caused by the fowls eating sour or decayed food, which they pick up for 

 themselves. This may be as good a place as another to speak about sour 

 food. 



SOUR MILK IS EXCELLENT FOR FOWLS BECAUSE THE 

 SOURNESS IS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF LACTIC ACID, 

 WHICH IS NOT ONLY GOOD FOR FOWLS, BUT FOR HUMAN 

 BEINGS ALSO. BUT A MASH WHICH HAS TURNED SOUR 

 IS ENTIRELY ANOTHER MATTER, AS ITS SOURNESS IS DUE 

 TO PUTRIFACTION AND IS DEATH TO ALMOST ANY ANI- 

 MAL OTHER THAN A HOG. It is not even good for hogs! Little 

 points of general information like the foregoing, spell success for the 

 poultryman and farmer and lead to the goal of profit and satisfaction. 



All feed should be of good quality, properly balanced. 



A common cause is found in the close confinement and lack of green 

 food in winter, and the consequent over-eating of grass, etc., when fowls 

 are turned loose in the spring. They should be fed green food freely 

 during the winter months. See page 19. 



Drinking water that is impure or stagnant is a common cause of 

 digestive troubles. A good supply of fresh drinking water should -be kept 

 in suitable vessels before the fowls at all times. This water should be 

 changed frequently, in summer to keep it cool and in winter to prevent 

 freezing. Place it so as to keep out filth, and in the shade. 



Sanitary quarters will help to prevent- this, and also many other 

 troubles. CONKEY'S NOX-I-CIDE should be sprayed about the build- 

 ings, runs, yards, etc., frequently, and should be used for disinfecting 

 the drinking vessels and feeding utensils. 



If birds are exposed to dampness, or are permitted to live in cold, 

 damp quarters, they are almost sure to have bowel trouble. 



TREATMENT Keep all water from the fowls except that in which 

 CONKEY'S CHOLERA REMEDY has been placed. Discontinue heavy 

 mashes and provide only a limited amount of clean, pure food. If too 

 much carbonaceous food has been given, see that a balanced ration takes 

 its place. Sick birds should be placed in dry, comfortable quarters, plenty 

 of grit should be provided, and birds should be free from lice, and kept 

 free by the use of CONKEY'S LICE PREPARATIONS. A large pro- 

 portion of the diseases of fowls is caused by these pests, and no bird can 

 throw off disease if its vitality is being sapped by parasites. The prem- 

 ises, including houses, utensils, runs, etc., should be thoroughly disinfected 

 with CONKEY'S NOX-I-CIDE, one part NOX-I-CIDE to 100 parts of 

 water. Fowls that die should be completely burned, or saturated with 

 a strong solution of NOX-I-CIDE, and buried. 



WHITE DIARRHOEA (Tiphlitis Coccidiosa) 



There are various theories as to what this disease really is.- A new 

 theory is that it is a bacillary disease due to a parasitic organism very 

 much like the typhoid fever bacillus. The commonly accepted belief is 

 that it is a germ disease which attacks the caeca or blind intestine. A 

 post mortem examination will always reveal the presence of Coccidium 

 tennelum, a parasite belonging to the Spprozoa of the division Pro- 

 tozoa, the lowest division of animal life. This same germ attacks turkeys, 

 ducks and pigeons. When this disease prevails it usually kills a large 

 percentage, sometimes destroying an entire hatch. It is accompanied by 

 a white, pasty, fecal discharge, which pastes -up the feathers and closes 

 the vent. There is also a disease which is a contraction of the vent which 

 Comes with or without White Diarrhoea, and is always fatal. 



CAUSE The presence of the germ (or baccilus) as above. While this 



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