American poultry world . OF DUCK EGGSSAVED FOR HATCHING. PACKING AND SHIPPING EGGS FOR HATCHING Answers to January Symposium were received from: Name. Address. Variety. W. H. WiThingTon, . . Bridgewater, Mass. Rouen, Indian Runner and B. & E. W. Twining, . Yardley, Pa. . Pekin. John H. Weed, New Rochelle, N. Y. Pekin and Japanese. AV. R. Curtiss & Co Ransomville, N. Y. Pekin. A. B. Cooudge, Orange, Mass. . Paul G. Springer, . . Bridgeton, N. J. W. R. SprenkxE, Waynesboro, Pa. H M. Proud, Glassboro, N. J. . H. E. MoffaTT, Woodstock, Ont. Byron Patterson, .... Sewell, N. J Pekin. F. S.
American poultry world . OF DUCK EGGSSAVED FOR HATCHING. PACKING AND SHIPPING EGGS FOR HATCHING Answers to January Symposium were received from: Name. Address. Variety. W. H. WiThingTon, . . Bridgewater, Mass. Rouen, Indian Runner and B. & E. W. Twining, . Yardley, Pa. . Pekin. John H. Weed, New Rochelle, N. Y. Pekin and Japanese. AV. R. Curtiss & Co Ransomville, N. Y. Pekin. A. B. Cooudge, Orange, Mass. . Paul G. Springer, . . Bridgeton, N. J. W. R. SprenkxE, Waynesboro, Pa. H M. Proud, Glassboro, N. J. . H. E. MoffaTT, Woodstock, Ont. Byron Patterson, .... Sewell, N. J Pekin. F. S. Keith Easton, Mass Pekin. Indian Indian Runner & White Muscovey. Otis K. Hobbs, Kirbyton, Ky. Pekin. IN THE MARCH SYMPOSICM thefollowing questions will be answered: 16. What do you feed from the4th to the 7th week and how? 17. What do you feed to finish offducklings for market at 10 to 11weeks old; how is it fed and how long? 18. Do you feed ducks intended for. VERY DUCK grower willbe interested in sugges-tions that will lead to im-provement in fertility ofthe eggs and to increas-ed vitality of the duck-lings. Men who havebeen long in the busi-ness claim that feedinga variety of green food during thewinter months making the ration asnear a summer one as possible willresult in fertile eggs and ducklingsthat make a better live of it. Somebreeders believe they have made animprovement in their breeding stockby the introduction of new blood fromthe so-called Japs,—a white duckfrom Japan similar to the Long Island breeders claim forthis method of introducing new bloodthat the cross has resulted in increas-ed vitality of the breeding stock, andmuch better fertility in eggs. have tried Jap crosses withless satisfactory results. It is the early hatched duck-ling that brings the greatest profit,and every successful duck breederaims to get the greatest number ofhatchable eggs early in the season. Atthis time the breeding bir
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