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caution. It is often given in combination with castor oil, 

 Tansy is much used as a preventive, and powdered areca 

 nut is used for the removal of tapeworms from dogs and 

 other animals. The latter is frequently combined with 

 male fern. Ground pumpkin seed is also used as a remedy. 



The dose of these remedies would have to be much re- 

 duced for turkeys. Turkey raisers may administer very 

 light doses to a few turkeys, and larger doses to others, 

 and thus learn how great a quantity may be given to 

 healthy turkeys with impunity. It is to be hoped that 

 many may be able to apply these, remedies with success, and 

 immediately prevent loss from this cause. Assafoetida, 

 which is highly recommended for preventing and overcom- 

 ing the gapeworm disease of fowls, is also said to possess 

 virtues as a tapeworm remedy. This is administered either 

 in the food or water. M. Megnin, a French investigator, 

 gave each pheasant seven and one-half grains assafoetida, 

 combined with the same quantity of pulverized gentian, in 

 their food, and overcame the gapeworms. Turpentine ad- 

 ministered in slight quantities in the food is recommended 

 by some, and may possibly enable the turkey raiser to kill 

 both parasites. 



LIVER DISEASE. Turkeys may have enlargement and 

 other non-contagious diseases of the liver if inbred, overfed, 

 given too little chance for exercise, etc. All suspected 

 birds should be immediately slaughtered, examined and 

 buried. 



LEG WEAKNESS. Caused either by inherited constitu- 

 tional weakness, wrong food or bad management. Clean 

 such specimens out of your flock at once and avoid the 

 cause. 



HOW TO KEEP TUKKEYS AT HOME. 



Our illustration on Page 94 shows what is probably 

 the largest turkey ranch in the world. It is owned by F. 

 E. Dawley of Onondaga county, N. Y., who is manager of 

 the farmers' institute work in that State. He raises tur- 



