disagreeable and ii'scinlilcs tliai «[ a iiioulily i>r iinistv 

 strain biu. It becoiiicx Ihiii. weak, cxliansti'd. and un- 

 less relitved i1 dies. 



If a small portiou of a i rnsi ov (he contents of a 

 feather growing on the diseased skin is moistened with 

 a weak sulntion of acetic acid and placed under the 

 niicroscojie it will he seen that it is made iiji of cells 



protoplasm and spores; s, isolated i 



from the skin amoni; wliidi 

 ments penetrate in all dircci 

 merous little minid bmlies 

 seeds of the parasiiic ]ilani 

 and spreads from oni' aniini 

 apt to affect animals ihai an 

 than those ^\lJicll are liearl 

 ni'Ore apt to slaii al a iioinl 

 than where it i;^ iiitacl. Tlu 



HE Favds of Poultry. 



empty tubes; tp, tubes coutaining 



res. 



ihread-like branching tila- 

 liens. There are also nu- 



which are tlie spca-es or 

 Is. Favns is contagious 

 il to another. It is more 

 ' ill poor health and weak 

 y ;iiid strou.u'. It is also 



wlieie I lie skill is l>rokeii 

 ■vv are uuiiieroiis observa- 



