Gunnison Valley News | 1929-08-08 | Page 7 | Various Good Points of the African Goose

Various Good Points of the African Goose The African goose has had at different dif-ferent times several names, among which were China goose, swan goose, Chinese swan, Guinea goose, Spanish goose and others. Its origin is unknown, un-known, but it is quite probable that It originated in a cross between the goose we now call the China goose and the Toulouse, and from this cross was perfected until It Is now an enlarged en-larged kind of a Brown China goose. The African goose lays better than any of the other larger breeds and it grows to be as large as any other. Specimens that were given the best care have grown to weigh 25 pounds, but the standard weight for a full-grown full-grown African goose is 20 pounds. They are very hardy and easy to raise. They are very watchful and know strangers from those whom they see every day. When a stranger comes among them they set up a clamor that notifies every one within hearing that something out of the ordinary has happened.