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«- GEESE GROWING PROFITABLE Geese can be raised in small num bers successfully and at a profit on farms and in localities where there is low rough pasture land and a natural supply of water, Grass makes up the bulk of the feed for geese, and it | is doubtful, say poultry specialists of the United States Department of Agricalture, whether it pays to raise them s good grazing range is available.. © are good grazers aod, except| during the winter months, usually pick | up most of their living. Their pasture: may be supplemented with light feeds of the common or home-grown grains or wet mash daily, the necessity and quanity of this feed depending on the amount of pasture available. One advantage in raising geose is: that they are generally quite free from a ease und all insect pr the diseases common to poultr A body of water where they can swiii is considered essential during the breeding season and is a good feature | during the rest of the year. The mar | ket for geese is not so general as for | chickens, and this should be taken under consideration before embarking in geese raising, In the South many geese are kept for the production of feathers rather than for their flesh and many cotton growers keep them to kill the weeds in their cotton fields. HOUSES FOR GEESE Except in winter or during stormy weather when some protection should be provided, mature geese do not need a house, Some kind of shelter, such P C poultry house, or a bam is usually provided by breeders in the North and is used by many in the South. Coops, barrels, or some other dry shelter should be provided for young goslings. It is important that the houses should be kept clean and that the floors be provided with pleaty of clean straw. SELECTING AND MATING. Geese, like other kinds of poultry, should be selected for size, prolificacy, and vitality. They should be mated several months prior to the breeding season . to obtain the best results; therefore breeding stock should be bought in the fall. Goose matings are not changed from year to year unless the rsults are unsatisfactory, A gander may be mated with from one to four geese, but pair or trio matings usually give the best results. The wild gander usually mates with only one _geose. Whim-mated, geese‘ are allowed to run in flocks. From 4 to 25 geese may be kept on an acre of land, and under most conditions 10 is a fair average. Incubation. Geese are fed a ration to produce eggs during the latter part of the win ‘ter (about February 1), or so that the goslings will be batched by the time there is good grass pasture. ‘They are allowed to make nests on the floor of the house, or large bxes, barrels, or shelters are provided for that purpose. The eggs should be collected daily and kept in m cool place where the contents will not evaporate too freely; if kept for some time they | may (be stored in loose bran. The first eggs are usually set under hens, while the last ones which the goose lays may be hatched either under hons or under the goose if she goes broody. . if the eggs are not removed from the nest . in which the goose is laying she will usually stop laying sooner than if they sre taken away. Some breeders prefer to raise all the goslings under C a ficult to manage when allowed to hatch and rear their young. Hens used for hn‘ching goose eggs must be dusted insect powder and have good attention, s, in the case of geese, the period of incubation is.l:nger than in that of fowl Gooue <zgs may be hatched in incubators and the goslings successfully raised ‘n brooders, altho‘ th not a common practice. The period of incubation of goose eggs varies from 28 to 30 days. | Moin ture should be added to the eggs af~ ter the first week if net under hens or in incubators, this ix usually done by sprinkling the eggs or the nost with warm water. Four to six eggs are set under a hen and 10 to 13 under a goose. They may be tested about the tenth day, and those which are infertile or contain dead germs should be removed. ‘They hatch slowly, especially under hens, and the goslings are usually removed as soon ms batched and kept in a warm place until the process is over, when breeders who hatch with both geese and hens give the goslings to the Lings for from T to 10 days, when the

latter are able to take care of them» selves. . Good-sized . growing . coops, with board floors should be provided for the goslings, and they must be protected from their enemies, and given some attention when on range, Preparing Geese for Market, Before marketing the young goose the average farmer can feed advan tageously a fattening ration ither while the geese are on grass range or | confined to small yurds, but it is doubtful whether it would pay him ind ing unless he has a special market or retail trade for wellfattened stock. Geese are usually killed and picked in the same manner as other kinds of poultry. Some markets prefer drypicked geese, while in other markets no difference is made in the price of scalded or dry-picked geese. . When feathers are to be saved fowls should not be scalded, but should be picked dry before or after . steaming. most forms where geese mre rained the fesihesg are plucked rrum the live fowls at some time prior to molting. About 1 2-10 pounds per goose is the average yield of feathers. | Foathers ire worth from:§0 cents to $1 a pound, and the picking cont per gore is about 11 cents. One method for removing the down from ducks is to sprinkle powdered rosin over the duck‘s body and dip the bird into hot water, which melts the rosin so that the down and rosin can be rubbed off easily with the hand, leaving the body clean. cea_Adding machine rolls at Star and Wave Stationery Department. --me=---Material and Labor Plentiful. — It is apparent that there will be no dearth of either materials or labor for the building that is necessary during the next year or two. . As a starter the United States Steel Corporation has announced a deduction in price of building materials, but as a matter ‘of fact, the advance in the cost of building during the last few years has (becn far less than in almost any other ‘line, and incomes have increased in a |much greater proportion. | Lack — of . dwelling. accomodations ‘has created a bad condition in many ‘places. It has increased rents out of [all proportion to the increase in the least of construction and the necssity for increased incomes of the owners. This condition will be maintained until [such a time as there have been provided more homes. The farmers who have greatly inereased their production of food under {the stimulus of high prices and the ap- | peals of the government, lack many {buildings that are necessary for the efficient operation of their farms. This [sort of building, like all others, was halted by the war industries board. All restrictions now have becn removed and everyone is free to carry out [his building plans, "Build a Building" will become ex ceptionally popular this spring and summer and everyone who has had such a thought in mind during the period of anxiety will do well to get busy and formulate his plans. Let the building expert of the Star and Wave help you in carrying out your plans. »eeAdding machine roils at Star and Wave Stationery Department. --oom----TOO MUCH WAITING j We seem to be working in a circle in reconstruction plans, . Orgunized labor says it will not work for a wage less than the wartime standard; init cannot take the war-time costs. | Prices must be kept up because of the high cost of produc» tion; wages must be kept up because of the high cost of living. . And in the meantime there is a lot of waiting to see what will happen. --eew---PUE PRINT PENCILS, best grade white, 10 cents each, $1.00 per dor. Add 5 cents for postage, . Any amount, | STAR AND WAVE PUB. CO,, CAPE MAY, N. J. I eommmmnset,ometenmed | NOT A CALL TO THE COLORS Another | Tammany | Congressman ‘has left the House to partake of the political spofls of war in New York: A municipal fudgeship is not generally supposed to be preferable to a seat the National House of Representatives, but that is the exchange made by this Democratic patriot | Perhaps certain other emoluments besides his salary will accrue the new judge, that will make the evchange beneficial to La operons» 6cnccmmmsreed Potition Forms for City Commisfon on sale at Star and wave Stationory Department R

