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Show CEST VARIETIES OF GEESE Toulouse, CmbUen, African, Brown China and Wild Canadian Are Most Desirable Breed. I The most desirable vaili'tbs of j P'ose lor iloine.silc purposes are thy .Toulouse. Kmbdeii. All lean. Iirown 1 t'lilna, and the wild Canadian, lor cross niatlre; with these. Whore but a small space Ik at bund, it Is advls j abb. to limit tin. number to two tail ; etl'fi. The Toulouse has dark or pray i plnniiiKo, Mm Kmbdeii pure white; the Alrienn uray: the Caniidlan is ul most black and while In the case of ducks, the ratio of one male to four nr live females will prv successful. Willie with K'H'se, the .atlo should not exceed one main to two or three fe-ingles. fe-ingles. The Canadian variety always mates In pairs. It Is used lately to cross- A Profitable Flock. mate with the rest of these for pmduc lim table Kt'fH- The best limtliiR for this purpose Is the Canadian Rainier with tho African Koose. These produce the most desirable grade of nionj?rel Kcpse, the most desirable for table pur pomn. It Is difficult to aucceed with Ihe mating of a wild Canadian gander and an African kikjso, but when onre this has been accomplished, they will remain constant, and ahould never be separated as long as they live. One or two pnlra of these could be kept on any farm and would raise a stif llclont number to supply any family during the winter. If the care neces-aary neces-aary to handling these is not willing ly displayed, It would be better tc keep a few of the Toulouse or the Kmbden. |