Show EMBDEN GEESE LARGEST OF OF WHITE BREEDS AND HARDY j jAre Are Grazers Grazers' and Need Much Pasturage but Will Thrive on Poorer Lands Than Will WUI the Toulouse Breed and Are AreGood AreGood Good Layers and Fatten Early for Market BY LOUIS PAUL GRAHAM Is the l largest Ini I of oC c e goo soo lIB hll En Embden r- r n TUB T the white Reese and close Closely approaches ap ftp- tJ the time mn massive 81 Toulouse in 8 size t to this country chiefly from rom romEn It came cam although some seme splendid specimens sped sped- En England I nr been Imported from Ger- Ger mens mess have ha many a well established undoubtedly It ii i is h standing anti and has won of or long ionS in Iii and America m favor o alike Rr for tor Its economic qualities and Is probably probably probably ably the thc widest st bred white goose of oC the day U Like Ilko cattle thc they 1110 ar grazers and reQuire re- re Quire quiro V con considerable pasture posture land for or their successful cultivation atlon early layer but being Tho The is an sitter arid and mother does not persistent 1 a the thc Toulouse e. e On In lay as manY man eggs s ns as nc the other oWer hand baird their th lr feathers being belm white whitt are more mon valuable than gray cray rn or brown feathers and the goslings s are Ire quicker In growth making them valuable valuable alu able for Cor the green r gosling and au au- trade trade- Tilt They should not b b. b used for fot breeders however until two years old OlL After that they will wm continue c con c- n- n in profit for man many years ars Embden are hardy hard geese good for for- agel'S and will thrive upon poorer lands than the Toulouse The They fatten up well and attain largo larso size The ganders wI weigh from 18 to 20 O POUnd and geese from 16 to IS poun pounds an ai average a of ot from two to five lve pounds lees leca than Toulouse geese arc of tiC course white In to plumage their bills l logs legs s and feet reet yellow orange and the tho e eyes e fishy fish blue The Tho body Is long broad and ant thick with a massive breast t. t not carried so full ull jn in front as the tIme Toulouse JI e the hod body i 18 Ie tI tight ht l und and compact the paunch and stern fut Full Fulland and deep wings 8 er very lar large e and pow Power Power- r- r ij ful mi head heat straight ht broad and strong carried on a a- long fine fin well arched d mm neck eck- eck The rearing of geese fese IB is easier than hay j chickens Like ducks duck their eggs may be Ire hatched artificially lI |