Show THE GOOSIE GOOSE INDUSTRY A lady tela how to lift with wilt geese n bogin begin laying about the th middle of february As at aliis time of ol 01 tile year it is usually quite cold in our om climate caro care must knust be 10 taken n that the eggs do not become ch chilled illel though having exceedingly thick shells sli ells they will withstand more cold than any cither domestic fowls eggs perhaps yet it is wisest to provide a warm roomy nest they lay very early in the moral morning Z sometimes going on oil the nest the night before and coming off very early the next morning the eggs should be gathered immediately and placed upon end in a basket kept for that purpose and turned over at leat least two or three times it a week until they arobel are feet the first eggs should bo be set get cutler hens six eggs nio ire ni o enough for even a largo large hen like a brahma or cochin four weeks will bo be required to hatch the gos lingg now place them together rith frith the mother hen in a coop entirely open at the bottom with latticed top say 8 feet by G or 8 light enough to be easily moved about for after they ire are a NN cek or more old they will require it moved several times daily as they will be found to mow the tender grass don cla er or young plantain abounding 0 nt at that season of the year like sheep provide them with only water for drinking in a vessel that will not admit of their swimming in it and keep them out of water until the breast is well covered with feathers one end of the movable coop should bo made perfectly tight so that irwill it will shed rain for the hen to sit under at night or during stormy storm weather ber for it usually u proves fatal tor for a very oung gosling to be thoroughly drenched yet they are as silly as geese anti and will avail themselves of every opportunity to get a wetting Go bolings josi lings may bo be fed upon very coarse food even from the beginning corn and oats coarsely ground together mixed with bran slight slightly ay salted and sea scalded aided and fed several times a day are excellent either provide gravel at all times or mix mis it in au all tile the food cornmeal should not be fed exclusively to them as it is too stimulating and fattening when they are fully feathered say at three months they can be turned into the pasture with the old geese but we prefer keeping them in an ail inclosure by themselves as they van can receive better food and care after they are several weeks old three times a day is often enough to feed them providing at all times they havo have good pasture and plenty plent ty of drinking water if these conditions are complied with geese cin can be kept at a largo profit at small expense of time and money while there is always a demand for good specimens especially of the toulouse and embden variety for exhibition und and breeding purposes bes at remunerative munera tive prices mrs J B II 11 howe owe in farmers Fan ners review |