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ally be stopped by preventing the introduction 

 of fowls suffering from it, or that come from infected 

 localities. If the disease is once introduced the most 

 stringent measures should be enforced as regards 

 cleanliness, disinfection, and the total destruction 

 of the carcasses of the dead birds. The birds that 

 are still healthy should be removed from the flock 

 and placed in a wholesome locality. The drop- 

 pings from the diseased fowls should be burned or 

 thoroughly disinfected by mixing with a 10 per 

 cent solution of sulfuric acid or with a quantity 

 of lime equal in amount to the manure. The build- 

 ing should be disinfected by cleaning it very thor- 

 oughly, flushing the floor with a saturated solution 

 of copperas and spraying the interior with a 5 per 

 cent solution of carbolic acid, followed by white- 

 washing. If the pens and runs can be abandoned 

 for a year and grass or crops grown in them, this 

 is the best plan, but if it is not possible to do this, 

 they should be cleaned with as great thoroughness 

 as possible and slaked lime scattered over the 

 surface of the earth, which should be plowed. 



"It should be remembered that the germs of 

 fowl cholera may be carried in the feathers, so 

 that a perfectly healthy fowl, coming from a dis- 

 eased flock, may carry the disease to another flock 

 a long distance away. These germs may also be 

 carried on the shoes and clothing of persons; by 

 vermin, as rats or mice, or they may become attached 



