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goslings usually may be put on grass at once, being 

 given a light mash of bran and corn meal twice a 

 day the first week. If they are to be fattened for 

 the early summer market, the mash should be con- 

 tinued, but otherwise the youngsters will get along 

 very well on grass alone, plus what bugs and insects 

 they are able to secure, although an occasional mash 

 with the addition of cooked vegetables and some 

 beef scraps will help promote growth, as well as 

 teaching the birds to come home from their roaming 

 every night. 



Simple sheds to protect them from the biting 

 winds and driving rains are all that geese need. 

 They do not feel the cold. Indeed, a goose will 

 settle down in a blizzard and appear comfortable 

 enough, changing her position only to prevent being 

 buried under the snow. 



The Toulouse and Embden geese are the breeds 

 commonly kept. Both are large, massive and at- 

 tractive. They are much alike in appearance except 

 that the Embdens are pure white, while the Tou- 

 louse geese have a large proportion of gray feathers. 

 The Toulouse geese are the more prolific, but the 

 Embdens make the better mothers. Probably the 

 former are to be preferred if yarding is necessary, 



