Poultry fancier . t highly the demand can be revived, the mon-grel goose can be readily produced oncemore, but how to revive the demand, thatis the question. In producing mongrel geese the mostapproved mating was that of a wildgander with an African goose. The Afri-can goose was selected because it gavethe necessary size to the hybrids and wasalso a good layer. The reverse mating ofa domesticated gander with a wild goosewas sometimes used, but as the wild gooselaid so few eggs it was not nearly soprofitable to the rearer, in respect tonumbers, and the young were scarcely aslarge. The
Poultry fancier . t highly the demand can be revived, the mon-grel goose can be readily produced oncemore, but how to revive the demand, thatis the question. In producing mongrel geese the mostapproved mating was that of a wildgander with an African goose. The Afri-can goose was selected because it gavethe necessary size to the hybrids and wasalso a good layer. The reverse mating ofa domesticated gander with a wild goosewas sometimes used, but as the wild gooselaid so few eggs it was not nearly soprofitable to the rearer, in respect tonumbers, and the young were scarcely aslarge. These hybrids were of coursesterile—males— and were fit only for thetable. When well fattened and wellcooked there were few, if any, fowls sofit for the table as they. Goose fanciers are conspicuous by theirabsence. There are dog, pigeon, and poul-try fanciers by the thousand but thefanciers of geese are, like angels visits,few and far between. It is said thatthe poet Lord Byron used to travel with Madison Square. w mners Over 40 Prizes on myR. and S. C. Brownand B. C. White Leg-horns. 242 and 240Eggs Strains. BIGBIRDS, BIG Egg Strain. S. Leghorns. Cus-tomer in New Yorkwrites,—For eleven years I have your Brown pure. Have tried others butnone equal them. Strong as ever. Anotherwrites, For four years I have had yourR. C. Whites. They are large and fine,wonderful layers. One pullet 244 eggs one writes, I have your S. C. Brownspure and they are the most wonderful want your R. C. White Leghorns. Dontfail to send for a catalogue. I have lotsmore like these. WHITE WYANDOTTES(Dustons) extra fine. BARRED ROCKS(Bradley) S. C. REDS (Tompkins.) Eggs$2 to $5 per 15; $ and $8 per 50; $10per 100. Special matings. W. W. Kulp. Box60Pottstown,Pa. ®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®»«®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®«®®®®®®tie<»®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® $9 9 I Single Comb White Legh
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