The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-04-13

Prepared ~ IN. rnHsd States D.p.rm-r
% Agriculture
During the holiday season. whet
the unctuou- goose graccs the largest
available platter. IL the time To thinL
81 the ACCESSIBILITY ~ growing q bunct
~ these profitable birds for the table.
that will be- spread for hungry fam
lilies another year. The goose pop
ulation In the United stntcs has been
on the decline Ia recent wars but
the United states Department, ~ AZ
riculture expresses the opinion that
there are many farms IN which few
Tan be raised On pasture and other
feed that will scarcely he missed. Al
though tn. demand for feathers IL not
what II once was. aud the eggs arr
no, In demand for cooking these birds
are worth while ~ producers ~ lie
licious meat. The objection has been
raised that the m.a, Il t"o oily. hut
this condition II largely due o. I'm
proper cooking. 10 failure 20 remove
the surplus fat ~ the abdominal cav
lily. and to not skimming or the grease
while cooking
0rass Furnishes Built OF Feed.
Where there y low. rough pasture
land with q natural supply ~ water.
geese can he raised nj a profit They
are generally quite free from disease
and all insect pests. but they are 90.
casionally affected by the diseases
common to poultry. Grass makes NJ
the bulk of the feed and ~ l. doubt
full whether IL pays 10 raise them II
good grass range u not available A
body ~ water where they can swim
IL considered essential during the
breeding season aud IL good thing
during the rest ~ the year
The market IL not 81 general as for
chickens but the demand and tn.
price are unusually good In localities
where goose fattening II conducted
On large scale. However. a few
geese are desirable on many farms
where Their. IL no such market Ex-
cept In winter and during stormy
weather mature geese have little need
for house. Breeders In IN. North.
and some In the south. use n shed
open 20 the south as a protection In
winter. Coops. barrels or other shell
ter are needed by goslings. The
houses may be- kept clean by supply
Ing plenty Of straw for bedding
From TO IS geese may he pnstur-d
on an acre ~ land. the number depend
ing upon the quality ~ the pasture.
Ten geese 10 th. acre IL a fair aver
age. Ere. range should be used
wherever possible. In IN. South many
people use gees. To help In keeping
down the weeds In the cotton fields.
Along about the FIRST ~ February
geese should get ration suitable
for egg production ~ that goslings
may he Matched NJ about the time the
first pasture IL available. Nests may
he made on the foor u the house. or
In large boxes. barrels or other shei-
tiers II l. desirable 10 collect the
eggs daily and 20 keep them IN n cool
place where the contents will not
evsporate too rapidly; II kept for
some time they may be stored In loose
bran.
The nrst eggs are usually set I'M
der hens. while the las: ones the
goose lays may b. Matched either UNI
der hens or under the go0s. n she
goes broody. II the eggs are not re-
moved from the nest where she II
laying she will usually stop laying
sooner than II they ARE taken away
daily. The sltters may be broken up
II they are confined to a slat-bottom
coop with water 10 drink bur no feed.
for two 90 four days.
Som. breeders prefer 10 raise all the
goslings with hens. as geese sometimes
become difficult 90 manage when al
lowed 10 hatch and rear their young.
Hens used for Matching gooss eggs
must be- busted with insect powder
and have good attention as the period
Of Incubation for goose eggs l. longer
than for chicken eggs. Goose eggs
may be Matched In incubators and
the gosllng raised In broo'iers. but this
Is not a common practice.
From - to ~ days are required 10
hatch goose eggs. Moisture should be
added after the first week II the eggs
are set under hens or In lncubators,
warm water being sprinkled On the
eggs o. the nest Incubators should
- run az temperature Of 1913 To
1923 degrees Fahrenheit. OF about ~
degrees lower than for hens eggs
and the eggs should be cooled longer.
-Four To sin eggs are put under a hen
and 10 TO ~ under goose. They
may be tested about the tenth day.
and those that are infertile or con
tain dead germs should be removed.
Goose eggs hatch slowly. especially
under hens. aud the goslings are re-
moved as soon as Matched aud kept
10 a warm place until the Matching
IL over. when they are put back under
'he hen or goose
After the eggs are all Matched some
breeders give all the goslings 90 the
.ssss. Hens with gosiinzs nav BE-
KEEP, In coops and their charges al
lowed TO range. but they are not 81.