240 RAISING GEESE. 



and history of which would fill a volume of the size of this 

 work ; but those I have introduced are such as we, as practical 

 breeders, are most interested in. 



x Our native geese, so well known as to require no description, 

 may be raised to advantage in small or large numbers, which 

 my readers probably fully understand, without requiring of me 

 any particular elucidation of this subject. As to the compara- 

 tive merits of our native and foreign geese, for breeding, value 

 of feathers, &c., the preference is given to some of the larger 

 breeds, by all who have made a comparison of their merits. 



RAISING GEESE. 



A goose is much more easily raised than a dung-hill fowl. 

 For the first week or two after being hatched, they will require 

 a little attention, being allowed to run with the goose on grass, 

 and being fed with a little Indian meal and water, or soaked 

 bread. Boiled potatoes mixed with the meal, is very good 

 food. After the first two weeks, corn, barley, and other grains 

 may be placed in a box where they can have access to it, but 

 grass will be their chief food, and at a month old, no care need 

 be bestowed on them, except to provide a good grass pasture 

 and plenty of pure water, with shelter at night. A goose sits 

 on her eggs four weeks.. Many persons prefer to place their 

 eggs under hens, as the geese often kill the goslings when just 

 hatched, by treading on them. 



