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LESSONS IN POULTRY KEEPING — SECOND SERIES. 



" Embden geese are large, docile, and their goslings grow plump and large very quickly; 

 have yellow bills and legs, and the most desirable white plumage. They also pick easily. They 

 seem almost all that could be desired of any pure breed, but they have their faults. They lay 

 later in the season than any other breed, and fewer eggs. The ganders are also backward in 

 mating, and many iolertile eggs are produced. The goslings that are secured are all that could 

 be desired, but they are few in number and appear on the scene rather late. 



" African geese are as large as the Embden and Toulouse; lay more eggs than the Embden, 

 and nearly as many as the Toulouse, and lay them nearly as early as the Chinese varieties. 

 They are prompt to mate, and the ganders will mate with more geese, and their early eggs will 

 be more fertile than those of any other large breed. They are steady, docile, and great feeders. 



Toulouse Geese, 



Goslings grow faster up to the time they should be marketed, and are easily fattened. Many 

 more large goslings will be secured early than from the other varieties. If you have ten females 

 each of Africans, Embdens, and Toulouse, with the proper number of ganders on your place, 

 and give them the same chance, you will have after the hatching season is over many more 

 African goslings than either Toulouse or Embden. Probal)ly three times as many Africans 

 will be secured as Embdens, and twice as many as Toulouse. This has been our experience. 

 Of course there are exceptions to all rules. African goslings are more salable dressed that, 

 anything except the Embden, and as they get in ahead, bring as much or more per pound. 

 Their drawback is their dark bill and dark plumage."' 



Of the Chinese geese Mr. Cushman expresses this opinion ;—" They are small, nervous, and 

 noisy by nature, and are the least able to withstand cold or heat. They are timid and excitable, 



