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and soincfinies so very soft and diiini like that it is 

 i'\i(lcnl tliat it t-ontalns };as. Tlir :i|i|i(i iir is cnlirelv 

 lost or becomes abr.ormal, the fowl is luopisii, its featli 

 ers are rnffled and it may attempt to vomit. If the 

 crop is pres-.sed upon forcibly, sour and offensive smel- 

 ling m'iiterial may be expelled tlironuh ilic iimnth. 



The cure cl this condition is nut ditVu uli unless it 

 has continued for such a lonj;; time liiai liie fowl is 

 considerably weakened. The irritant, fermenting or 

 putrefying- contents should be exi)elled by pressure 

 fi-om wiilioui \\liih' the f.nvl is licld with the head 

 down. TJuMi ;i Sim, II i|ii:iiiiii\ of salicylic acid (two 

 grains) dissolved in water should be administered for 

 the purjiose of checking further fermenlalion or 

 hydrochloi ic acid may be given in (uu' droji doses di- 

 luted witii two lenspiKitifuls of w:iler. The fowl 

 should be kepi frcHi fond for a day er I wo and usually 

 Ihis is all thai Die case veqiiii-es. 



OI'.STIU'CTTOX OF THE CKOl' 



If a fcrtvl has gorged itself with food that is dinicull 

 of digestion, such as old and dry grain or hard and in 

 digestible substances, as straw, wood, stones, etc., and 

 this material remains in the crop for several hours the 

 walls of the croji will become exhausted by the un- 

 usaal distention and Ihcn the fowl is unable to remove 

 the obstruction in any \Aay. The recognition of the 

 condition is not difficult because there exists a large, 

 firm, hard swelling in the region of the crop. Upon 



