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water. AVe shake this until the crystals are dissolved. Each time we 

 draw a bucket full of water, we pour in enough of the permanganate 

 of potash solution from the bottle to turn the drinking water a rich 

 or deep wine color. At the Maine Experiment Station for the past 

 two years no bird has ever had a drink of water from the time it 



Health, pleasure and profit in the poultry yard. 



was hatched which did not contain potassium permanganate. It is 

 also necessary that you scald, bake or disinfect your drinking foun- 

 tains once a week. 



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