— ravxine OF RNAi runt | | I Before setting the young . trees, | remove . from the roots . all | broken | pieces or dead wood, then xome of the ends of little resis muy be cut. off,! thus this may encourage a quicker | root growth, In young trees the fore- | most thing to be done is to form the | head as to height and form. Three forms may be planned for, either of which may be selected according to! desire and variety; open center, main | leader, modified leader. | APPLE TREES The arrangement of the branches | may be as follows: First, there should ! be equal distances about tha main stem | or axis. Second, the branches should ! be some distance from one another along the uxis. The reason for this arrangements is that the tree when old is much less liable to | injury | from heavy snows or severe winds. Main branches: . The main structural branches of the tree may consist of from three to five like siti of | nl cise. rather than of

where only two limbs are left opposite they will have a tendency to split the tice in future growth of heavy foliage nad fruiting, Another important matter is to head the young trees iow, from 2% to 3 feet, The reasons are they are less \nble to be destroyed by wind storms, easier harvested, and spraying can be done more effectively. At planting time leave the main body branches about 8 inches long; [at the close of the first year, prune so that . the | previous | year‘s | growth should be shortened to at least about a foot of main branches, In pruning peaches, the first year they should be headed to 18 or 20 inches of the ground, . the branches should all be cut off, thus leaving a single stem or whip. The next spring, the undesired branches are pruned off, the ends of branches left including the main stem are cut off in order to shape the trees, and to prevent a too elongated growth jof limbs or to make a spreading grow[th. In pruning the limb will grow in the, airection that the lateral | bud |"" Erma VOCATIONAL SCHOOL I --me«- -- I PRUNE YOUR ORCHARD | Now is the time while the weather (nnvad up to thoroughly prune every | tree on your farm. The reasons for pruning are many-fold and every farmer of any | consequences | knows jthat this work should be . done. {If some special effort is put forth at [this time, pruning need mot conflict with your spring work later. In peach orchards, where the trees did not make a very good growth lust year, pruning should: be pretty {heavy, for by cutting back hard twig | growth may be induced this coming year and the orchard will be saved {from rain. Of course, there are other important things to be looked after jin the care of m peach orchard, but {pruning is the one that should com[mand your attention now. n pruning old apple trees, take out | att the dead wood and thin out the [live branches so that the air, sunlight [and spray material can reach all the [twigs. In pruning young apple trees, [three to five years old, do not do too {much heading back as was the custom [nome years ago, for this method only [tends to throw out branches where the {limbs are cut and thus the young tree [will be made thicker in the center tead of thinner.. The proper pruning trees will be that which cuts out {interfering . branches und | branches (which will give bad form to the tree. ! Anyone wishing a demonstration {in pruning should send word to this | Office. | HOG CHOLERA CONTROL | In adapting a plan of "working ‘head of hog cholera and not behind 4t", the following men have made use of the Department of Animal industry, [in having their little pigs and shouts treated by the serum and virus meth2B Edward Calloway, Oscar Hamman, John Robinson, James Brown, T. H. Douglass, E. B. Scull, Geo. Haig and M. H. Young. For the sake of all concerned, let us hope that ill the cooperators will have their an: nals treated while they are small and not wait until July or August, when hog cholera rages and loss per animal is very great. J. A. STACKHOUSE, County agent. _--me=-__ LES MAJESTE! "He was the one virile and courngeous leader of his generation", says Col. House in speaking of Col. Roosevelt. How does Mr. Wilson like

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