April 2, 1908. J Agricultural Gazette of N.S.TT. 277 



There are very few jnu'e-bred Toulouse i;eese in this State, althouq-h the 

 majority of the geese we liave, have tlie Toulouse niai-kings and shai)e, few 

 reaeliing even half the size of good pure Toulouse. An occasional pair of 

 pure-bred Toulouse appear at some of our sliows, hut, fnMu whatever cause, 

 they do not appear to increase in numbers. The first illastration is that of 

 Toulouse imported a number of years ago for the Hawkesbuxy College, one 

 })air of which weighed oO'^ lb. when taken out of the ship's coop. 



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Toulouse at Hawkesbury College. 



Enihden. — The Embden geese dift'er but slightly from the Toulouse in 

 «hape. The build is finer, the head longer, and there is no dewlaji. They 

 liave not the great pouch development as has the Toulouse, and appear 

 longer in the leg. The eyes are blue; the legs, feet, and bill l»right orange, 

 and the plumage pure white. They are not such good layers as the Toulouse, 

 but lay larger eggs. They received their name from the town Embden, in 

 HoUaml, from whence they came to England. The goslings are yellow when 

 hatched, but change to white as the feathers grow. 



The late Harrison Weir, who V)red this variety largely, says : — "The 

 Embden or Bremen geese have deteiiorated of late years by being crossed 

 with the Toulouse. Many have inherited the large dewlap and bagginess of 

 skin peculiar to that breed. They are also less compact and close in 

 feathers, and not such steady sitters as the.y once were. The Embden goose 



