der Pens 83
25. Another Type of No. 1 Brooder House 86
26. Brooder House No. 2 87
27. Brooder House No. 3 88
28. Long Brooder House and Yards 89
29. Pekin Ducklings 3 Days and 2 Weeks Old 90
30. Pekin Ducklings 3 Weeks and 6 Weeks Old 91
31. Interior of Cold Brooder House 92
32. Yard Ducks 93
33. Duck Sheds 94
34. Feeding and Watering Arrangements 95
35. Green Feed for Ducks 96
36. Feeding from Track 97
37. Yard Ducks at Rest 98
38. Artificial Water Yards 99
39. Catching Pens for Fattening Ducklings 104
40. Carrying Ducklings to Slaughter 105
41. Hanging Ducklings and Cutting Throat Veins 106
42. Bleeding Ducklings 107
43. Washing Heads 108
44. Ducklings Ready for the Pickers 109
45. Scalding 110
46. Picking Ducks 111
47. Dressed Duckling 112
48. Weighing Out Ducklings for Packing 113
49. Curing Duck Feathers 148
50. Egyptian Gander and Sebastapol Goose 149
51. Toulouse and Embden Ganders 154
52. Canadian and African Ganders 155
53. Brown and White Chinese Ganders 158
54. Methods of Handling Geese 159
55. Geese Fattening in an Orchard 198
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DUCKS
PART I

Chapter I
Present Extent of the Industry

Duck raising while representing an industry of considerable value to the
United States when considered from a national st