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January 22, 1921 
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The Henyard 
Profit in Goose-raising 
For a number of years we had raised 
poultry for breeding purposes and found 
that the returns from that line of work 
were a great addition to farm profits, hut 
it remained for White Chinese geese to 
show us what large returns can be made 
from a small investment of time and 
money. We had generally supposed that 
a stream of water was necessary to suc¬ 
ceed with that line of fowls, hut after 
several years’ experience with Pekin 
ducks, we at last decided to try geese as 
well. We knew nothing about the merits 
of different breeds, but as a friend had 
raised the White Chinese and been well 
pleased with them, I got some eggs simply 
as an experiment. The six eggs cost 00c, 
and from them I raised two fine geese. 
In the Fall I bought a pair for $3, mak¬ 
ing four fine birds for a very small cost. 
I kept them through the Winter in a 
small shed just warm enough to keep 
them from freezing their feet. It was 
necessary to drive them in every night, as 
they prefer to remain out all the time, 
although on extremely cold nights they 
should be given a good bed. If they can 
have running water they will be all right 
to remain on that most of the time un¬ 
less the weather is bitterly cold. I found, 
however, that they could be raised very 
successfully without water in which to 
swim. They must have it deep enough to 
wash out their eyes, and will lay much 
better if they have plenty in which to 
splash. 
I fed a mash of ground feed, partly 
bran and partly middlings, mixed with the 
same amount of clover chaff, and mois¬ 
tened so as to make it mix well, but not 
wet enough to be sloppy. This was fed iu 
the morning, with corn at night. They 
should be given some vegetable parings or 
fruit, as birds which are accustomed to 
live so much on pasture will not do well 
if fed entirely on grain. Besides that, 
they will acquire a taste for grain and 
lings.' The busy woman on the farm who 
raises much poultry will appreciate the 
fact that a goose, unlike other fowls, is 
better as she grows older.- The larger 
breeds are not considered good for breed¬ 
ing purposes until at least two years old, 
hut we have found that the White Chi¬ 
nese, which mature sooner than the larger 
breeds, will lay good fertile eggs the first 
year. 
We like the White Chinese for their 
beauty as well as for the other reasons 
mentioned, and have had many a good 
laugh over their “goose sense.” Pudge, 
our favorite, was hatched a few days be¬ 
fore the others and was immediately 
spoiled by the family, who had never seen 
any little geese before. By the time Por- 
gy, her partner, arrived, she was as fine 
an example of the spoiled darling as one 
could wish to see. A basket was no fit 
place for a gosling to sleep, and the only 
suitable place for a nap was in some¬ 
one’s hand, with the other hand tucked 
over for a comfortable. She always makes 
her nest under a certain stall in the barn, 
and has trained the horse to step over 
whenever she arrives. At first he rather 
objected to this, but a few tweaks on the 
long hairs of his legs convinced him that 
she was not to be argued with, and now 
when she comes along with a scolding 
noise, he quickly stops over and gives her 
all the room she needs. 
Because of her early training it is not 
strange that she has always felt that 
her master could right anything that 
might annoy her. One night after the 
laying season was over he decided that 
she would better not remain on the nest 
all night, so after the chores were done 
he took her out doors, fed her some corn 
and shut the door. The next morning, 
as soon as she heard the kitchen door 
open she started from the barn and met 
him about half way from the barn to the 
house. Falling into step beside him. she 
turned her head on one side and imme- 
A Flock of White China Geese 
will object to living entirely on pasture 
during the Summer months. If one has 
lawn clippings or Alfalfa, they will eat a 
large amount of that and so cut the feed 
costs. They also enjoy stripping all the 
leaves and blossoms from clover hay. 
In the Spring my yearling geese aver¬ 
aged about 50 eggs each. Contrary to the 
advice of my neighbors, I set these and 
had good luck with them. In the Fall I 
sold them and all I could get from my 
friend, so was able to make A good profit. 
