Show OER URGED TO RAISE GEESE AS FOWLS FURNISH TABLE MEAT i 4 tp s v al aw 2 4 4 5 e d littile feed outside of pasture during greater part of year liby by the united states department S 0 A 1 the holiday season when Ws kous goose gra graces C es the largest platter is the time to think isabl lity of growing groi in a bunch profitable bron table birds tor for the the tables tables kabe spread for hungry hung gry fam lk thair year the goose pop ti the united states has been recline in recent years but ad 1 d states department of ag expresses the opinion that many farms on which a few k isea on pasture and other will scarcely bo be missed atie alie ate ale e demand for feathers Is not ane once was avas and the eggs are chmand mand tor for cooking these birds h lj while as producers of de pat eat the objection has been kat the meat Is too olly oily but diat llalon on is largely due to im oking to failure to remove us fat of the abdominal caa ls 1 0 not skimming off the grease spiting dking famishes Fu bulk of feed ft there is low rough pasture ah a natural supply of water 1 be raised at a profit they braily quite free from disease insect posts pests but they are oc ifor affected by the diseases ato ko poultry grass makes up lot 1 of the feed and it Is doubt her he r it pays to raise them it if its range is not available A water chere they can call savira dered essential during the season and Is a good thin thing she he rest of the year ark arke arket et is not so general as tor for but the demand and the i unusually good in localities goose fattening is conducted i gi ge scale however a few e desirable on many farms here bere iere is no such market ext est winter and during stormy r geese have little need use u s e I 1 Bre B ceders eders in the north ie in tr alie south use a shed the south as a protection in JC ii Coops oops barrels or other shelf f needed by goslings gollings go slings the pay mily be kept clean by supply lyof straw tor for bedding ra 4 to 25 geese may be pastured tre ire of land the number depend alit n the quality of the pasture 1 e to the acre is a fair asor aree ee range should be used ar kr y possible in the south many kase geese to help in keeping e weeds in the cotton fields cabout about the first of february get a ration suitable ral production prod ution so that goslings gollings go slings arched at about the time the ture sture Is available nests may 1 B on the floor of the house or boxes barrels or other shel ait Is desirable to collect the 1 ly ay and to keep them in a coot cool here ere the contents will not dot too rapidly if kept for i a they may be stored in loose st eggs beggs are usually set un while the last ones the 4 9 may be hatched either cither un or ir under the goose if she dy T if the eggs are not ren rom the nest where she Is il be will usually stop laying I 1 it i if they are taken away e sitters may be broken up to confined to a slat bottom 3 water to drink but no feed 1 tour four days eiders adors prefer to raise all the ith th hens as geese sometimes hault difficult to manage when at al batch and rear their young d for hatching goose eggs lusted dusted with insect powder good attention as the ohp period tion on for goose eggs Is longer chicken eggs goose eggs latched hatched in incubators and g raised in brooders broaders bro oders but tills this wimon practice to SO 30 days are required to se e eggs moisture should tie lie er r the first week if the eggs niter ider hens or in incubators ter cr being sprinkled un on the he ie nest incubators should V t temperature of 1015 to ies ees fahrenheit or about IA than for liens hens eggs ggs gs should bo be cooled longer I 1 x eggs are put under a hon hen 13 under a goose they ested about the tenth day e that are infertile or con germs berrns should be removed rem oveil gs hatch slowly especially 6 and the go slings are rl re soon goon as hatched and kept in place pace until the lial hatching ching hen they are put back under br or goose ie e eggs are all hatched some give ive all the gollings goll to the lens ens with go slings may be and their charges at al range but they are not al lowed to go into the water until several days old in mild weather they will be able to look after themselves when seven to ton ten lays days old coops with board floors are desirable for go os slings lings and they should be protected from their enemies and looked after in case they get lost in their wanderings about the farm feeding the young birds goslings gollings Go slings do not feed until abe they y are 24 to t 36 hours old when they may be fed any of the mashes recommended for chickens or for ducklings duc klings or a mash or dough of two thirds shorts or and one third corn meal which after six weeks may be made equal parts shorts and corn meal and 5 per cent beef scrap broad bread and milk is also an excellent feed tor for goslings gollings go slings rine grit Is needed and may be pro eded filed by using 5 per cent of sharp sand in the mash or by keeping it before them in a hopper if go slings are to be fattened give them a ration of one third shorts and two tavo thirds corn meal by weight with 5 per cent of beet beef scrap added and a feed of corn tit at night in february when the feeding for eggs Is begun a ration made up of one pound of corn meal one of bran one of or low grade flour and 10 per cent of beef scrap which Is fed in the morning and equal parts of corn and wheat or corn alone fed at night will produce good results grit and oyster shell may lie be provided at all times but they are essential during the lading period in winter and at other times when there is no good pasture available geese may be given hages such as cut cloner hay alfalfa silage cabbage man mangels als or any waste vegetables |