84 FEEDING OF FOWLS 



FEEDING OF GEESE 



A simple ration for goslings is composed, by measure, 

 of the following: 



Food Parts 



Corn meal 1 



Wheat bran 1 



Ground oats 1 



Table scraps 1 



This should be slightly moistened with either water or 

 milk. 



Geese are by nature grazing birds, and the greater 

 part of their living consists of green food. Because of 

 their lack of a crop, geese should be fed on ground corn 

 in the form of a slightly warmed mash. During the 

 winter, in addition to green food, the matured geese 

 should have once a day all they will eat of a ration 

 composed, by measure, as follows: 



Food Parts 



Corn meal .- 3 



Wheat bran 3 



Ground bats 3 



This should be moistened into a crumbly mass. 

 During the winter this same ration with 4 parts of 

 steamed clover added is suitable. 



The following rations are suitable for fattening geese 

 for market: 



They should be fed liberally three times a day. The 

 morning and noon feeds should consist, by measure, of 

 the following: 



Food Parts 



Corn meal 6 



Ground oats 6 



Meat scrap 1 



This mixture should be slightly moistened and mixed 

 until it assumes a crumbly state. During the last 10 

 da. of feeding the quantity of meat in the ration should 

 be doubled. 



