TABLE D-27.—Age ratios of geese (other than Canadas) in the goose-tail collection survey 
1962-63 
Immatures per adult 
Sample size 
Species 
1962 
1963 
1962 
1963 
Lesser snow goose 
Washington- 
— 
2.27 
21 
36 
California- 
1.45 
1.35 
130 
244 
Montana- 
0.93 
0.49 
31 
61 
North Dakota- 
0. 52 
0.78 
105 
66 
South Dakota- 
0.76 
0.97 
248 
301 
Kansas - 
0.68 
— 
32 
4 
Texas- 
0.83 
1.15 
179 
183 
Minnesota- 
0.55 
0.90 
45 
38 
Iowa- 
0.87 
— 
58 
15 
Missouri- 
— 
5.80 
7 
34 
Blue goose 
North Dakota- 
0.80 
— 
36 
15 
South Dakota- 
0.84 
0.79 
142 
177 
Texas- 
0.55 
0. 68 
51 
69 
Minnesota- 
0.55 
0.58 
48 
57 
Wisconsin- 
— 
1.18 
6 
37 
Iowa- 
0.83 
0.56 
84 
39 
Louisiana- 
0.65 
0.64 
28 
69 
White-fronted goose 
Oregon - 
— 
5. 08 
5 
73 
California- 
1.95 
1.17 
224 
241 
North Dakota- 
_ 
2.00 
4 
39 
Texas- 
0.84 
0.80 
134 
63 
Brant 
California- 
0. 60 
0.23 
40 
37 
New Jersey - 
0.48 
0.78 
74 
205 
142 
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