LEADING STANDARD VARIETIES 



lings need grass and do not thrive unless green food is supplied 

 when they cannot get range. Where a grass range can be 

 obtained in early spring, by all means hatch them parly. 



Geese for market always bring good prices during the holi- 

 day season and are in demand both aUve and dressed in all 

 of our city markets. Geese feathers are also a source of profit 

 and at times bring fancy prices at retail. The prevailing whole- 

 sale prices for geese feathers in America will, however, usually 

 average 45 to 55 cents a pound for solid white and 35 to 45 

 cents a pound for mixed or colored feathers. These are lowest 

 wholesale or farm prices — those paid the producer. 



The more popular varieties of geese for the farmer are the 

 Embdens, Toulouse and Africans. Embden geese have pure 

 white plumage and orange legs. Adult ganders average to 



weigh 20 pounds; young ganders, 16 pounds; adult geese, 18 

 potmds; young geese, 14 pounds. Toulouse geese are exten- 

 sively bred, they have long deep bodies, color gray, shaded to 

 white except on wings which are gray or brown, legs orange. 

 Adult ganders will average to weigh 20 pounds, young ganders 

 18 pounds, adult geese 18 pounds, young geese, 15 pounds. 

 African geese are the least noisy of all varieties and are popular 

 for crossing with other pure-bred or common geese to produce 

 quick growing market birds. They are gray in color, with 

 orange legs and have a large knob on their heads which gives 

 them a formidable appearance. Adult ganders will weigh 20 

 pounds, young ganders 16 pounds, adult geese 18 pounds, young 

 geese 14 pounds. 



WELL-BRED, FARM-RAISED GEESE 



85 



