January, 1914 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
KEEPING A FEW GEESE 
By E. I. FARRINGTON 
E VER since the days when a flock of 
geese saved Rome by their shrill cries, 
these birds have been popular. Not, how- 
ever, because of their vocal powers, but 
rather in spite of them. The noise made by 
geese makes them rather undesirable for 
small places, but when there is sufficient 
land for them to roam about, they may be 
kept to advantage. There are hundreds of 
acres of meadow and marsh land where 
geese would thrive and find their living for 
most of the year. 
On estates of some size geese are well 
worth keeping, although it may not be pos- 
sible to give them a wide range. Several 
varieties are very attractive and the flesh 
of young geese is highly prized by those 
who are familiar with its flavor. In some 
parts of the country the goose is consid- 
ered the Christmas bird, just as the turkey 
is expected to crown the feast on Thanks- 
giving Day. Great numbers of geese are 
raised in eastern parts of Canada and 
shipped to the United States in time for the 
holiday trade. Some varieties of geese are 
raised for ornamental purposes only and are 
to be seen on the ponds of well planned 
estates. 
The two most common practical purpose 
geese are the Emden and the Toulouse 
breeds, the former pure white and the latter 
gray. Geese of both varieties weigh about 
twenty pounds when well matured. Speci- 
mens weighing considerable more are often 
seen. Possibly Toulouse geese are rather 
the more common, but both breeds give 
satisfaction and yield a large amount of 
meat. African geese are also bred for meat 
purposes. They are gray in color and made 
conspicuous by a curious knob at the base 
of the beak. 
Although the Chinese goose weighs ten 
pounds and is well adapted to market pur- 
poses, the breeders are few and the breed is 
usually classed among the ornamentals. 
There are two varieties, white and brown, 
and with them, as with the Africans, there 
is a knob on the head. These birds are 
stylish and handsome and make a fine ap- 
pearance in a pond or about the grounds. 
Another breed often seen in public and 
private aviaries is the Canadian wild goose, 
which is easily domesticated and very pleas- 
the head and neck black, while there are 
white marks on the cheeks. In some parts 
of the country many of these birds are bred 
ing to the eye. The body color is gray and 
in captivity to be used as decoys for enticing 
wild geese flying south within gunshot. Old 
geese are tethered on the shore, while a 
number of young birds are confined in cages 
a little distance away. When a flock of wild 
birds appears, the young geese are liberated. 
They fly out over the water, but soon hear 
the call of the old birds on the shore and 
return. The wild geese follow, only to fall 
before the bullets of the hidden hunters. 
The flesh of the Canadian goose is highly 
prized by epicures. 
Egyptian geese are small, variegated in 
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