BREEDS AND VARIETIES 



dition and are to give good results in hatching. 

 They can be shipped long distances either by ex- 

 press or by parcel post. In order to prevent break- 

 age and to lessen the effects of the jar to which the 

 eggs are subjected during shipment they should be 

 carefully packed in a market basket or other suit- 

 able receptacle. The same method of packing the 

 eggs should be employed as with duck eggs de- 

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Prices for Breeding Stock 



While the demand for breeding stock is not so 

 broad with geese as it is with some other classes of 

 poultry, there does exist a steady and profitable de- 

 mand for this class of fowls. Goose eggs for hatch- 

 ing are usually sold in sittings of 5 and the price 

 varies somewhat depending upon the variety. As 

 a rule, Embden and Toulouse eggs will bring from 

 60 cents to $1.20 each. Chinese goose eggs will 

 bring from 40 cents to $1 each while the eggs of the 

 African goose will bring from $1 to $2 each. Of 

 course the price of eggs for hatching like that of 

 breeding birds depends on the quality of the stock. 

 The prices for the birds themselves for breeding 

 purposes will run anywhere from about $8 to $10 

 apiece for good birds suitable for breeding on farm 

 flocks, to $25 or even $50 each of birds of especially 

 fine quality. 



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