Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1901 — Long Island's Duck Ranches. [ARTICLE]

Long Island's Duck Ranches.

There are duck ranches on Long Island where as many as 30.000 ducklings are raised annually for New York’s maw, and Pennsylvania and Virginia are dotted with ranches having capacities of 6 000 to 12,000, all Incubator hatched. There is an enormous 1 duck ranch at Allentown, Pa., and one at Rivington, Va., each nearly as large as the ranch at Speonk, L. I. Geese come from all over, most of the duck ranches supplying them. Squabs raise themselves, for pigeons really require no attention. —New York Press. The leading editorials for the October number of The World’s Work deal with the assass nation of President McKinley. The Pan-American policies which Mr. MrKinley outlined in bis last speech are given full treatment by Frederic Emory, in an article entitled “The Greater America,” Many western mining sections are being supplied with electricity brought from fifty to seventy-five miles. Mrs. Austin’s Cereals have the largest sale of any similar goods. Try them and you will understand- why. A remote period is the one due at the end of a woman’s remarks.