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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GEORGIA. 



between the wings; the fronts of the neck and the breast are yellow- 

 ish grey ; the abdomen is white ; the back, and all the upper parts 

 of the body are of a dark, greyish color, and the legs dark, with 

 black feet. 



At two years of age, or when mature, they weigh twenty or 

 twenty-five pounds. They are more prolific than any other variety, 

 laying from early spring until late in the summer. It is claimed 

 that they will hatch three broods in a year. 



TOULOUSE GEESE. 



There is also a white variety of the Chinese geese which possess 

 the general characteristics and qualities of the dark breed, the prin- 

 cipal difference being found in the fact that these have pure white 

 plumage. The other principal varieties are the Bremen, African 

 or Guinea, Indian Mountain, Poland and Common. Any of which 

 may be made profitable under proper management and surround- 

 ings, but no one should attempt to breed geese unless provided with 

 pasturage for them in an enclosure separate from that occupied by 

 other domestic poultry. 



