athers, 117
of ducks in the U. S., 8
of goose feathers, 207
Vegetables, feeding, to ducks, 63
Ventilation
for goslings, 179
of brooder houses, 88
of incubator cellars, 71
of incubators when hatching, 77
Vigor, selection of breeding ducks for, 19

W
Washing
duck eggs for hatching, 130
goose eggs for hatching, 172
show ducks, 39
show geese, 162
Water
for breeding ducks, 61, 127
for breeding geese, 165
for ducklings, 96, 135
for fattening geese, 195, 198, 204
for geese during shipment, 202
for goslings, 183
Water site for duck plants, 42
Water supply for duck plants, 52
Water yards
for breeding ducks, 61
for growing and fattening ducklings, 96, 135
Weed destruction by geese, 96, 103
Weight
of ducklings when ready for market, 96, 103
of geese from fattening farms, 208
of goslings when ready for market, 185
of green geese, 184, 187
of noodled geese, 198
Weights
of Black East India ducks, 14
of Call ducks, 14
of duck eggs, 14
of goose eggs, 151
of Mallard ducks, 10
of standard breeds of ducks, 14
of standard breeds of geese, 150
White around eyes
of Blue Swedish, 34
of Cayuga, 26
White bib
in Blue Swedish, 33
in Buff ducks, 36
White Call duck, description of, 28
White Chinese goose, 159
White in breast
of Black East India, 29
of Cayuga, 26
White in fluff of Rouen drake, 24
White in wings
of African geese, 157
of Blue Swedish ducks, 33
of Brown Chinese geese, 159
of Buff ducks, 35
of Gray Call ducks, 28
of Rouen ducks, 24
of Toulouse geese, 156
White Muscovy duck,
description of, 32
black on head of young, 32
White on head of Colored Muscovy, 32
White on neck of Cayuga, 26
White Runner duck, 37
Wild or Canadian goose, 159
Windpipe as indication of age in ducks, 56
Wing bar, absence of, in Gray Call females, 28
Wood duck, 10

Y
Yards
for breeding ducks, 58, 128
for breeding geese, 168
for fattening ducklings, 91
for fattening geese, 203
for goslings, 181
Yellow bills
in Blue Swedish, 34
in Rouen females, 25
Yellow, loss of, legs and bills of Pekin with laying, 56
Yellow on knob
of African geese, 157
of Brown Chinese geese, 158
of White Chinese geese, 159
Yield of feathers from live geese, 213
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Transcriber's Notes
Apart from minor changes to formatting, table alignment and punctuation,
the only changes made to the text from the original are as follows:
Preface (2nd page): "minumum"