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will be found useful, particularly in the spring of the year, after the 

 hens have been setting. 



Diseases of Poultry. 

 Little attention has as yet been paid to the treatment of the dis- 

 eases of poultry ; owing to the fact that the death of a fowl or two 

 is not usually of much consequence. The books on poultry, how- 

 ever, prescribe remedies for various complaints to which fowls are 

 subject. We think that most of their diseases arise from neglecting 

 to keep the coops clean, from not giving them fresh, clean water, 

 and from not feeding them properly. Judiciously managed, they 

 are healthy, and subject to few diseases. When a fowl is sick, we 

 separate it from the rest of the flock, and if there seems to be no 

 chance of recovery, -we kill it, and put an end to its sufferings. 



Profits of Poultry. 



The Committee have no hesitation in expressing it as their opin- 

 ion, that fowls, with proper management, may be a source of profit 

 to the farmer. The care of them will afford amusement, and the 

 observati-on of their habits furnish instruction to his children. 



Our remarks are already extended to such a length, that we have 

 only space to allude to the interesting meeting of " The New Eng- 

 land Convention of Fowl Breeders." which was held in Boston, on 

 the 15th, 16th, and 17th days of November, 1849. 



Th(5 originators of this novel and interesting exhibition deserve 

 the thanks of the community, for a beautiful show of the various 

 kinds of fowls. The public, generally, were surprised at the va- 

 riety of birds exhibited, and the manifest improvement which 

 has, within a few years past, taken place in their breeding. We 

 trust that there will be a similar exhibition the next, and each suc- 

 ceeding year ; it awakens and keeps alive an interest in the subject, 

 stimulates a laudable ambition, and produces a competition which 

 •will be productive of highly beneficial results. 



In conclusion, the Committee beg leave again to express their 

 gratification at the fine exhibition of poultry at the meeting of the 

 Society this year, and to hope that in future a still deeper interest 

 may be manifested in the subject. The study of animated nature 

 is one of intense interest to an inquiring mind ; and although the 

 rearing of a few hens and chickens may to some persons seem & 



