. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 48. View of Weber Brothers' duck farm, Wrentham, Mass. duck farms are quite invariably located on streams, with yards for both breeding stock and growing ducklings extending into the water. The inland duck farms usually give the ducks no water. Fig. 49. Breeding stock at Weber Brothers' duck farm except for drinking purposes.^ From observation of conditions and methods on coast and inland duck farms the author is of the 1 Mr. James Rankin, in his " Duck Culture " (1897 edition), stated that his ducks seemed to have lost all
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 48. View of Weber Brothers' duck farm, Wrentham, Mass. duck farms are quite invariably located on streams, with yards for both breeding stock and growing ducklings extending into the water. The inland duck farms usually give the ducks no water. Fig. 49. Breeding stock at Weber Brothers' duck farm except for drinking purposes.^ From observation of conditions and methods on coast and inland duck farms the author is of the 1 Mr. James Rankin, in his " Duck Culture " (1897 edition), stated that his ducks seemed to have lost all desire for water for other purposes than drinking, and even the texture of their feathers seemed changed so that they would no longer shed water. I did not find this the case with stock bought of Mr. Rankin. It took to the water at the first opportunity as readily as Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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