. Poultry production. Poultry. 86 POULTRY PRODUCTION Westphalia in Northern Germany from white mutants of the Toulouse. The market demand is for quickly grown green goslings. The demand is somewhat limited, however, and the presence or absence of a good local outlet for geese will usually be the principal factor in deciding whether geese should be numbered among the farm stock, unless they are desired for home use. Fig. 34. Pair of Toulouse geese. (Courtesy of Mail Topeka, Kan.) Geese are usually extremely hardy, needing nothing but the crudest sort of shelter for the mature Stock even in the
. Poultry production. Poultry. 86 POULTRY PRODUCTION Westphalia in Northern Germany from white mutants of the Toulouse. The market demand is for quickly grown green goslings. The demand is somewhat limited, however, and the presence or absence of a good local outlet for geese will usually be the principal factor in deciding whether geese should be numbered among the farm stock, unless they are desired for home use. Fig. 34. Pair of Toulouse geese. (Courtesy of Mail Topeka, Kan.) Geese are usually extremely hardy, needing nothing but the crudest sort of shelter for the mature Stock even in the severest weather. They are good foragers and great scavengers, subsisting largely on grass and other soft herbage, and should be allowed ample range, though a hog-tight fence will keep them confined when necessary. They will care for themselves practically the year round. '. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lippincott, William Adams, 1882-1931. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger
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