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sistent sitters. They make excellent mothers. The 

 goslings when hatched are of a rich yellow color, 

 which changes to white as the quill feathers grow. 

 They are generally hardy and grow rapidly." * 



African. "Gray African geese are by many 

 raisers considered the most profitable of all 

 geese to keep. They grow the heaviest in the 



Fig. 86. A pair of gray African geese. From United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin No. 64. Howard. 



shortest space of time, and are ready for market 

 in ten weeks, weighing at that age between eight 

 and ten pounds. They are very much like the 

 Pekin duck in this respect, and as compared 

 with other geese give the most satisfactory re- 

 turns for the least labor and time spent in 

 growing them." t 



* Report, 1897, Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 t Farmers' Bulletin No. 64, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



