74+ POULTRY BREEDING 
Toulouse Geese.—Toulouse geese are a gray breed, 
named from the city of Toulouse, France. The sexes are 
identical in color, grayish above and on the breast run- 
ning to white under the body and in the rear. Males 
weigh 20 and females 18 pounds. They are considered 
good layers, but are not trustworthy as sitters. They 
are not considered the best market geese, as their flesh 
is inclined to be coarse and somewhat flabby. They 
make heavy weights on coarse feed and are much used 
in feeding for the livers, from which pate de foi gras is 
made. 
Embden Geese.—This breed is pure white and gets its 
name from a town in Hanover, large numbers having 
been bred there at one time. They are of the same size 
as the Toulouse and are considered somewhat better as 
table fowls. This breed owes its present good qualities 
entirely to English breeders. The progenitors were 
brought to that country from Hanover about 100 years 
ago, but they have been greatly improved in size since 
that time. Brown thinks the Embden of today was pro- 
duced by crossing a white breed long kept in England 
with the Hanoverian goose, 
The Embden goose of England and America is a grand 
bird. Its flesh is much esteemed and it is considered a 
very good laver. The goose begins to lay early and is 
avery good sitter. It might almost be called a persistent 
sitter. It is much bred to supply the market with green 
geese, as the young grow rapidly. If kept for the Christ- 
mas trade, it makes heavy weights and finds a very ready 
sale, 
Chinese Geese.—The Chinese goose comes in two ya- 
rieties, Gray and \Vhite. It is the smallest of our domes- 
tic geese—and the noisiest. It is esteemed for its small- 
