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or tazel^ n«c'k on gander, long and carried erect — by long 

 I do not mean ©xtreiiely long; neck o£ goose, medium in 

 length; plumage, dark gray, shading a trifle lighter toward 

 the beak; back slightly curved, long and broad, color dark 

 gray; breast, full and deep, plumage light gray, not white; 

 body round and deep, in old birds in good condition it al- 

 most touphes the ground; plumage down to the keel is light 

 gray; the lower and fluffy parts are pure white. 



, The tail ought to be short, in color black aijd white, 

 the ends of the feathers being white. "Wings, strong and 

 large, with smoothly folded, dark gray Brimaries, brown 

 secondaries and dark gray coverts. Thighs, short and stoat, 

 covered by light gray plumage, distinttly laced. Shanks 

 and web of ^eet, dark orange color, nor pink. White feath- 

 ers in wings, or any other part of body other than above 

 mentioned, shows impure breeding. 



The weight differs in various seasons. In winter they 

 should be kept in good condition. The old geese should 

 average about twenty pounds, the young about eighteen 

 pounds. I have some weighing from twenty-six to twenty- 

 eight pounds. 



There is still much to be said about this variety af 

 geese, and a wide field open for disonssion., Who has not 

 heard of "Hanover Ganze Biuste," Hanover smoked geese. 

 breasts, which sell in Europe in the finest delicatessan 

 stores at eighty cents and one dollar a pound? And have 

 you ever heard of goose livers selling at two dollars co 

 three dollars per dozen? That is for the livers only. You 

 can sell' lots of them every day in New York and other 

 large cities— ^if you only have them.' 



CHARLES F. NEWMAN. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF BREEDS 



