128 Money in Broilers and Squabs. 



afraid of the attendant. They should be treated with kindness and 

 have full confidence in their keeper. A nervous, quick tempered, 

 excitable, rough person may keep them so disturbed that they can- 

 not thrive. 



Chas. F. Newman, in Reliable Poultry Journal, say the Tou- 

 louse goose is the most profitable goose to raise. It grows the larg- 

 est, matures the quickest, is not so much a rambler and flyer as 

 •other kinds, and as it does not take so readily to water as other varie- 

 ties, it grows more rapidly, and accumulates fat faster. Neither 

 are they so noisy. 



When six or seven months old, or at maturity, says Mr. New- 

 man, you can usually, by observation, tell the ganders from the 

 geese. The male, in most cases, grows some larger than the female. 

 The goose is deeper in the body, a trifle slimmer in neck, and smaller 

 in head. The call of the gander is loud, long and shrill, while that 

 of the goose is merely an answer to it. 



Ten geese will consume as much grass as a cow. 



Geese seek mates in February. 



The gander is a gallant protector. 

 , It is hard to glut the goose market. 



Geese, like turkeys, cannot be yarded. 



The Jews buy only live geese. 



The average weight of goose eggs is about 5 I-2 ounces each. 



A goose is said to be the cleanest fowl alive. 



A goose is particular about the condition of her food. 



Geese have a great deal more sense than they are given credit 

 lor, and they learn to know their attendants and seem to appreciate 

 the care and attention they receive. 



A gosling at three months of age should dress 10 to 12 lbs., de- 

 pending on the season of the year hatched, the breed, etc. 



The Journal of Agriculture says inbreeding is the greatest evil 

 to be guarded against. Unless new blood is introduced into the 

 flock once in every five years at least, the geese are sure to deteriorate 

 to a serious degree, if the flock is well kept up, however, geese can 

 readily be produced that will weigh from 12 to 18 lbs. a piece, 

 •dressed. 



Howard says the Toulouse is called a Christmas goose, as it 

 matures just about right for the holidays. 



The Africans, Toulouse and Brown Chinas have black pin 

 feathers, which make them difficult to pick when dressed as green 

 geese. 



In cider making time a few bushels of seedling apples, that will 

 keep well, should be laid by in the cellar for the geese, says, Amer- 

 ican Fancier. It is worth all the trouble just to see the evident en- 

 joyment with which they eat them, to say nothing of the promotion 

 of their thrift. 



Ordinarily, not over two or three per cent of goslings should 

 die after the second or third day, says Prof. Cushman. "Most ex- 

 perienced goose raisers say they are about as sure to raise goslings 

 as colts, accidents excepted." 



