. Animal husbandry. Livestock. Breeding Stock. — For beauty and elegance the Gray Toulouse and the White Embden surpass all other kinds of geese. It is not unusual for adults of these two breeds to weigh from forty to forty-five pounds per pair. Either kind can be made to weigh from twelve to six- teen pounds each when between eight and nine months old, at which age they are best for table use. Geese lay from sixteen to forty eggs each in a single year, averaging about twenty-five eggs each. Laying geese do best when not too fat. A mixture of equal parts of corn meal, wheatmid- dlings, wheat b
. Animal husbandry. Livestock. Breeding Stock. — For beauty and elegance the Gray Toulouse and the White Embden surpass all other kinds of geese. It is not unusual for adults of these two breeds to weigh from forty to forty-five pounds per pair. Either kind can be made to weigh from twelve to six- teen pounds each when between eight and nine months old, at which age they are best for table use. Geese lay from sixteen to forty eggs each in a single year, averaging about twenty-five eggs each. Laying geese do best when not too fat. A mixture of equal parts of corn meal, wheatmid- dlings, wheat bran, and ground oats, with a little animal food mixed in, is best for them. This should be moistened and fed in shallow troughs. When corn is fed to them they may be taught to eat dry grain. After the birds become accustomed to this kind of feeding it does not injure them, but they do not thrive so well nor will they make such tender meat as when they receive a meal-mash mixture. Geese are liable to " blind staggers " or choking spells from eating dry grain without. Fig. 116. — An African gander crossed with Toulouse makes the finest meat 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 Tormey, John Lawless, 1881-; Lawry, Rolla Cecil, 1884- joint author; Hatch, K. L. (Kirk Lester), 1871-. New York, American Book Co
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