when they are to be shut back into the brooder. Then the troughs and feeding runs will always be kept sweet and clean. Of course the birds have a nine-foot run on the other side of the brooding boxes. "This building was filled to its utmost capacity—some 5,000 young birds. Our old (single) brooding house, with a capacity of 2,500, was full at the same time; also many other smaller buildings. "We have been busy hatching and killing all through the season, but have now shut up our machines, as the lay- ing season is about over and our birds are beginning to moult. Our ducks commenced laying the past season in No- vember and have been laying steadily ever since. We shall winter 2,000 ducks this coming season, and of course are se- lecting the very choicest for that purpose. By judicious se- "One of the pleasantest places on Long ANOTHER Island to visit is the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. EXPERT'S J. Hallock, near Speonk. Mr. Hallock may be RANCH. said to have been born in the duck business. His father began growing Pekin Ducks way back in 1858 on the same twenty acres now occupied by the son, and tens of thousands of choice Pekin Ducks have been produced on this farm. Mr. A. J. Hallock has grown up in the business. His father died some years ago. For a num- ber of years past he has produced from 14,000 to 16,000 ducks each year, and up to the present time has no doubt sold more choice exhibition ducks than any other man in the business. He was one o
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