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BKEEDING GEESE FOE EXPOET. 



Farmers should breed from the largest geese obtainable of the 

 common sort, introducing a gander of either the Toulouse or 

 Embden breed. It is advisable to always breed from a gander in 

 his second season to insure fertile eggs. A shed should be pro- 

 vided to protect the geese at night-time, from which the eggs can 

 be collected daily in the season. The breeding stock should not 

 be overfed. Five geese should be run with each gander. A pond, 

 if available, vwU be found beneficial. 



Hatching and Feeding Goslings. 



The nests should be made on the ground, and good-sized hens, 

 as well as geese, can be used for hatching, giving them as many 

 eggs as they can conveniently cover. The same methods of 

 feeding should be adopted as that recommended for ducklings. 

 In order to prepare goslings for the market it is necessary to feed 

 well from the time they are hatched. G-oslings from four to six 

 months, if properly fed, should weigh about 10 lbs. live weight. 



Fattening Yarps. 



Suitable yards should be provided for fattening, allowing about 

 12 feet square for every twenty goslings. A shed and feeding- 

 troughs should be erected, similar to that recommended for ducks 

 oh page 21, and the food should also be similar to that advised 

 for fattening ducklings. Goslings should be allowed good grass 

 runs for the first ten weeks previous to their being placed in the 

 fattening yards. 



