satisfied that they have no disease germs to communicate. CONKEY'S 

 NOX-I-CIDE should be used freely about the quarters at all times. 



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Illustration No. 25. 

 Digestive Organs of the Chicken. 



In illustration No. 25 the 

 upper part of the head has 

 been removed, leaving the 

 lower jaw, and that is turned 

 sideways to show the tongue 

 and openings to the trachea 

 and oesophagus. All the neck, 

 with the exception of the 

 oesophagus, the breast bone, 

 the heart, and the superficial 

 muscles, have also been re- 

 moved. 



1, tongue ; 2, pharynx, show- 

 ing opening to larynx; 3, up- 

 per portion of oesophagus; 4, 

 crop; 5, lower portion of 

 oesophagus; 6, succentric ven- 

 tricle ; 7, gizzard ; 8, origin of 

 the duodenum; 9, first branch 

 of duodenal flexure; 10, sec- 

 ond branch of same; 11, origin 

 of the floating portion of small 

 intestine ; 12, small intestine ; 

 13, free extremities of the 

 caeca; 14, insertion of these 

 two organs into the intestinal 

 tube; 15, rectum; 16, cloaca; 

 17, anus; 18, mesentery; 19, 

 left lobe of the liver; 20, right 

 lobe; 21, gall bladder; 22, in- 

 sertion of the pancreatic and 

 biliary ducts; 23, pancreas; 

 24, lung; 25, ovary; 26, ovi- 

 duct. 



INDIGESTION, BOWEL TROUBLE, DIAR- 

 RHOEA, DYSENTERY, ETC. 



These disorders are usually termed "Cholera," but, fortuately for the 

 poultryman, they are of a far less serious nature and readily yield to 

 treatment if taken in time. It is of the utmost importance that these 

 troubles be promptly and properly attended to for, if they are allowed to 

 run, they are generally fatal and carry off a large number of the flock. 



These diseases of the digestive organs are especially noticeable in little 

 chicks and are particularly prevalent during warm weather. They are 

 also evident in fowls of all ages and are one of the greatest drawbacks to the 

 successful raising of poultry. 



CAUSE Most of these troubles can be traced right back to improper 

 feeding. Too much carbonaceous food is given, or the diet is held too 

 strictly to one thing, or to one class of food. Often it is due to a lack of 

 grit. Many people try to get along without this vital necessity. Grit, first, 

 last, and all the time, is a wise motto to live up to. Again, these, troubles are 



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