PREFACE. 



Tliis leijoit on the Diseases and Enemies of I'oultn 

 is wiilten in answer to an extensive demand for infor 

 niation on the subject of which it treats. While a 

 huge number of articles on diseases of poultry may be 

 found in poultry jouinals, live stock papers and poul- 

 try books, there has been no recent attempt in this 

 country to produce a .-omprehensive. popular but ac- 

 curate" description 'of the diseases of fowls, together 

 with the means to be employed to cure and prevent 

 them. 



In preparing the lirst part of this Bulletin, the Vet- 

 erinarian has made free use of all of the works on dis- 

 eases of poultrv that he has been able to secure, and has 

 drawn npon the Knulish, Frenrh and German litera- 

 ture. 



Special aekmiwlcdt^menl must be given to the agri- 

 cultural and poultry ).eri..dicals, to the following au- 

 thors: Ziirn. Friedberger and Frohner, Neumann, Rail 

 liet, Nocard and Ledainche. and the publications of the 

 U. B. Department of Agriculture by Drs. Salnvon. 

 Smith, Moore and Stiles. 



There is a great deal to learn in reference to these 

 subjects, and a promising field for investigation and re 

 search is otTered. It is hoped that so7iie of the numer 

 ous imperfectly nnderslood diseases of poultry may be 

 carefully studied, and a future more c.miplete report 

 upon this subject issued under the auspices of the 

 State Departmeiil cf .\gricult ure. 



