Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 Farm Poultry 231 blend of qualities. The general - purpose breeds have good egg-producing power, and produce good-sized friers and broilers. They are often used for mothers for the egg breeds. (Fig. 157.) 318. Other Classes of Poultry. On many farms ducks and geese are raised for meat and feathers. There are great differences in the adaptability of the breeds. Ponds of water are not essential for success with this class of poultry. The food should b
Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 Farm Poultry 231 blend of qualities. The general - purpose breeds have good egg-producing power, and produce good-sized friers and broilers. They are often used for mothers for the egg breeds. (Fig. 157.) 318. Other Classes of Poultry. On many farms ducks and geese are raised for meat and feathers. There are great differences in the adaptability of the breeds. Ponds of water are not essential for success with this class of poultry. The food should be given to these birds in a soaked or softened condition, because their crops are less perfectly developed than in chickens, hence do not thrive so well on hard grains. fig. 155. Turkeys come home to roost.
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