CROSSING GEESE. 



Cpossing Geese— The best Crosses and how to obtain them— The utility 

 of crossing Geese— Geese for waste land— Goose Eggs, fertile and 

 otherwise : how to examine. 



T am often asked which are the best geese to keep as 

 -'- cross breds. If a person is just about to start 

 keeping geese and has no stock by him, I would say- 

 procure ItaUan or Chinese geese and cross them with 

 either an Enibden or Toulouse gander, and the results 

 will be very satisfactory. 



If they are bred from Chinese they are a better shape 

 and there is not more than from J^lb. to i^lbs. difference 

 in weight. When crossed with an Italian they are rather 

 larger, but not so tight in feather. 



