Turkeys, ducks, and geese . hestweight birds are exceptionally fine. The market for fancy geese is good. It is true onedoes not receive as high a price for single specimens as forchickens, but will receive a good average price for all, as most geese are goodspecimens in a well-bred flock. Gooseraising is fast becom-ing a leading indus-try. The goose isnow the Christmasfowd, the same as theturkey is the Thanks-giving bird, and thereis a bright future forall breeders of geesewho will pay carefulattention to the re-quirements of thebreeds they keep andthe markets they sup-ply. In the commonwester
Turkeys, ducks, and geese . hestweight birds are exceptionally fine. The market for fancy geese is good. It is true onedoes not receive as high a price for single specimens as forchickens, but will receive a good average price for all, as most geese are goodspecimens in a well-bred flock. Gooseraising is fast becom-ing a leading indus-try. The goose isnow the Christmasfowd, the same as theturkey is the Thanks-giving bird, and thereis a bright future forall breeders of geesewho will pay carefulattention to the re-quirements of thebreeds they keep andthe markets they sup-ply. In the commonwestern marketsgeese bring from nine to twelve cents a pound, while goodbreeders range from two to fifteen dollars apiece accordingto quality. The Farmers Geese. The Toulouse geese are more compact in shape thanother varieties and are preferred by many for this have broad backs of moderate length, their breastsare broad and deep, and they are not as noisy and pugna-cious as some other breeds. Being large birds and not. A Winning- Toulouse Gander. TOULOUSE GEESE • 107 laying as many eggs as ducks, they cannot be satisfac-torily handled by artificial methods. Anyone cannot con-duct the goose business on as large a scale as the duck busi-ness. But every farmer should have at least a couple ofpairs of breeders to raise a nice flock of young geese eachyear. The goose occupies the same place among poultry thatthe sheep do among live stock and if rightly cared for arejust as profitable in proportion. On farms where theyhave unlimited range they will gather the largest portionof their food, consisting of grasses and insects, and there-fore require very little grain except in the winter months,when they need a small quantity each day to keep themin good condition. Simple Shelters Suffice. Geese do not need elaborate houses or shelters. Breed-ing geese prefer to stay in the open both summer and win-ter except in the coldest and stormiest weather, when anyrough shelter will do. Th
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