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Nature, Gardens & Animals
Ducks and Geese
Harry M. Lamon and Rob Roy Slocum
217 pages~4 hr 20 min read60 chapters$4.99
Raising ducks and geese, from farmyard flock to prize show bird. Lamon covers the breeds and varieties, how to mate them for the best specimens, and how to prepare, handle, and exhibit them. A complete poultry manual for the waterfowl keeper. Everything you need to raise, show, and profit from ducks and geese.
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Inside this book
60 chapters
- 1DUCKS AND GEESE
- 2PREFACE
- 3TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 5DUCKS PART I
- 6CHAPTER I Present Extent of the Industry
- 7CHAPTER II Breeds and Varieties—How to Mate to Produce Exhibition Specimens—Preparing Ducks for the Show—Catching and Handling
- 8Classification of Breeds
- 9Nomenclature
- 10Size
- 11Popularity of Breeds
- 12Egg Production
- 13Considerations in Making the Mating[1]
- 14Breeds of Ducks
- 15Catching and Handling Ducks
- 16Packing and Shipping Hatching Eggs
- 17CHAPTER III Commercial Duck Farming—Location—Estimate of Equipment and Capital Necessary in Starting the Business
- 18Making a Start in Duck Farming
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