Ducks and Geese
by Harry M. Lamon
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About this eBook
- Author
- Slocum, Rob R. (Rob Roy), 1883-1944
- Credits
- Produced by Steven Giacomelli, Simon Gardner, La Monte H.P. Yarroll and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- SF: Agriculture: Animal culture
- Subject
- Geese
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 33029
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33029
- Release Date
- June 30, 2010
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.DUCKS AND GEESE — PREFACE — TABLE OF CONTENTS — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 2.DUCKS PART I — CHAPTER I Present Extent of the Industry — CHAPTER II Breeds and Varieties—How to Mate to Produce Exhibition Specimens—Preparing Ducks for the Show—Catching and Handling — Classification of Breeds — Nomenclature — Size — Popularity of Breeds — Egg Production — Considerations in Making the Mating [1] — Breeds of Ducks — Catching and Handling Ducks — Packing and Shipping Hatching Eggs — CHAPTER III Commercial Duck Farming—Location—Estimate of Equipment and Capital Necessary in Starting the Business — Making a Start in Duck Farming — CHAPTER IV Commercial Duck Farming—Management of the Breeding Stock — Houses and Yards for Breeders — Egg Production — Time of Marketing Breeders — Diseases and Pests — CHAPTER V Commercial Duck Farming—Incubation — CHAPTER VI Commercial Duck Farming—Brooding and Rearing the Young Stock — Brooder House No. 1 — Length of Time in Brooder — Brooder House No. 3 — Yard Accommodations for Ducklings — Disease Prevention — Cooperative Feed Association — CHAPTER VII Commercial Duck Farming—Marketing — Long Island Ducklings—Fresh Dressed — Long Island Spring Ducklings—Live. — Long Island Old Ducks or Breeders—Live — CHAPTER VIII Duck Raising on the Farm — Management of Breeders.
- 3.GEESE PART II. — CHAPTER IX Extent of the Industry—Opportunities — Objection to Geese — CHAPTER X Breeds and Varieties—How to Mate to Produce Exhibition Specimens—Preparing Geese for the Show—Catching and Handling — Egg Production — About Geese and Matings — Breeds of Geese [5] — Preparing Geese for the Show — Catching and Handling Geese — Packing and Shipping Hatching Eggs — Prices for Breeding Stock — CHAPTER XI Management of Breeding Geese — CHAPTER XII Incubation — CHAPTER XIII Brooding and Rearing Goslings — General Care of Growing Goslings — CHAPTER XIV Fattening and Marketing Geese — Western Geese, Frozen — Fresh Dressed Geese — Fresh Dressed Geese — Live Geese—Via Freight — Live Geese—Via Express — Methods Used on Fattening Farms — INDEX
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