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48. What makes the most durable post? Why? 



49. How can you make a wood post more durable? 



50. A post hole was dug thirty inches deep, the post put in and 

 hurriedly filled in with dirt and tamped thoroughly on top. It was 

 found that the post was loose. To what was the looseness due? 



51. What kind of poultry wire is the most durable? 



52. How would you handle poultry on a town lot? 



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53. What disease is likely to appear among your flock in the fall? 

 ■54. A bird is poor in flesh, has an offensive discharge from the nose, 



a swelling below the eye, and feathers ruffled. What is likely to be 

 the disease? Give the treatment. 



55. A bird has sores on its comb, face, and wattles. What is the 

 disease and treatment? 



56. Among the birds that have a discharge from the nose there are 

 found some birds having sores in the mouth, with an accumulation of 

 cheesy material. Name the? disease and treatment. 



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57. What is the name of the storage reservoir at the base of the neck 

 where the feed is stored? (This is noted after a bird eats a full meal.) 



58. In opening a fowl two long blind pouches are found. What is 

 the name of these pouches? 



59. A loop of the intestine has lodged between it a long whitish gland. 

 What is the name of this gland? 



60. In examining the internal organs there is found a large, round, 

 thick-wallcd structure containing feed and grit. What is the name of 

 this organ? A small organ lying close to the liver is observed. What 

 is its name? 



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61. Ohio Bulletin Ns. 291 reports an experiment on the value of range 

 for hens. One of the trials gave the following results for a period of 

 882 days : 



Mortality. 



Confined 23.23% 



On range 15,53';/, 



