TURKEYS, DUCES, GEESE, GUINEA FOWLS 



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has pure white plumage with an orange colored bill and knob. 

 Both of these varieties ar,e desirable market fowls, being 

 prolific layers and rapid growers. The standard weights 

 are: Adult gander 12 lbs., young gander 10 lbs., adult 

 goose 10 lbs., young goose 8 lbs. 



African. The plumage is dark gray on the wings and 

 back and gray or 

 light gray on the 

 neck, breast, and 

 under side of body. 

 The head is dark 

 gray or black. It is in 

 the same market 

 class as the previous- 

 ly mentioned breeds . 

 The standard 

 weights are the same 

 as for the Emden 

 except that those of 

 the young gander 

 and young goose are 

 16 and 14 pounds 

 respectively. 



Wild, or Cana- 

 dian. The Canadian 



geese are not kept Figure 240.— Emden goose. 



to any great extent in captivity. When raised under domes- 

 tic conditions, however, the young geese are usually sold 

 to hunters to use as decoys. The body plumage is gray or 

 dark gray in color, the breast being light gray and the lower 

 part of the body white from the wings to the tail. The 

 standard weights are: Adult gander 12 lbs., young gander 

 10 lbs., adult goose 10 lbs., young goose 8 lbs. 



The Egyptian. This breed is kept primarily for orna- 



