Show plenty Past pasture Lre need of geese can be profitably raised in alt all parts of the united states I 1 1114 pared by united beatea depa department rement of agriculture abundant pasture 0 of a sort that Is tender and reni green for foru u long period Is the economical economic al basis for the alie raising of geese A stream or pond or even tanks of water may serve for the aquatic needs of 0 the birds und end shelter may be reduced to a in the lie south none Is required require und ili hi the lie north a simple L shed open to the south Is sulli clent geese enn be raised su successfully and profitably jn in nil 1 ports artson art of the united states St ios but are more in th the middle west and the south in 1020 1111 nois with nearly geese closely followed by missouri aratin sasi as arid iowa led in on of gep gece kentucky tennessee minne sota north carolina mid aud followed bu but t this group of santes was much behind the four leaders adera le closest grazers glazers Gra geese subsist largely on grass du during r the growing season and are arc the closest of grazers glazers gra says alfred it lee author of farmers Bulc buletin tIn F goose It lia ising alsing just published in a revised edition by the united states department Depart meni of A agriculture L geese grow to much heavier weights than chickens but the price per pound on the markets to Is usually several cents less lhnn for clil chickens cyens some of the geese are sold from the farms to specialists cia cla lists in the fattening of the birds and then go to market largely in the cities where population creates a demand principal breeds the bulletin describes the principal breeds of geese kund to la the united states the toulouse emden african chinese wild or Ci fan adlan nadian arid and egyptian it gives directions for housing selection had mating incubation care and feeding of the go slings and pr preparation e p of stock for market an acre of grass will supply nearly if 11 not all the food for from four to twenty five geese with perhaps perli aps ten to an acre as an average in the south some cotton growers keep geese for the sake of their aid in keeping down weeds in cotton fields farmers bulletin F may b be obtained free upon request to the department part ment of agriculture washington D a |