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soft water, add 1 tablespoonf ul to each quart of drinking water ; 

 double the strength for washing the head, etc. Roup is a contagious 

 disease, and sick birds should be isolated; bread and milk is the best 

 food for a sick bird. 



In diphthertic roup patches of yellowish matter appear in the 

 mouth, throat, and frequently under the eyes; treatment is seldom 

 satisfactory, and it is safer, if many birds are kept, to destroy and 

 burn the body. As in all cases of a contagious nature, the remainder 

 of the flock should be given a clean house and a change of ground 

 without delay ; a little permanganate of potash, sufficient to make 

 it pinkish, should be put in the drinking water. 



Chicken-pox. — This disease, sometimes known as warts, may be 

 recognized by a number of small black sores or scabs about the head 

 and sometimes on the bare skin under the wings. Wash the sores 

 daily with a fairly strong solution of permanganate of potash or 

 vinegar and warm water, carefully removing the scab or crust of all 

 sores, which should be anointed with carbolized vaseline or flowers 

 of sulphur and lard. Give daily two or three pills of equal parts of 

 flowers of sulphur and lard, about half an inch in length, and the 

 thickness of a pencil. Feed on soft mash only and allow plenty of 

 green food. This is not a serious disease, but birds may become blind 

 by the warts forming on the eyelids, as they frequently do, and may 

 starve if not hand-fed. As a precautionary measure during the hot 

 summer months, one ounce of flowers of sulphur may be added to the 

 mash of every fifteeen birds once a week. 



Scaly Leg. — This unsightly ailment is not common among turkeys, 

 but can easily be cured by washing the legs with soap and warm 

 water and applying paraffin oil. Several applications are necessary 

 to effect a permanent cure. 



Burnblefoot. — A swelling on the sole of the foot caused by hard 

 dry ground or by flying down from high perches. Keep the patient 

 on soft litrer and paint every other day with iodine. Should an 

 abscess form, it is advisable to lance it and apply a bread or linseed 

 poultice to withdraw the accumulated pus. Bandage the foot to keep 

 out dirt and wash daily with a weak solution of permanganate of 

 potash or bichloride of mercury. 



Leg Weakness. — When growing rapidly, young turkeys, 

 especially the cocks, are subject to this ailment; they squat on their 

 hocks and generally appear weak on the leg. Give plenty of animal 

 food, such as chopped liver or green bone, and a little Parrish's 

 Chemical Food in the drinking water. Remove to another pen if the 

 others are inclined to bully, a thing young turkey cocks are often 

 guilty of. 



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 A full index will be sent every six months to each subscriber. 

 Experience proves the .Journal to be a useful book of reference. It 

 will be so in the future. Every farmer is asked to get the Journal 

 and not to lose it. It is likely that some day, in answer to an inquiry, 

 you may be referred to an article in the Journal. Keep your Journal ! 



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