. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. POULTRY- CRAFT. BREEDS OF QEESE DESCRIBED. 251 380. Toulouse Qeese attain the greatest si;^, often exceeding the Stand- ard weights, which are : — adult gander, 20 lbs. ; young gander, 18 lbs.; adult goose, 18 lbs. ; young goose, 15 lbs. In color they are^Toy, upper surfaces dark gray, shading to lighter gray on the breast, body, and thighs, with white. Fig. 92. Toulouse Geese. (By courtesy of Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station) on the belly. Bill and legs are a reddish orange. The females are good lay- ers, young geese la
. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. POULTRY- CRAFT. BREEDS OF QEESE DESCRIBED. 251 380. Toulouse Qeese attain the greatest si;^, often exceeding the Stand- ard weights, which are : — adult gander, 20 lbs. ; young gander, 18 lbs.; adult goose, 18 lbs. ; young goose, 15 lbs. In color they are^Toy, upper surfaces dark gray, shading to lighter gray on the breast, body, and thighs, with white. Fig. 92. Toulouse Geese. (By courtesy of Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station) on the belly. Bill and legs are a reddish orange. The females are good lay- ers, young geese laying 18 to 24 eggs in the season, and old ones 30 to 36 or 40. This breed is by far the most popular, though for the market it is con- sidered inferior to some others. They are quiet, and the best suited to range without water. 381. Embden Qeese have the same standards for weight as the Toulouse, but run smaller. In color they are white, with bill and legs orange yellow. They are less widely distributed than the Toulouse, and many of the Embdens in this country are very poor specimens. As layers they are rather poor. They dress better for the market than any other breed. 382. African Qeese.—Rare in most sections, but some large flocks kept. Weights same as for Toulouse. Co\ox gray; upper surfaces dark gray, under surfaces lighter; neck light gray, with longitudinal dark stripe on back ; bill. 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 Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston, I. S. Johnson & co.
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