Diarrhoea, Dysentery, etc;, commonly come wider that head and we follow 

 the custom so as to be understood. True Cholera is so swift and fatal in 

 its results and so contagious, that there could be no mistaking it. Genuine 

 Asiatic Cholera is seldom, if ever, seen in this country, and our meaning 

 for "Cholera" is the many diseases that resemble it and are so termed by 

 common usage. 



CAUSE The cause of Cholera can usually be traced to filthy quarters 

 or to the drinking of stagnant water. It is frequently brought to a flock 

 by the introduction of some diseased fowl, or contaminated coop, or utensil, 

 from a yard infected with Cholera. Improper feeding, like soured and sloppy 

 mashes, often causes forms of Cholera. The feeding of too much of one 

 kind of food, or the lack of some kind of food needed, frequently causes 

 diseases of the digestive tract, as already warned in the matter of green 

 bone, oil meals, green food, etc. 



SYMPTOMS A slight, watery diarrhoea is usually the first indication. 

 The bird shows a lack of life and spirit, and goes moping around half asleep 

 with ruffled feathers. The urates, which is that part of the excrement 

 thrown off by the kidneys, and which in healthy fowls is white in color, 

 takes on a bright yellow tinge or, again, it may turn green. This is not, 

 however, a sure indication of Cholera, for the same symptom is noticeable 

 in other diseases as well. The droppings become nloody as the result of 

 intense inflammation ; the comb darkens ; frequently it turns black and the 

 decline is rapid the bird possibly being sick but a few hours though the 

 length of time varies. It attacks all kinds of dom<St> fowls and carries 

 with it a high fever, while birds become exceedingly weak and may topple 

 over at the slightest touch. 



TREATMENT* The most important aid in the treatment of this 

 disease is a proper disinfectant which should be used freely and regularly. 

 CONKEY'S NOX-I-CIDE cannot be surpassed for this purpose. One 

 gallon of NOX-I-CIDE, when properly mixed with water, will make 101 

 gallons of ready-to-use disinfectant. This solution can be placed in a 

 sprinkling can and the premises gone over by sprinkling, or it can be sprayed 

 through a regular sprayer. 



As soon as any birds show an indication of this trouble they should be 

 isolated from the others. Both the old and new quarters should be dis- 

 infected carefully as above described. CONKEY'S CHOLERA REMEDY 

 should be placed in the drinking water and all other water must be excluded. 

 The fever of the disease will make the fowls drink eagerly and they will 

 take their own medicine. This will at once check the internal inflammation, 

 kill all the germs with which it comes in contact, and assist nature in throwing 

 off the disease. CONKEY'S CHOLERA REMEDY should also be given 

 to all birds which may possibly have come in contact with the disease, and 

 they should be deprived of all water except that in which the remedy has 

 been placed, for at least a week. As soon as any fowl dies it should be 

 burned and the ashes and remains buried at a distance from the poultry 

 yards. The drinking water should be frequently changed, and thorough 

 disinfection should be kept up each day and for some time after all traces 

 of the disease have disappeared. 



PREVENTION Very much can be done in the way of the prevention 

 of this disease ; in fact, this is by far the most satisfactory and sure method, 

 for if once allowed to get into a flock, it is bound to cause considerable 

 loss before it can be checked. Great care should be exercised in introducing 

 new fowls. They should be ^ftiarantined for a weelc or two until you are 



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