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Mr. Lusk was informed in reply that his fowls had roup, and as it had been 

 among them so long, energetic and immediate action was necessary. He was advised 

 to kill all the ailing ones, and all those appearing the least sick ; to bui-n or bury 

 their remains and thoroughly disinfect the fowl-houses, and then whitewash liberally, 

 with carbolic acid liquid mixed in the whitewash; meanwhile, to keep the remaining 

 fowls away from the infected premises, if at all possible. 



On the 5th of November Mr. Lusk wrote that he had found the remedies of the 

 poultry papers a failure ; that he was then killing the sick ones off, fumigating the 

 house with sulphur and keeping it as clear as possible. Still, he says, they seem to 

 take it. 



In reply he was advised to keep killing the sick ones off as soon as symptoms 

 showed themselves; to continue the disinfecting and thoroughly whitewash. Some 

 pills prepai-ed according to the formula found effective in the treatment of the farm 

 fowls was sent to him, to try as an experiment on any cases that he might take the 

 trouble of isolating and reporting on. 



Some time afterwards the following letter was received, and tells of his success 

 in staying the disease : — 



"Saskatoon, N.W.T., 11th January, 1892. 



" Dear Sir, — I am glad to be able to report that, for some time before and since 

 the arrival of your letter containing the pills, we have not had a case of roup 

 amongst our hens. 



" Having lost all faith in all known remedies about the time your second letter 

 arrived, I acted upon the advice given therein, to kill all the affected ones, and 

 appearances now are that the trouble is over. At present the hens look healthy and 

 are beu' inning to lay. 



" Many thanks for advice given and trouble taken by you for my benefit. 



" Your obedient servant, 



« DAVID LUSK. 

 " Saskatoon, N.W.T." 



another interesting case. 



The publication of the following case, and the treatment for it advised by Prof. 

 Wesley Mills, of the Physiological Laboratory, McGill University, Montreal, may be 

 useful to others : — 



" Stromness, 18th January, 1892. 

 " Manager Poultry Department, 



" Experimental Farm, Ottawa. 



"Dear Sir, — Having received the yearly report of the experimental farms, I 

 notice that you aid farmers in curing the diseases of their poultry. I am much 

 interested in poultry on the farm as a means of profit. My fowls are troubled with 

 a disease that has caused me serious loss for three years past. The sick fowls get 

 pale around the comb and dumpish. Some linger along for a month or two, and 

 others die in a week or two from the time I notice they are attacked. I aim to get 

 eggs in winter, and feed liberally. I get more eggs than any farmer around, consider- 

 ing the number of hens I keep, but they keep dying off. I kill them and bury them. 

 Those that I have opened have all enlarged livers ; in fact, their livers are so large 

 as to fill the hen so full as to displace the other organs. Some have enlarged kidneys 

 as well. One liver T weighed came to three-quarters of a pound. If the fowls were 

 allowed to die all their livers would weigh the same. Some of the livers have 

 whitish spots on them, appear to be very tender, and are much filled with water. 

 My fowls are in too limited quarters, but will soon have more room. Hoping for 

 your advice. 



" Yours very truly, 



" HENRY E. DICKHOUT. 

 ** Stromness, Ont." 



