The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-27
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MONEY -IN GOosE RAISING.

MCtNEf IN GOOSE RAISING.
Any line of business that will real
lie for the owner 100 per cent. profit
is simply coming money. The rats
ing OF geese will come as near do
ing this as anything else. The writer
J. g. Clipp, has, in years past, raised
geese, and knows from actual expert
ence that there is big money in
them. The reason why this part Of
the poultry industry is so neglected
throughout the United States must
be due largely to the fact that they
are supposed by many to be a NUS
ance. But are not hogs great niris-
ance If not kept in confinement?
We wall venture to say, without any
fear Of criticism whatever, that there
is so per cent. more clear money in
geese than in hogs. Just think of The
vast amount of grain required to fat
ten porker before he is in market
able condition. Give this same
amount cf grain ~ flock of we'll
bred geese and note the great differ
ence in profit. Then why not cater
to that which realizes for us the
greater income? Mankind travels
this way but once, therefore it seems
to us that we had better make use
Of every advantage that opportunity
affords, lest we die in, want and des-
pair
In passing through some sections
of Iowa several months ago we saw
number of well-kept farms that were
well supplied with water and fine
pasture that would have been ideal
grounds for the growing of geese, but
not goose could be seen for miles
around. From the car window we
could see broad acres of land covera,l
with the finest of beef and dairy cai-
tie, but the geese were found want
ing. A few acres could have been
fenced off for geese. and a profitable
income could have been realized from
this department without robbing the
cattle or other live stock of any pos
sible growth whatever.
There are enough varieties of geese
to enable all admirers to indulge in
their fancy. The different varieties
recognized by the standard are the
Toulouse, Embden, African, Chinese.
Wild OF Canadian, and Egyptian.
They stand in popularity in the or
der named. The White Chinese geese
are very popular in some sections of
the country. They are bred princi-
pally for the fancy trade. To our
mind they are the most stylish Of
the goose family and with their gen
tie dispositions are a great favorite
with those who wish to handle geese
for pleasure. Personally l prefer the
Toulouse, Embden or African geese,
especially IL should breed for mar
ket purposes, for they grow to an
enormous size. The males often grow
to weigh twenty-five pounds, while
the standard requires but twenty
pounds. The casual, observer can
easily see that goose farming can be
made a paying industry. The com
nanding weights are easily obtalnel
with but little expense Turkeys are
profitable fowls in rural districts, but
they are subject to blackhead, liver
trouble and kindred diseases, while
geese are free from such troubles,
making them desirable adjunct in
poultry keeping over turkeys. 1t is
true there is no fowl living that can
take the place Of turkeys at the great
festive events. Geese "cut but small
figur" with the turkey market, for
they are so different. The market
trade demands turkeys of only medi
UNI size, but we'll fattened, while the
demand is for large fat geese. The
larger and fatter they are the better,
therefore the extensive growing of
geese can never cripple the market for
turkeyS.-Ccmmerc Poultry.