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farmers' bulletin 767. 
In the averages for these States the gander weighed 17.7, the 
goose 15.2, and the young goose 13.2 pounds, which is several 
pounds heavier, in each class, than is shown in the reports from 
Southern States. The geese produced an average of 1.11 pounds of 
feathers, valued at 69 cents a pound. The average egg production 
was 26. p of which slightly more than half were hatched under hens. 
Apparently hens were used much more commonly for hatching than 
in the South, on account of the higher egg yield and the greater 
weight of the geese. With larger egg yields part of the eggs would 
have to be hatched under hens or in incubators, while some breeders 
who keep large, heavy geese prefer to use hens for hatching. Most 
of the geese were mated in pairs, some in trios, with an average of 
four males to nine females. Three-fifths of the geese were marketed 
alive and brought an average price of $1.82 and a profit of $1.16 each. 
WASHINGTON : GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1917 
