Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-06
Popular Bres dC

United States dcpaItme II Of agricu-
ture specialists.
Popular 5ree ds.
The Toulouse. Emhde III, Chinese and
African are the most popular AmrrI-
can breeds Of geese. The FIRST two great
~ leading the others Occasionally
the eggs are used for CO. Dking, but gen
orally geese are kept CAnly for meat
and feather production. Practically
all the geese in this cour itry are raised
i'm small flOcks on gentyT pl farms, some
men making a specialF0 of collecting
large numbers Of geese nd fattening
them for a few weeks lore they are
killed. As grass max X up the bulk
Of feed for geese, it is Doubtful wheth-
or it pays to raise the I'm unless good
grass range is availai lie during the
summer. A pool of wa Fer for bathing
and recreatiOnal purp' tses is also a
desirable feature.
The market for gees is not so gen
eral as for chickens. T Ms point should
be considered in undertaking the rails
ing of geese. The Emand and the
price paid for geese a=t-e usually goOt
in sections where goqs ke fattening is
conducted on a large TSsle.
Geese Are RugcsrfGr iatdy.
---Ss4oss.- 4saas hs,=lr-ds." hets,[s>-NIa Shel
ter only in winter ,llreadi w weather.
An open shed or az r,fparn usually
( is satisfactory fer =. FeburpOse. From
to % geese may be Kept on an acre
of land, although un8Fr most condi-
tons ten is a fair avessLge. Wherever
possible the geese should have free
range during the gras tseason. South
ern plantation owners keep geese 70
kill the weeds in the ckotton fields.
Geese are fed a RATION to produce
eggs during the latter bart of the win
ter so that the goslingsA will be Matched
by the time there is 4 ID grass pas
ture. The eggs may q Matched by
either hens or geese. .fleme breeders
prefer to raise all the bSlingS under
hens. as geese Somettm ibecOme diff
cult TO manage when 4 WED TO hatch
and rear their young. he period Of
incubation of goose EDS varies from
% to 30 days. I'd
GoslingS do not need Ted until they
are twenty-four or thi1 fsiX hours old
when they should be a one of the
maSheS recommended 4 & chickens or
goSlings. or a mash o9 sOugh of two
( thirds shorts (middliF-SO and one
third meal. which cjn be made of
equal parts shorts and cOrnmeal, with
: per cent OF beef sctap added after
: the goSlingS are six weeks old. Bread
and milk make an excellent feed for
young goslings. FiIe grit or sharp
sand should also be available in win
ter If goSinSs are 10 he feathcrcd
the ration should be changed to one
third shorts and twO-fhirds cOrnmeai
by weight. with 5 per cent of beef
scrap added. while a, feed of corn
should he given at NIGHT.
Most geese breeders do not confine
their geese for fatt4ning, but feed
them freely a few weeks on fatten
ing ration before they are to be mar
kcted. The geese may he confined for
two or three weeks atd fattened, hut
some green feed or vegetables should
he added to the ration.
Adult geese may be led for egg pro-
ductiOn on a mash Of one pound of
cnrnmeal, one of BRAN, one of mid
dlingS or lOwgrade fpur, and 10 per
cent of beef scrap. which is fed in the
morning; equal parts If corn and
/ wheat, or corn alone lis fed at night
Grit and oyster shell should he kept
/ before geese When they are laying and
may he provided all The time to adj
( vantage. A constant supply of drink
/ ing water should always be available
under protection so that the geese
| cannot get their feet into the water.
: Cut clover. hay. alfalfa. silage. cab
/ hages, mangel-wurZelt beets or any
waste vegetables may be fed during
/ the winter months.
Geese Fattened in Confinement.
/ Young geese when fully feathercd
III