Show F POPULAR PO P ULAR AND COMMON BREEDS OF GEESE 1 14 vf X g TOULOU TOULOUSE SEIS IS GIANT OF GOOSE FAMILY the toulouse la Is the giant of the fhe goose family it is a native or of r frince uve its ordin aly weight ight is from 15 to 20 pounds but it ta Is not uncommon unco inmon to tied specimens weighing from 20 21 to 30 pounds this Is the gray goose but beneath and behind thise a are elate mime areas ia the plumage PI go it la Is sail said by those who he have had with title breed that young geese during the f cm year lay from 15 to 25 eggs when khan older they may lav for from 25 to 40 the embden Is 13 a popular breed in some places the body of the birds ja A snowy wy n hite bile the logo legs suit bill bills yellow 11 ihei hot have good tc hpe pe and con formation in size it Is the same as standard for the toulouse Tout oue though it Is said a smaller number of embden reach this standard than of toulouse the embden when well moll bred p prop op erly arly fed and makes make a car cass that sells well C 11 on im the he market but it 1 Is said aid that many say broader bre eders I 1 in this country have not at given much at teri tion to fin fine quality there ther are two istrin varieties rih of chinese geese brown and white this breed ties has different characteristics from the others mentioned ahe ill birds bird stand more erect and have longer and ale slen darer r necks thio the others the th tha bro brown a chi chinese is h have at t the base of 0 the bill a peculiar dark colored laid knob the brown broun is s d the most biot prolific praline of td nil t the he geese the a stand too tied ard weight tor for the gander Is 15 13 pounds geese 12 pounds the female is said to tay lay flom 40 to 50 eggs ago S some times more A large per cent of the tha eggs are generally fertile |