Next year, he said, his marina, which was once part of a duck farm, will include tennis courts and a pool.

The only farm industry not supported by the program are duck farms.

By 1939 there were about 90 duck farms in Suffolk County.

We are not saying that we want the duck farms to stay here.

Once a dairy farm, it had been converted in the 1940's into a duck farm, which went out of business.

Half a century ago, more than 100 duck farms dotted the East End.

He added that the county is acquiring another duck farm through a tax default.

Only a handful of duck farms remain here today.

The duck farm where he grew up was built by his grandfather, an Austrian immigrant.

"It's a known fact that the duck farms did much to pollute the bay," he said.