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Show GEESE GOOrj GRAZING STOCK Fowls P!ay Important Part in Utilizing Util-izing Wait- Grain About Stables and Feeding Pens. Ceese hnve an important part In the; endless w.-r on wasle. They are In a class with chickens in utilizing waste grain about stubh-s nnd feeding pens. In a larger measure than chickens or any other kind of poultry they are a 1 grazing stock, getting their living In ' large part from the ordinary grasses of the pastures, say poultry special- I sis of the United States Department of Agriculture. When It is considered thnt the demand for geese Is steady, and extended over almost the wboie year, not .-confined to holidays, as In the case of turkeys, that geese excel all other poultry as producers of fat, the Importance of gee In the poultry scheme Is realized. |