Show RAISING GEESE IS NOT LABORIOUS marshy land with vigorous growth of grass needed geese may be successfully raised to in almost any locality where they can hav bavi a plentiful supply of green food the conditions required are very different from those of ducks duck geese ae usually raised in comparatively ively small flocks tho the fal falt t that geese require very much more room than ducks has kept the bustness business to in tile the bands of fart farmers ners who go into it in a moderate way there are miny farms which have fields not suitable for poultry or tion on account of springs or streams is but which make good pasture LUAU tor geese and if sl such iab fields are used tor for geese th they ey can be made to return a good profit somewhat low springy or marshy land may be used to good advantage it if some part Is comparatively very high and dry geese may be pastured at the rate of GO CO to tile the acre on marshy land where there Is a growth of grass vigorous enough to provide a plentiful supply of green food and sufficient depth of water in pools to permit them to swim about it Is never advisable to allow a large number of geese their freedom over an entire farm A few geese will not prove object tio but if a large number Is allowed to roam at will over pasture lands cattle will not care to graze in the same field geese do not require a great dent of attention after the young are two weeks or so old they are able to care for themselves largely it if a good range Is given the food Is largely grass although insects and other low forms of animal life are eaten and essert lal the most common breeds are toulouse african embden chinese hi nese canada or wild and egyptian |