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Too many geese should not be pastured with cattle, 

 because if there is any considerable amount of droppings on 

 the pasture the cattle will refuse to eat the grass. A few 

 geese at liberty on a farm of any size do no noticeable harm 

 in this regard. 



When they are pastured on swamp land, which they may 

 be to the number of fifty to the acre, there should always 

 be some high, well-drained land available where the birds 

 can get away from the dampness when they wish. 



They must have shade in warm weather or they suffer 

 from the heat. If allowed the run of the orchard they will 

 consume the wasted and spoiled fruit, making gains that 

 are practically without cost. They should not be turned 

 into a newly planted orchard, however, as they will injure 

 the tender bark of the young trees. 



GUINEA-FOWL. 



Guineas are quite similar to turkeys in their habits and 

 management. They have never become fully domesticated, 

 are impatient of restraint, preferring to roost out in the 

 open, though they will frequently roost in the hen-house 

 with the chickens. They are very hardy and usually neces- 

 sitate little care. Because of their watchful alertness and 

 their loud warning cries in the presence of danger, they are 

 frequently kept on farms to warn the other fowls of danger 

 and to frighten away hawks, crows, and the like. Guineas 

 are not recognized as a standard class of poultry. 



BREEDS OF PIGEONS.i 



Pigeons are divided into three general classes: (1) 

 Those differentiated by characteristics other than color 

 markings, which include the English Carrier, Pouter, 

 Barb, Short-faced Tumbler, and Runt; the latter strangely 

 enough is the largest of the pigeons. (2) Those differen- 

 tiated by a peculiar arrangement of the feathers, as well 



' This classification is tlie one offered by Long in "The Poultry Book." 



