Show Plenty Pasture Need o of Geese Can Be Profitably Raised in All Parts of the United States by th the United States Department of oC Agriculture Abundant pasture of a sort that Is tender and anti remains green for u a long period is time tile most economical basis for the time raisin raising of geese A stream or pon pond or even eyen tanks of water may serve for the aquatic needs of the birds nn and shelter may be reduced to tou toa u a minimum In the South none Is required an and in the North a simple shed open to the south Is sufficient Geese can be raised successfully nn and profitably in all parts of ot the time United States but hut are more abundant in the time Middle Middie West and the time South In 1 1920 1020 0 Illinois with nearl nearly geese closely followed by Missouri Arkan Arkan- Arkansas sins sas nn and Iowa le led In production of geese Kentucky Kentuck Tennessee Minnesota Minnesota Minne Minne- sota North Carolina and Texas f followed fol followed fol- fol l- l lowed lowe but this group of states was much behind behin the time four leaders Closest Grazers Geese subsist largely on grass durIng during during dur dur- ing the growing season an and are arc the closest of grazers says Alfred It H. Lee author of Farmers' Farmers Bulletin P F Goose Raising just published In Ina Ina ina a revised edition b. b by the United Unite States Department of J Agriculture Geese grow to much heavier weights than chickens but the tile price per pound on the time markets Is usually se eral cents less than for chickens ens Some of the geese are sol sold from rom the farms to specialists specialists specialists in the fattening of the birds an and then go to market murl largely in the time cities where foreign population creates creates creates cre cre- ates a n demand Principal Breeds The bulletin describes the time principal breeds of geese f f. f und found un in the United Unite States the time Toulouse Emen Emden African Chinese Wild or Canadian nn and Eg p tian lian It gives directions for housing selection an and mating incubation care and feeding of the goslings an and preparation preparation prep prep- of stock stoel for market et An acre of grass will supply nearly If not all the food for from four to twenty five geese with perhaps ten to an acre as ns an average In the South some cotton growers I keep geese for the sake of their nl aid in keeping down own weeds In cotton fields Farmers' Farmers Bulletin F iGi-F may be obtained obtained ob ob- free upon request to the Department Department De De- of Agriculture Washington D D. C. C |