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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

FARMERS' BULLETIN No. 64.

DUCKS AND GEESE:

STANDARD BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT.

BY

GEORGE E. HOWARD,

Secretary of National Poultry and Pigeon Association.

WASHINGTON:

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

1897.

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Animal Industry,
Washington, D. C., September 24, 1897.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for publication as a Farmers' Bulletin,an article on Ducks and Geese, prepared by Mr George E. Howard, secretaryof the National Poultry and Pigeon Association. It comprises an enumeration ofthe standard breeds of ducks and geese, and contains suggestions for their management.The practical information contained in this bulletin will undoubtedlyprove of value to persons engaged in raising ducks and geese, and its publicationand widespread distribution are respectfully recommended. The illustrations weredrawn by the author from original sketches and photographs, with the exception ofthree of the cross-bred geese, which are after the illustrations published by theRhode Island Experiment Station, and the wild goose, which is after the illustrationin Wright's Book of Poultry. The author has received generous assistance in treatingof the practical details from James Rankin, A. J. Hallock, George H. Pollard,and others who are largely engaged an the raising of water fowls for market.

Respectfully,

D. E. Salmon, Chief of Bureau.

Hon. James Wilson, Secretary.

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