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Newspaper Page TextIIOME AND . FARM MAGAZINE SECTION 7 Raising of Geese on the Farm A FEW generations ago breeding and raising geese was one of the most common branches of poultry culture In this country. The feathers were used to make pillows and feather-beds. -At the present time the raising of geese is not so extensively engaged in as that of ducks. While the geese cannot be raised in as large numbers as ducks, they can be handled with profit On many farms there are places that are worthless for cultiva tion that could be utilized with ex cellent results In rearing geese. Many farmers are profiting by this and add ing considerably to their incomes each year. And many more might do likewise. The care and attention necessary are small items when compared with the returns. The cost of food Is also proportionately small In comparison with that of other birds bred and reared for market. Adult geese having range will gath er the greater portion of their food, consisting very largely of grasses, In sects, and other matter from the fields and brooks. During this time the cost of keeping them Is simply the value of the grass they consume. However, during the breeding and laying season, they should be fed In addition to the grass, a ration twice a day, consisting or shorts and In dian meal, equal parts, thoroughly moistened with cold water, but not too wet lest it produce diarrhea. The mass should be dry enough to crumble. Do not feed more than they will eat uu clean each time. A Grazing Fowl. The goose Is naturally a grazing fowl. The. bill is provided with sharp, interlocking, serrated edges, designed to easily cut and divide vegetable tissues, and the tongue at the tip Is covered with hard, hair-like projec tions, pointing toward the throat, which serve to quickly and surely convey the bits of grass and leaves Into thflthroat. Geese should have a liberal supply of crushed oyster shell, grit and charcoal. Also all the pure water they will drink. When mating, for best results the number of geese with one gander should never be more than three, and usually it is better if there be only two. Geese have a strong attachment to their home, and removal at the breeding season usually has an in jurious effect up on the egg yield and the fertility of the eggs. When once mated they are very much attached to each other and seldom prove un faithful. Therefore, mismating and rematlng are often unsuccessful un less old mates are separated beyond sight and hearing of each other. The females are reliable and productive breeders for many years, but the gan ders often become unreliable after seven to nine years. When they should be replaced with young ones. Much care should be taken In the se lection of the breeders. If possible have them two years old (especially the geese), large and vigorous. Necessary Nests. Early In February make large, warm nests barrels placed on the sides, with clean straw, are good If they are comfortable In their quar ters and are not disturbed, they will lay In the same nest every year. Do not neglect to gather the eggs early in the morning as they are easily chilled, the goose covers the eggs with the nesting material on leaving the nest but when It is cold weather this will not bo sufficient protection from the cold. When the goose becomes broody after the first laying, keep her away from the nest for a few dajB, and she will begin laying again. Incubate their first laying with chicken hens, giving them four to six eggs, accord ing to the size of the hen. Have your sitting hens free from lice. Treat them with a good insect powder every week. Sprinkle the eggs with warm water twice during the last week they are hatching, and oftener in dry, hot weather will dovno harm. Twenty eight to 30 days' incubation is re quired for hatching. Grass is the most important of all foods for young goslings, therefore, it is best not to have the goslings hatched before there is a good supply of grass, as they devour quite an amount of it. Feeding Young Goslings. The first problem with young gos lings is, what is best to feed them to , produce fine, large, neaitny mras. True, there are about as many bills of fare as there are poultry raisers. It is best that no feed bo given until . they are 24 hours old, then they may be given a light feed of rolled oats, dry, some water to drink and care Bhould be used tliey do not gel damp or tread in the water. Here the uso prove very satisfactory. Prepare a food by using one-third cornmeai and two-thirds bran, dampened (not wet), mixed and baked. It is not necessary to bake it very long, just so that it Is thoroughly heated. If it is prepared properly it Is very crnmbly when done. After It is cool add one table spoonful of bone meal to every gal lon of the food. It is best to prepare the food fresh every day. Feed this food alternately with rolled oats for nearly one week, after which the oats can be abandoned, and the prepared food used only. Soda, a very little salt, and good grit added to the food every few days prevent Indigestion aud bowel trouble. Bran is quite in dispensable as a bone forming ele ment, and grit should be provided at all times. Feed often while they are young four times a day until they are three weeks old, and three time's thereafter will be sufficient. As soon as they can eat cracked corn and wheat, the prepared feed tnay be fed in the morning only. Keep plenty of fresh water at their disposal. Be sure to have plenty of shade, as they suffer greatly from heat. Do not give them crowded quarters, the more range the better. They should be protected from extreme heat of sun, from showers or storms. Tbey should have dry bedding at night and should not be crowded or huddled' together. Like other poultry they need plenty of room. Things Not to Do. Don't expect the hen to lay well and molt at the name time. Don't let the drinking troughs set dirty. Don't feed second quality grain and expect first quality results. Don't let the lice get the better of you for want of a few minutes' work a week. Don't let the houses go more than a week without cleaning. Don't let the hens go through the molt without all the green feed they can eat. Don't let every dope fakir that comes along get a few dollars from you for some nostrum that la claimed to give you a veritable gold mine in the fgg yield. Why Isn't that man in the poultry business himself? Don't see your hens going light and blame It onto luck. There Is some thing wrong that you can probably remedy. Don't wonder that your neighbor Is having better success than you are. See if his houses aren't built better than yours. Detecting the Layer. There are many so-called systems of detecting heavy layers by certain parts of bony structures, but they are in no sense true, for they claim, that certain things are fixed aud perman ent in any Individual, whereas these are more or less modified by im maturity, changes to maturity, etc., and no system other than the trap nest ever could or ever will tell just how many eggs a hen will lay in 3G5 days or longer. Some systems can tell the fowl that is laying but the number of eggs laid by the hen is mere guesswork. Chicago Herald. T ruining for Show. The secret of having birds tame and in condition that they will pose in the show coop is to train them for a few weeks before showing. Place them In a coop similar to the exhibition coop and handle them often. Feed them in these coops and hold choice bits of food, such as meat, near the top of the coop, so that they are compelled to reach for it. This will get them in the habit of coming to the front of the coop and standing erect when anyone ap proaches It. Memphis Commercial Appeal. GKTTIXG THE BRKEDEKS IX COX DITIOX. Everything will dep.? on ttva con stitutional vigor of the bree&iwe as to just what kind of stock will c raised this year. The biggest trouble will be with body lice. Powder will not keep the birds entirely free. Every bird Is at least 2 5 per cent deficient in earning power. Llce-0 has done more for putting profits into the poultry-yard than anything that has ever been introduced into tho poultry business. It absoltely keeps the birds free from lice and a ROc tube will last the average breeder one year. It will Increase chick ftrowth wonderfully and is a guaranteed cure for scaly legs. A circular telling of whatit. Is doing for other breeders mailed on request. Large tube 50c, postpaid. The Lice-0 Co., 286 ifc Washington St., Portland, Or. Adv. A Complete Course in Poultry Husbandry FREE to readers of The (ir0nrYimAr vein inn rrt- I Idaho Farmer ' In our issue two weeks hence we will begin a new series of poultry articles prepared for us by Prof. Frederic H. Stoneburn for seven years Professor of Poultry Husbandry at the Con necticut Agricultural College, a teacher, lecturer and inves tigator of international reputation. This feature will appear weekly and will constitute an interesting and comprehensive course in poultry husbandry, just the practical information which Professor Stoneburn has given to thousands of students in the classroom. Each article will be complete in itself each will deal with current activities in the poultry-yard each will be full of money-making advice which you can. apply in your own work, no matter whether you are keeping few or many fowls. If you are considering taking up poultry-keeping in the future, you should study these articles. 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