Download or read book Wild Ducks and Duck Foods of the Bear River Marshes, Utah (Classic Reprint) written by Alexander Wetmore and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wild Ducks and Duck Foods of the Bear River Marshes, Utah It has been said in the foregoing that the supplies Of Seeds car ried over winter in the fruiting heads of the bayonet grass, or tule, are of importance as food fer the Wild ducks returning from the South in spring. AS these seeds are available practically through out the year they furnish a valuable source of sustenance. The burning of large areas, therefore to clear the marsh or to induce a fresh clean growth for ranging purposes is to be frowned upon, as it tends to destroy a certain proportion of the available stock of duck food. Many of the seeds are charred and destroyed by the flames, and though apart are not seriously harmed a largepropor tion of the'stockis. Liable to be washed away. And lost during the high water _incident to the breaking up of the winter covering of Ice In spring, and the subsequent floods due to melting snows in the foothills. While the practice of burning clears the marsh, it also destroys mats and tangles of dead vegetation that in many cases form necessary Shelters for the breeding ducks, insuring the successful hiding of their nests and later protecting the young until they are strong enough to venture into the Open. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.