Water Fowl 
CHAPTER VII. 
GEESE. 
ft BMBDEN OR BREMEN GEESE. II. TOULOUSE GEES*. III. HONG KONG GEES*. ~ 
IV. WHITE CHINESE GEESE. V. THE AFRICAN GEESE. VI. CANADA WILD GEESE. 
MANAGEMENT - OF GEESE. 
Geese, like the guinea fowl are noisy creatures, and these two birds are 
nine times out of ten better “watch dogs” than the average cur. The 
former on the ground, and the latter perched high in a tree, see the 
smallest obiect and hear the slightest sound, and giving the alarm the 
noble watch dog wakes up, barks and gets the credit. There are only a, 
few varieties which we shall notice, but these constitute about all that ar* 
valuable of those f ov. Is that “saved Rome.” 
I. Embden, or Bremen Geese. 
These, the most valuable to our mind of the whole tribe, taken for 
large size, pure white feathers, .and aptitude to fatten, are worthy a place 
on any farm. They are spotless white in color throughout both male and 
female, full, and erect in carriage, the legs deep orange in color and the 
bill dark flesh color, the eyes bright blue. The eggs are white, large, and 
with rough thick shells. This breed attains enormous weights, often go- 
ing over thirty pounds, when mature, and the goose ove. thirty-live 
pounds. For breeding purposes twenty pounds will be a full weight for 
the ganders, , 