Since then the demand has increased so 
that I sell all I can raise and all I can 
buy from my own stock. I also find a big 
demand for hatching eggs in the Spring. 
At the end of the past season I was 
much surprised to find that my geese had 
made a much greater profit than either 
the hens or the ducks. Even at the pres¬ 
ent high costs for feeds. I find that a 
goose will make a profit of about $10 if 
the eggs are sold for hatching. If young 
birds are raised for sale, they will make 
much more than that during a season. 
After the laying season is over I turn 
them into the orchard, where they can 
remain until time to harvest the apples. 
When the apples are ripe I turn into an¬ 
other field until the orchard is cleared, 
then turn back and they will clean up 
all poor fruit. They will uot only care 
for themselves on the grass and fallen 
fruit, hut will also furnish excellent fer¬ 
tilizer for the apple trees. A weed patch 
also furnishes good feed. If the pasture 
is good they will require no grain until 
cold weather comes. 
If one desires to feed for market, it is 
well to give a little grain, although very 
little is required until time to start fat¬ 
tening. The White Chinese are a very 
good size for market, as they mature early 
and are not too large for the ordinary 
family. Usually they weigh about 15 lbs., 
but can be made to weigli more if fed for 
extra size. The feathers will bring half 
again as much as the colored or mixed 
ones. At the present high price for feath¬ 
ers this is an important item. The Chi¬ 
nese will also lay more than twice as 
many eggs as the larger breeds, for they 
usually average from 50 to 100 eggs in a 
year. 
One item which I consider quite im¬ 
portant is the great age which a goose at¬ 
tains. They are good for breeding pur¬ 
poses for 15 or 20 years, and cases have 
been known where a goose of 50 or 00 
years still laid and hatched healthy gos- 
diately proceeded to tell her opinion of 
him in no uncertain tones. When they 
reached the barn and he opened the door 
she marched in and settled herself on her 
nest with a cluck of satisfaction. She 
had succeeded in gaining her own way. 
Michigan. estiier marie betts. 
Renovating Old Poultry Run 
My henyard is 12x30 ft., and just as 
soon as the frost is out of the ground I 
want to treat it to prevent disease. How 
shall I do it. and what materials shall 
I use? It will not he possible to use a 
new run and give the present one a 
“rest.” E. S. w. 
Albany, X. Y. 
For a small poultry yard that has be¬ 
come foul a thorough sprinkling with a 
one per cent solution of sulphuric acid 
is recommended. Sulphuric acid is a 
somewhat dangerous substance to use, 
however, and great care is necessary in 
handling the pure acid before dilution. 
In ordinary cases it will probably be 
quite sufficient to plow the yard, or spade 
it up, and work in a heavy dressing of 
slaked lime. This can he obtained from 
any dealer in builders’ supplies or agri¬ 
cultural fertilizers. M. B. D. 
Improving Poultry Ration 
I am feeding a mash as follows: 50 
lbs. each of wheat bran, corn-meal, mid¬ 
dlings, beef scrap, gluten meal. Alfalfa 
meal. With this is given grain : 100 lbs. 
of wheat, 100 lbs. cracked corn, 1 bu. 
oats. Can I improve this? W. H. 
Jamestown. X. Y. 
While Alfalfa meal is an excellent food 
for poultry, it does not seem to me that 
it can he economically fed at its present 
cost. Clover or Alfalfa hay can often be 
obtained and the fowls allowed to grind 
the leaves for themselves when a forkful 
is thrown to them daily. Leaving this in¬ 
gredient out, the formula contains one- 
fifth part beef scrap, a better proportion 
than one-sixth, and will, I think, he im¬ 
proved. I presume, too, that gluten feed, 
rather than gluten meal, is being used, the 
latter being considerably higher in pro¬ 
tein content than the form _ tnd less 
commonly fed. With the A Haifa meal 
left out and ground oats substituted for 
the gluten, the formula becomes one rec¬ 
ommended by the Cornell Experiment 
Station and much used. The whole grain 
ration is excellent. M. b. n. 
