Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-15

sport. In the meantime their old nest
ing places in the Northwestern Terrific
ries and Canada are being encroached
on by settlers. We are reminded
by foreign papers that there is fresh
demand for geese abroad. In England.
it appears. every well-regulated family
serves up fat goose at the Feast OF ST.
Michael as the American families do
turkey on Thanksgiving day. Many
families prefer goose to chicken or beef
at 'hristmas. The country no longer
produces geese enough TO supply the de-
maud for them. Frozen geese are
brought to London and other cities dur
ing the winter season from Russia, Ger
many and Canada. They bring about
sixteen cents per pound. Ireland and
North France also supply dressed geese
at different seasons of the year. As these
have not been frozen. they bring better
prices. Except during warm weather.
when there is no demand for them.
dressed geese can be kept week with
out danger of injury.
MANY of the geese eaten in English
cities during the winter come from coun-
tries on the continent. chiefly from Hol-
a..
brought over in vessels and are driven
through the country to farms. where
they are fattended for the market. Most
of these foreign geese are landed at Har-
wick, and are driven into Cambridge
and Norfolk Counties TO be fed. They
suffer from sea-sickness during their
passage and from home-sickness after
they reach their destination. They also
become very foos-sore during their long
march. They soon become contented,
however, and have an excellent sppe-
tite On account Of the condition OF
their feet they remain very quiet on
their feeding ground. and lay on fat
much more rapidly than geese that are
constantly moving about. They are
generally fed about five weeks before
they are sent to market. Individual
breeders not infrequently purchase and
fatten as many rs eight thousand geese
in the course of a year. The breeders
arrange with marketmen in relation TO
the humber of geese that shall be sent
ut any given time. They are killed.
plucked and nicely packed in baskets or
crates before they are sent to market.
Finely -fattened geese. well dressed, and
not over ten months old. ordinarily
bring a shilling. or twenty-five cents,
per pound during the winter holidays.
There would seem TO be little dlfti-
| Guilty in sending either live or dressed
geese from this country TO England.
| The steamers now make such good time
| that during cold weather dressed geese
| could be sent from New York to Liver
pool without danger Of injury. Live
geese would suffer less from transporta-
| ton by rail than live cattle. sheep and
pigs do. A car having four floors or
..decks" could accommodate a thousand
geese without crushing them. If found
necessary, they could be let OVt for the
| purpose of obtaining rest. as cattle now
are. Geese can be raised very cheaply
| in all the Northern States. Food is
| abundant. the grange" ample, and water
| generally within easy reach. In denscly-
| popul ,ted countries like England and
| Holland most of the la d is too valuable
| to keep geese on with profit. Unless
restrained by tight fences. they would
wander into meadows. cultivated fields,
and gardens, and do great damage.
There are many places in the West
where a person could keep thousand
geese without any expense for land
MANY thousand are annually raised on
the outskirts of this city al very tritling
cost for food. They live chiefly on grass
and garbage til! they are penned up to
be fattened.-ChicI9 Tunes.