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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1912
Page
7
The Indian Runner duck, imported from the West Indies about sixteen years ago, is praised for hardiness and prolific foraging. They need minimal housing, abundant clean water, and dry sleeping areas. Birds mature quickly, reaching four to five pounds at 60 days, with large mild eggs and tender meat ideal for table use and baking.
Renewal of nests with clean material and green feed like field peas and clover supports egg production. Provide ample air, exercise, warmth, pure water, and sanitary conditions to prevent lice and mites. Keep turkey grit high and introduce new breeding stock from healthy flocks to improve egg-laying and market quality. Feed vegetables to sustain yield in cold weather and ensure hens have outdoor access in moderate weather for overall health and profitability.
Seven years of incubator operation claim the leader in Indiana county for hatching stock. Buy with confidence as conditions promise proper hatching. Offers include 100 egg lots and 1000 egg lots with guarantees after March. Orders held a week or two. settings and brooding options available.
Utility 8, GC White Leghorns are touted as the real thing with size shape and color. The author notes a pen entered in the national laying contest at Mountains Grove Missouri leading among C. C. W. Leghorns from Pennsylvania. The pen ranks 11th of 18 in its breed, 59th of 141 overall, contest runs Nov 1, 1911 to Nov 1, 1912.
In buying runner eggs, secure eyes of the fawn and white or pure white varieties as recognized by the standard. Many buyers were disappointed by unscrupulous breeders using penciled varieties and misrepresenting stock. Runner ducks start laying at four months and produce year round. A buyer’s note: eggs or chicks from birds raised on unlimited free range are superior to heavily used stock.
In Indiana Pennsylvania Leroy Cunningham, a leading White Wyandotte and White Leghorn breeder, has developed a high class egg laying strain. His plant includes incubator and brood facilities for 1000 birds, a 1100 head laying house, and multiple colony houses. His record hen produced 277 eggs in 12 months and 401 in 17.5 months, with trap nests and sworn affidavits backing the figures.
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