450 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



5:yw/!>^o;«^.— The presence of the tapeworm may be recognized through 

 the indolent, drowsy spirits of those infested with it; a careful examination 

 of the voidings will also reveal its presence, as those infested will pass small 

 portions of the worm. 



Treatme7tt . — Powdered male fern is an effective remedy, and may be ad- 

 ministered in doses of from thirty grains to one dram of the powder; or of 

 the liquid extract, fifteen to thirty drops. This should be administered 

 morning and evening before feeding, the minimum dose to the younger, 

 increasing the dose as they grow older. Oil of turpentine is an excellent 

 remedy against worms of all kinds which inhabit the digestive organs of 

 paultry. A common remedy made use of by some for the removal of worms 

 from fowls is one drop of kerosene oil night and morning. This should not 

 be administered to the very young, but may be used with impunity after 

 they are a few weeks old . 



DIARRHEA . 



Looseness of the bowels or diarrhea is quite too often mistaken for cholera; 

 but such looseness may come from any of several causes, such as bad feed- 

 ing, dampness, filth, or infestation with lice. The removal of the cause is 

 the very best cure. Feeding boiled rice and a little charcoal, as already 

 stated, will prove of great benefit. The remedy most often used is a mix- 

 ture of equal parts of ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and cayenne pepper. 

 This is mixed into the mash food, about a stroked teaspoonful to a dozen 

 young poults. Double the amount after they are four or five weeks old. 

 What is known as Sun cholera mixture is very beneficial, either when mixed 

 in the drinking water or the mash food. This may be given so that each 

 would have from five to twenty drops at a time according to age. 



CHOLERA. 



Cholera, when present in its true form, is a most uncompromising dis- 

 ease. The only thing that can be done to save a flock of turkeys attacked 

 with true cholera is to remove all the ailing ones immediately and destroy 

 them. Transfer those not attacked to some other part of the farm and 

 thoroughly disinfect and clean up the locality where they have been, feeding 

 nothing but a slight grain diet for a short time. Medical treatment has 

 been of very little service in this ailment. The drugs that have been used 

 are sulphur, copperas, capsicum, alcohol, and resin, either administered 

 separately, or equal parts thoroughly mixed together and administered in 

 the mash food. 



Diarrhea and blackhead are often mistaken for cholera. If it is always 

 remembered that the carcass, no matter from what cause the fowl may 

 have died, should be either burned up or buried at least four feet under- 

 ground, no infection to other fowls is likely to result. No other known 

 cause of the spreading of the disease equals the permitting of dead bodies 

 of infected fowls to lie about. 



Turkeys, like poultry of all other kinds, are subject to the other diseases 

 and ailments which affect fowls, most of which may be prevented or avoided 

 if proper care and attention are given to the sanitary conditions and to the 

 proper feeding of the stock. 



