178 POULTRY BREEDING 
be watched in order to save any of the young birds from 
being trampled to death. As goslings are usually hatched 
only in warm weather they are often raised without the 
help of the mother that hatched them. A very quiet old 
hen may be allowed to run with the goslings that she 
has hatched, but if the mother hen is cross or uneasy it 
is better to take her goslings from her and raise them 
by hand. 
Samuel Cushman of Rhode Island was a very success- 
ful goose breeder. He gave the following method for 
feeding young geese which has the merit of simplicity 
and his success proved it to be practicable: 
The young geese are kept dry and warm for 24 hours 
and are then given grass that is tender and water to eat 
and drink. Later they are given finely-cracked corn that 
has been well scalded and are allowed to run on tender 
grass, the pen confining them being moved to new grass 
every day. They must be fed often. Much the largest 
part of their feed should be tender grass and if the 
weather is stormy they should have freshly-cut green 
clover, oats, rye or other similar tender green feed sup- 
plied to them. They should be protected from rains until 
the feathers on their backs begin to appear, after which 
they are perfectly hardy and may be allowed to graze in 
the fields, coming home at night for their grain feed. 
Where there are low, wet pasture lands geese mav be 
kept with profit, as they will make such lands return 
something while other stock would not do well on it. 
Good farming does not consist in letting lands lie un- 
drained, therefore there is not a great encouragement 
for the good farmer to keep more than a few geese. 
Geese have not been favorites in the markets, but for 
a few years there has been more inquiry for them, espe- 
