The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-02-26
Blew Out the Gas.

About 10 o'clock Wednesday evening
Hugh Campbell registered at the Ma.
tional hotel and was assigned room
by Clerk Slade. About $3.50 Thursday
morning Slatle detected the smell OF gas
and an investigation showed that it
came from the room occupied by Camp
hell. The door was at once opened and
Campbell was found in bed, dead, and
the gas partially turned on. Campbeli
on retiring assured Slade he understood
how to turn out the gas, but it is APP
parent he did not. Coroner Monroe
held an inquest, the jury deciding that
deceased came to his death by his own
carelessness. Mr. Campbell had made
his home for some time past with d.
Johnson, of VINCE. During the past
wear he worked considerably for Eli
Martin. He is spoken of as an indus.
trious man. A partially filled bottle OF
LIQUOR found in his room, probably ex-
plains the indirect cause of his death
Raising Geese.
l see in the Jan. Odd issue of the Farmer,
a gentleman wishes information in regard
| to raising geese. AS have bred and raised
geese for 10 years. will give my expert
ence. First, will say few words in re-
gard to the breeding stock. 1t matters not
which breed is kept, but l breed the
Toulouse and think they are best for fancy
or market, although cross between the
Toulouse and common goose is very good
for market, often growing larger than the
pure bred. using Toulouse male and the
common female. But my experience is mol
to keep any of the half breeds for next
years breeding stock,
Geese find do much better to be mated
in pairs, and not three females to one gan
der as some breeders suggest. Also do moi
be afraid of breeding birds getting too Old
but after getting pair once mated leave
them together for number of years.
For a place for the female to make bel
nest in, take large store box, which car
be had at almost any clothing house for IL
or zoe, place in some quiet place where she
will not be disturbed, especially ii one In
tends letting the goose incubate.
Ii a person wishes to raise large number
he may take all the first eggs away and Sc
under hens, allowing not more than five
eggs to one hen. Again. If set under hen'
one must watch very close about hatchint
time, as some will kill the gosliDgs as soor
as hatched; but they usually will take care
of them.
Ii they are to be raised with the hen
build small yard of twelye'inch boards
plaring a box in one corner for the hen
which she should be kept in until tn
goslings learn the call of their foster moth
er, the boards being to keep them from run
ming away. After having put the costing
in the yard they should be watered, but no
enough TO get all wet. For the first feS
DAYS the feed should be bran mixed wit
water, or better yet, add little stale brea
which has been soaked in milk. This ma
be for the first week. Always have plent
of water to drink. After this add littl
corn meal to the bran, and increase Tn
meal as the goslings grow older; but do nc
forget the green feed from the first. Th
first green in spring is dandelion, and late
the nettle, which is very much relished
goslings, and acts as a regulator. keepin
them healthy. The green's should at tir'
he chopped fine, but as the goslings gro'
l older they can pick it to pieces. After the
: begin to feather out they can be fed
grain, and Yet run at large where they ca
get plenty of water or grass.
5 V. 4. JosENHANs.