"This vintage book contains a detailed guide to keeping geese. Originally intended or the beginner, general farmer and smallholder, it presents a brief outline of the different varieties of geese and the purposes they serve. It also includes helpful photographs, and practical suggestions as to rearing, breeding, selection, incubation, management, and more. Contents include: ""Making a Start"", ""The Mating and Selection of Stock Birds"", ""The Hatching and Incubation of Eggs"", ""Distinguishing the Sexes"", ""The Management of Breeding Stock"", ""Rearing Young Stock"", ""Housing of Geese and Goslings"", ""the Marketing and Rearing of Geese"", ""Control of Geese"", ""Fattening"", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with its original artwork and text."
By:
Reginald Appleyard Imprint: White Press Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 136g ISBN:9781473331198 ISBN 10: 1473331196 Pages: 100 Publication Date:06 September 2016 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active