. Common sense on poultry raising;. Poultry. MAMMOTH IMPERIAL PEKIN DUCKS. The Best Duck Raised. • The Pekin variety, above all others, seems to meet the market want best. They are the most popular, as well as the most profitable duck we have in this country. They are very large, creamy white, laying from 100 to 150 eggs each season. They are, as a rule, very easy to raise, mature. Mammoth Imperial Pekin T)ucks quickly, and are the leading variety for market; do not require water ex- cept for drinking. Pekin ducks are, as a rule, very healthy, not being sub- ject to many of the diseases that p
. Common sense on poultry raising;. Poultry. MAMMOTH IMPERIAL PEKIN DUCKS. The Best Duck Raised. • The Pekin variety, above all others, seems to meet the market want best. They are the most popular, as well as the most profitable duck we have in this country. They are very large, creamy white, laying from 100 to 150 eggs each season. They are, as a rule, very easy to raise, mature. Mammoth Imperial Pekin T)ucks quickly, and are the leading variety for market; do not require water ex- cept for drinking. Pekin ducks are, as a rule, very healthy, not being sub- ject to many of the diseases that poultry are heir to. The demand for Pekins was never so large as during the past year; thus proving their popu- larity, and that people realize that there is money in duck culture. We have taken great pains in selecting our breeders and have been trying to improve them by increasing depth of keel and forepart of bodies; our breedings birds are, as a whole, very deep bodied. This type of ducks will be the plumpest and most attractive when dressed. When mating breeding ducks in November and December, you should provide a drake for every five ducks; later in the season a drake may have six or seven ducks. Prices, single birds $3, pairs $.5, trios $7; pen, 1 male and 4 females, $10. Eggs, $ per 11, $ per 22, $4 per 50, $7 per 100. 74. 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 Wilcoxon, [Myrtle] "Mrs. B. F. Wilcoxon. " [from old catalog]. [Des Moines? Ia.
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