Project Gutenberg 2012-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 46 Rankin, James Natural and Artificial Duck Culture Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Natural and Artificial Duck Culture" by James Rankin is a comprehensive guide on poultry farming, specifically focused on duck breeding and care, written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a detailed resource for both amateur and professional poultry enthusiasts, particularly those interested in the Pekin duck, covering aspects from breeding techniques to marketing strategies. It reflects Rankin's extensive experience in the business and aims to educate readers about successful duck culture in a rapidly growing industry. The opening of the book introduces Rankin's motivations for writing, which stemmed from the need to address frequent inquiries he received about duck cultivation. He highlights the significance of duck farming within the broader poultry industry and discusses the shift in public perception regarding ducks as a viable food source. Rankin emphasizes the benefits of artificial incubation over traditional methods, sharing insights from his long-standing success in the field. He asserts that with the right care and systems in place, it is possible to produce healthy, high-quality ducks efficiently and profitably, addressing both potential pitfalls and the importance of rigorous management practices. Through careful selection of breeding stock and a focus on practical feeding and housing methods, Rankin sets the stage for a deeper exploration into successful duck culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38467/38467-h/images/cover.jpg en Ducks SF Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 279801 279814 2024-09-16T08:33:40.187846 2023-09-17T03:48:52.064319 text/html text/html 281280 2012-01-02T14:57:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3895567 2012-01-02T14:57:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4167457 2024-09-16T08:33:45.447804 application/epub+zip 4168343 2024-09-16T08:33:41.213855 application/epub+zip 167343 2024-09-16T08:33:40.689833 application/epub+zip 4258653 2024-09-16T08:33:48.654819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4233827 2024-09-16T08:33:44.892807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237705 2022-09-17T14:16:50.066188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250376 250153 2024-09-16T08:33:39.431889 2023-09-17T03:48:51.496316 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 250264 2012-01-02T14:57:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90175 2012-01-02T14:57:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17736 2024-09-16T08:33:48.795782 application/rdf+xml 18342 2024-09-16T08:33:40.774823 image/jpeg 3127 2024-09-16T08:33:40.731826 image/jpeg 3902251 2024-09-16T08:33:40.306877 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog