CONTENTS ix 



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IX. MANAGEMENT OF GEESE 168 



Small farm flocks : Size of flock Houses and yards Feed- 

 ing Laying season and habits Hatching and rearing gos- 

 lings Large flocks of geese on farms Goose-fattening 

 farms Growing thoroughbred geese for exhibition Grow- 

 ing a few geese on a town lot Growing wild geese in captivity 



X. TURKEYS 179 



Description Origin Common turkeys Improved varie- 

 ties Bronze Turkeys Influence of the Bronze Turkey on 

 other varieties Other varieties of the turkey Place of the 

 turkey in domestication 



XL MANAGEMENT OF TURKEYS 190 



Size of flocks Shelters and yards Feeding Breeding 

 season and laying habits Hatching and rearing 



XII. GUINEAS 201 



Description Origin Varieties Place in domestication 

 Management of domestic guineas 



XIII. PEAFOWLS 206 



Description Origin Place in domestication Manage- 

 ment 



XIV. PHEASANTS 211 



Description Origin History in America Species and 

 varieties Place in domestication Management of pheas- 

 ants in confinement 



XV. SWANS 222 



Description Origin and history in domestication Place in 

 domestication Management 



XVI. OSTRICHES 230 



Description Origin and history in domestication Place in 

 domestication Management 



