The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-24

cially small places. Young geese viii
grow to value Of 81 or $3.50 the first
season. 1t does not pay to keep them
longer than this except for breeding
purposes. Toulouse geese may be de-
pended on to reach a weight of fifteen
to eighteen pounds In one season.
Whether the flock Is large enough or is
still being developed there will always
be a number to sell when the market
Is right. After the first year Toulouse
geese weigh twenty to twenty-five
pounds. Gray African geese are by
many raisers considered the most prof
liable to keep. They grow the heaviest
in the shortest space of time and are
ready for market I'm ten weeks II the
owner is catering to a select trade
These goslings gain about pound a
week
The Embden geSe also grow fast
and are fine type, but at the end Of
two years the Toulouse fowls will out
weigh any OF the others. For the first
couple Of years the owner should give
special attention to the selection of
breeding stock. Those that are not up
to standard for size and vigor should
be disposed Of while the best ought to
be kept for improving the flock. Gan
ders Of the highest type should be used,
but must be killed when three or four
years old, as they are then declining in
virility. The females are best for egg
production when three years old and
nd 10 nP
developing good flock than to buy a
lot of we'll bred goslings in the spring
At least one setting of eggs or dozen
good young males should be bought
every season I'm order TO get the best
results
Geese do well ON common field grass
clover, rape, artichokes or any Of the
ordinary forage crops. They should
have few acres to themselves and a
swimming place II possible. 1t Is not
good policy to have geese and cattle in
the same pasture. To fatten young
geese place them Ia a pen and feed
three times a day all they will eat up
clean Of cormeai mixed to a dry, crum-
bly, state and beef scraps amounting to
20 per cent OF the cOrnmeal. While
fattening young geese they should be
kept as quiet as possible. Keep them
from being disturbed or excited. The
breeding flock needs to be kept In
clean, well ventilated houses. They
must have fresh air and sanitary sur
roundings. Give them as much clover
and other green stuff as they will eat
through the winter, with a light sup
ply OF mash or grain. Where the flock
is OF a considerable size 1t is good pol
Icy to separate them as much as pos
sible. They should have clean, COM
Portable nests, so that they will feel
safe from intrusion. All these little
| points are as important as the matter
OF feeding 1t will soon be found that
they are easily managed and more
profitable than many other farm prod
ucts. Chickens, IL skillfully handled.
may surpass geese In the matter OF
profits. but with Indifferent manage
ment they seldom do so. Geese are har
der than other fowls, and they have
the faculty Of keeping themselves
clean.
Sow California Cabbage and Parsley.
Caulinower, cabbage and parsley
should be sown now, placing the boxes
/ IN q gentle warmth and near the glass.
When the seedlings are well up plenty
! OF air must be given and m exoeas Of
heat AVOIDED 10 insure Q stocky srowtA-
Tho plants esn= SCI out rs soon ~
the weather WIN permit.