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MAKING POULTRY PAY 



it will cause the wings to drop and means lots of 

 trouble for the goose. Do not pick feathers growing 

 in the back, or the down on any part of the body. If 

 you tear the skin, which will not happen unless you 

 take hold of too many feathers, put on a little pine 

 tar. 



VARIETIES OF GEESE 



Of all the geese that the American Standard of 

 Perfection speaks of, only three breeds come up to the 



FIG. 103 TOULOUSE GANDER 



requirements of the farmer, who sees more than any- 

 ■one else to the actual market value of a bird, Toulouse, 



