DUCKS AND GEESE 



place by means of a string or tape tied around the 

 body and wings and the legs may also be crossed 

 over the back and tied. The geese when ready for 

 market are either shipped in by express or are 

 taken in by automobile truck. 



Gain in Weight, In fattening according to the 

 methods described above a gain in weight is secured 

 of from 6 to 8 pounds per goose. This does not rep- 

 resent the total gain in value, however, for the fat- 

 tened geese will bring more per pound as a result of 

 their finished condition. The fattened geese when 

 ready for market will weigh from 12 to 20 pounds. 

 Weights taken on two carloads of fattened geese 

 showed an average weight of 14 pounds. On De- 

 cember 2, 1920, fattened geese from these farms 

 were bringing 42 cents per pound on the Boston 

 market while the mongrel geese were worth 50 cents 

 or a little better. 



The question may arise as to the size of farm 

 necessary to carry on a business of this sort. Using 

 the methods employed about Boston a farm of 30 

 acres would be sufficient to handle 20,000 geese in 

 a season. In selecting a farm for such a purpose, a 

 location should be chosen where there are no close 

 neighbors as the odor from the geese and yards is 

 offensive to most persons. 



Selling Geese Alive. Most farmers who raise only 

 a few geese ship them alive, either sending them to 

 some commission house or selling them to some- 

 one who makes a specialty of fattening. Such 



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