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chronic cases or by running on ground on which diseased 

 turkeys have run before. 



297. What to Do for Blackhead. Give the sulphocarbolate 

 compound (284) and remove the birds to a clean woods run. 

 Many shady runs should be provided if one is to raise turkeys. 

 An abundance of buttermilk and good wholesome feed should 

 be given. 



298. How the Internal Organs Appear in a Turkey That Has 

 Died of Blackhead. Open the turkey, and if it has died of black- 

 head the liver will be spotted, that is, covered with small round 

 spots of dead liver tissue. One of the blind pouches (caeca) 

 will be greatly enlarged. 



