dissecting tJiese birds, tapevvoitns {Tcenia lancolata) 

 were found in the intestines in great numbers. 



As to tlie treatment of fowls afflicted with tape- 

 worms, a large number of remedies are i-ecommended 

 and used with more or less profit. 



One of the standai'd remedies anwng European poul 

 terers is powdered bark of the pomegranate root, of 

 which one teasipoonful is apportioned for the feed of 

 I'aeh fifty chickens. Powdered areca nut may also be 

 used in doses of from thirty to forty grains, mixed 

 with butter to foim a pill. This quantity should be 

 administered to each bird, but it is not a good remedy 

 for turkeys. Dr. Stiles of the Bureau of Animal In- 

 dustry has recently experimented with the oil of tur- 

 pentine as a remedy for fowls and finds that the larg- 

 est safe dose is about one tablespoonful. This remedy 

 is very useful for the purpose of removing parasites of 

 all kinds fiom the intestinal canal of most of the do- 

 mestic animals and it is altogether probable that it 

 will prove of considerable value in treating fowls with 

 tapeworm. It should be followed by an equal quantity 

 of castor oil. As with most other diseases of poultry 

 it is verj' much better to jirevent than to attempt to 

 cure, and knowing what we do with reference to the 

 development and life history of tapeworms, it is quite 

 possible, in n ost cases, to avoid their effects. 



To prevent tapeworm disease among fowls it is im 

 portant, first of all, to keep no birds in the flock that 

 are supposed to be infested by tapeworms. It is also 

 important that fowls should not be allowed to roam 

 where other fowls are known to have contractid m 

 carried these ])arrisites. Especial attention should be 

 devoted to the removal of dr()])i)ings of fowls that may 

 possibly be infested and these di'ojjiiings should either 

 be desti-nved or (I'ontcd in such a innnn'T that the tape 



