by Jackson Chambers (Introduction by), William Kinard Cook (Author)
This special re-print edition of William Cook's book "Ducks and How To Make Them Pay" is a guide to raising ducks for pleasure and profit. Written in 1899, this classic text on ducks sheds light on age old techniques of duck and waterfowl management. Chapters include Stock Ducks, Sitting and Hatching Ducklings, Feeding and Management of Young Ducks, Housing Ducklings, Pure Bred Ducks, Cross Bred Ducks and more. Also included are sections on the Aylesbury Duck, Rouen Ducks, Pekin Ducks, Cayuga Ducks, Muscovy Ducks, Black East India Ducks and Runner Ducks. Long considered one of the most informative books on raising ducks and waterfowl in general. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.