Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1912 — Fattening Ducks Rapidly. [ARTICLE]

Fattening Ducks Rapidly.

The process of fattening.ducks is easy if tpe birds ai'e in good health, says Field and Farm. Three parts at cornmeal. One part bran and one of scraps, mixed with milk when obtainable, will fatten a healthy young duck in one week At for the most exacting market. Some growers substitute an equal bulk of ground oats for half the cornmeal ahd claim better results. 'Killing apd picking is, simple and no loss need be sustained if reasonable caye Is taken when dry picking or scalding. The proper time to kill and best time to pick is when the first frill coat of feathers has fully matured, which usually is about the end of the eighth wpekrwtien, a’well grown duck will be fat and heavy. The thousand Chinamen In Denver are always on the hunt for ducks which constitute a greater part of their diet and are willinggjo pay good prices for them.