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2. In reference to the cure of kidney-worms an old farmer of 

 La Salle County, Illinois, writes: " This disease has prevailed very 

 extensively here, but we now have a certain cure, namely ; one 

 tablespoonful of turpentine poured, on across the loins or small of 

 the back, every day for three days. I have never known it to fail, 

 even when the hogs had been down for weeks, unable to rise." 



FOWLS. 



SELECTION OF BREEDS. 



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In the selection of fowls the breeder must have regard to the 

 urpose for which the stock is principally destined, and also to the 

 icilities for keeping. If it is desired to raise fowls for the table or 

 market, it would be manifestly injudicious to procure birds which 

 are egg-yielders rather than producers of choice meat for the table, 

 and if fowls are to be kept for profit, the demand of the most avail- 

 able market will indicate whether they can be kept for eggs or for 

 flesh to the best advantage. . But for whatever purpose kept, the 

 breed should always be pure, to arrive at the best results. 



Adaptation to the Soil The poultry-raiser must bear in 

 mind the soil he has when making the selection of his stock. Fowls 

 will thrive upon sandy or gravelly soil without difficulty under most 

 all circumstances; some birds, but not all, will thrive where the land 

 is clayey. Upon land that is wet or low-lying and subject to over- 

 flow and saturation to any great extent with water, ducks and geese 

 are the only fowls which should be kept. The birds which will 

 thrive best on damp, cold or clayey soil are Minorcas, Cochin Chinas, 

 Plymouth Rocks, Scotch Greys, Leghorns, Langshan, Andalusian, 

 Game, Brahmas and Houdans. Those which will not thrive upon 

 damp land are the Creves, Dorkings, LaFleche, Polish and Spanish. 

 On dry and sandy soils all breeds thrive. 



The Most Prolific Layers In poultry keeping for the 

 eggs, those fowls are most desirable which are called " non-sitting " 

 breeds. They are not only the most prolific layers, but they save 

 the breeder much trouble by their absence of inclination to natch. 

 The " non-sitters " are the Andalusians, Hamburgs, Houdans, Leg- 

 horns, Minorcas, Polish and Spanish. Of these the best layers are 

 the Hamburgs, and the others are graded according to their laying 

 capacity in the following order: Leghorns, Andalusians, Houdans, 

 Spanish and Polish. The eggs of the Hamburgs are too small for 

 market, and the eggs of the Spanish and Polish have a tendency to 

 be frail and are more liable to breakage. Therefore the breeder will 

 find it to his advantage to confine his choice to the remaining breeds 



