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The African geese are called good layers, and 

 are especially prized as table fowls. The flesh 

 is good flavored and not so coarse fibered as the 

 Toulouse. The young are hardy and grow rap- 

 idly. The voice and notes of the African goose 

 resemble those of the China goose quite as much 

 as those of the Toulouse or Embden. 



Fig. 87. Wild and African cross. From United States Department of 

 Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin No. 64. Howard. 



Chinese. Individuals of this breed are several 

 pounds smaller than those of the breeds previ- 

 ously described. They are highly prized for 

 the quality of their flesh and are recognized as 

 excellent layers. Their lack of size, however, 

 has made them unpopular except for exhibition 

 purposes. 



