ith young ducks, 98
Crooked back
in ducks, 19
in Runner ducks, 37
Crooked crest in Crested White, 34
Crooked tail in ducks, 19
Crossed feathers on neck of Pekin drake, 22
Crossing African and Brown Chinese geese, 157
Curing
duck feathers, 117
goose feathers, 211, 213

D
Darkening pens
for fattening geese, 195
for noodling geese, 196
Dewlap in
Toulouse geese, 155
African geese, 157
Diarrhoea
of ducklings, 99
of goslings, 185
Diseases
of ducklings, 98-100
of goslings, 185
of mature ducks, 69
prevention of, 98
Dished bill in Rouen, 24
Distinguishing
sex
in ducks, 13, 135
in geese, 165
young from old ducks, 55
Distribution of duck raising, 3
Dogs a source of loss in ducks, 69
Double crest in Crested White ducks, 34
Down, removing,
from market ducks, 108
from market geese, 207, 210
Drake,
definition of, 12
adult, meaning of, 13
young, meaning of, 13
Drakerel, definition of, 13
Drinking dishes
for ducklings, 86
for goslings, 183
Driving geese from railway to farm, 202
Drowning ducks, 31, 128, 135
Dry, keeping goslings, 181
Dry land duck farms, 44
Dry picking
ducks, 107
geese, 206
Duck,
definition of, 12
adult, meaning of, 13
young, meaning of, 13
Duck raising
as a side line, 120
distribution of, 3
for egg production, 5
for ornamental purposes, 7
kinds of, 4
on the general farm, 5
opportunities for, 4, 120
Ducklet, definition of, 13
Duckling, meaning of, 12
Ducks,
number of,
in leading states, 3
in U. S., 3
value of, in U. S., 3
Dun colored ducks from Colored Muscovy, 32

E
Egg class of ducks, 11
Egg production,
duck raising for, 5
of breeds of ducks, 15
of breeds of geese, 150
of Pekins on commercial plants, 66
selection of breeders for, 21
Eggs, duck,
color of, 17
for hatching,
age of, 72
care of, 73, 128
frequency of setting, 72
packing and shipping, 40
prices of, 7
selection of, 73
washing, 130
marketing, 118
size of, 16
Eggs, goose,
care of, for hatching, 172
color of, 152
size of, 151
washing for hatching, 172
Egyptian goose, 160
Electric lights
for breeding ducks, 67
for duck plants, 51
for ducklings, 94
for fattening geese, 205
Embden goose, 156
Equipment of pens in duck brooders, 86
Examining
geese to determine sex, 165
fattened geese for market condition, 206
Extent of
duck industry, 3
goose industry, 141
Eye as indication of health in ducks, 19

F
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