CHAPTER XI 

 Management of Breeding Geese 



Range for Breeders. Since grass or other vegeta- 

 tion, when plentiful, will furnish practically the en- 

 tire living both for breeding and growing geese, it 

 is by all means desirable to have suitable range for 

 the breeding stock. Aside from economy of produc- 

 tion range is desirable from the fact that the breed- 

 ers keep in better condition and better results in 

 breeding and fertility are obtained. The range for 

 breeding geese should therefore consist of grass 

 land or pasture. Often rather low wet land can be 

 used for this purpose, particularly if some higher 

 land is also available to provide a more favorable 

 kind of grass. Often geese can be ranged on the 

 same pasture with horses or cattle. Later in the sea- 

 son after the harvest, both breeding and growing 

 geese can be given the range of the stubble fields to 

 good advantage as they will glean most of the shelled 

 grain. The entire flock of breeders is generally 

 allowed to run together but the flock may be di- 

 vided if desired, or each mating may be kept in a 

 colony by itself if the fighting of the ganders proves 

 troublesome. 



Number of Geese to the Acre. The number of 



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