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THE DOMESTIC GOOSE. 



TEE DOMESTIC OOOBK. 



With respect to the range and accommodation of geese, they 

 require a house apart from other fowls, and a green pasture, 

 'with a convenient pond or stream of water attached. The house 

 must he situated in a dry place, for geese at all times^ are fond 

 of a clean, dry place to sleep in, however much they may like to 

 swim in water. It is not a good method to keep geese with other 

 poultry; for when confined in the poultry-yard, they hecome very 

 pugnacious, and will very much harrass the hens and turkeys. 



In allowing geese to range at large, it is well to know that they' 

 are very destructive to all garden and farm crops, as well as to 



