DUCKS AND GEESE 



farmer. The Chinese geese are the noisiest and con- 

 sequently the greatest oflfenders in this particular. 

 A more valid objection to geese lies in the fact of 

 their rather ugly disposition. Ganders, especially 

 as they grow older and during the breeding season, 

 are decidedly pugnacious and will not hesitate to at- 

 tack human beings. They strike heavy formidable 

 blows with their wings and with their strong bills 

 they inflict most painful bites. Where there are chil- 

 dren about the house it may be necessary to dispose 

 of ugly ganders to safeguard the children from seri-^ 

 ous injury. 



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