| Show WJ RAISING GEESE IS NOT LABORIOUS marshy land with vigorous growth of grass needed geese may be successfully ral raised in almost any locality where they can have a plentiful supply of green food the conditions required are very different from those of ducks buchs geese are usually raised to la comparatively small flocks the fact that geese require very much more room than ducks has kept the business in the hands of farmers who go nto into it in a moderate way there arp are many farms farm which have fields not suitable for poultry or cultivation on account of springs or streams out but which make good pasture for gee geesland seand if such fields are used for geese they cain n bet bei made mad e to return 6 a good p copt 1 I i somewhat lowa biow springy spring dr or land may be used to good adv tage if some part ls Is comparatively very 4 high if and dry daiy geese may be e p postured aured at the rate of CO 60 to the acre on land where there s a growth oj grass vigorous enough to provide a plentiful supply of green food and I 1 depth of water in pools to pe ei it them to swim about it Is never isable to allow a large number of ge geele e their freedom aver over an entire farm far mpA h few geese will not prove objection IZ but if a large number Is allowe roeln at will over pasture lands c cli cattle N will not care to graze iii in the camj de I 1 id geese do not require a great deal of attention after the young ore are two weeks or so old they tire arc able to care for them themselves kIVes 1 largely ln if a gooel boj range is given the food Is Is largely langei y grass although inspects lind and aliher forms of animal life are enten essential the mo most st common common breeds ahre toulouse louse african or wild and egyptian x |
