80 POULTRY CULTURE 



to have been taken to Africa more than a century ago. Their 

 color is a light gray shading into a darker color as the neck is 

 approached. 



The standard requires the gander to weigh 20 pounds; young 

 gander, 16 pounds; goose, 18 pounds; young goose, 14 pounds. 



Of the Embden there is one variety, that of the White. 



The Embden is a native of Germany, and their name is 

 derived from the name of the town of Embden, which was at 

 one time the center of the goose market of that empire. 



The plumage of the Embden is a pure white throughout. 



The standard requires the gander to weigh 20 pounds; 

 young gander, 18 pounds; goose, 18 pounds; young goose, 16 

 pounds. 



The Egyptian goose has one variety — ^that of the Colored. 

 It is a native of Egypt, from which country it takes its name. 



The color is gray with black on the upper part of the body. 



The under part of the body is a pale buff and yellow penciled 

 with black lines. 



The standard requires the gander to weigh 10 pounds; 

 young gander, 8 pounds; goose, 8 pounds; young goose, 6 

 pounds. 



They are the baby of the goose family. 



The wild or Canadian Goose is gray in color. The head is 

 black with a white stripe nearly covering the sides of its face. 

 The neck is black, .shading into a light gray at the base. The 

 wings and back are dark gray and the tail is black. 



The standard requires that the gander weigh 12 pounds; 

 young gander, 10 pounds; goose, 10 pounds; young goose, 8 

 pounds. 



THE CORNELL OUTLINE FOR STUDENT PRACTICE 



Each student is requested to handle the 20 fowls in the 

 coops, observing carefully and recording their judgment of the 

 sex, age, weight, and condition of each. Indicate cock by c; 

 hen by h; cockerel by ckl; pullet by pit. 



