Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1911 — POULTRY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POULTRY

MAKING MONEY WITH DUCKS i ■— Proparly Fed on Sweet, Clean Grain and Pure Water Fowl Produces Egg That la Delicious. Nearly all good eaten in England and on the continent relish duck eggs, even more than the hens’ eggs. Properly tod on sweet, clean grain, green stuff with pure water the duck produces eggs that are delicious. The Indian Runner duck lays better eggs than the Pekin, although the .latter is in greater favor in the United States, doubtless because of its pure white color. Pastry cooks in hotels and restaurants prefer duck eggs and some persons who have learned, how pala-

table they are buy them, but there Is a decided prejudice against duck eggs in the general market. Duck raisers can remove this prejudice by judicious advertising in the local papers, setting forth the advantages of duck eggs and advising as to their palatability. The Indian Runner is almost as large as the Pekin at ten weeks, although the latter is more heavily feathered and this gives it a larger appearance. . Runner ducks do not need water to swim In but should always be provided with clean water for drinking and if this can be running water so much the better. y

Good Egg Producers.