BREEDS AND VARIETIES 



are permanent from year to year unless changed by 

 the breeder on account of poor results. Where new 

 matings are to be made or where changes are to be 

 made this should be done in the fall so that the birds 

 will have been mated for several months before the 

 breeding season begins in order to insure good re- 

 sults. After the matings are made the geese can be 

 allowed to run together in larger flocks but the prac- 

 tice is frequently employed of keeping the differ- 

 ent matings in pens to themselves so as to avoid the 

 fighting which will otherwise occur between the 

 ganders. During the breeding season the ganders 

 are quite savage and will fight fiercely. 



Breeds of Geese* 



The Toulouse. This breed is characterized by its 

 very low down deep broad massive body. The body 

 should come well down in front and should be so 

 deep and full behind that it tends to drag on the 

 ground when the bird walks. The skin of the rear 

 portion of the body should have folds. The appear- 

 ance or type of the Toulouse depends a great deal 

 upon the condition of flesh which a bird may be in 

 at the time as a fat well fleshed condition will im- 

 prove type very materially. A dewlap, that is to 



*For a complete and ofScial description and list of disquali- 

 fications of the standard breeds and varieties of geese, the 

 reader is referred to the American standard of Perfection pub- 

 lished by the American Poultry Association, obtainable from 

 Orange Judd Publishing Company, New York, N. Y. 



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