A GUIDE FOR KEEPERS OF POULTRY 137 
son, while a pound of wheat is worth from 1 to 2 cents. 
By giving the wheat to the hen to market it is converted 
into a form of food so palatable that it is worth ten times 
as much as it was in the grain sack. More than this, the 
hen is thrifty; for every pound of wheat she puts into 
eggs she puts in a pound of water; and she gets a good 
price for water. In selling a dozen eggs for 40 cents the 
poultryman gets 25 cents for the water in them. That is 
a pretty good price. It is more than the dishonest dairy- 
man gets for the water he puts into his milk.” 
EPSOM SALTS, PURGATIVE DOSE.—Epsom salts 
is one of the most useful drugs we have in combating in- 
ternal diseases in poultry. An ordinary dose is 20 to 30 
grains administered in water. The dose for different 
ageSg where quick purgative effect is desired, follows: 
AGE OF BIRD. Amount per bird in grains.| How administered. 
A tO! 6 WEEK Sisecscovens serene 10 grains In feed 
5 to 10 Weeks. .....-.. cen eeee eens 15 grains In feed 
10 to 15 WeekS............eeeeeeeee 20 grains In feed 
15 tO 26 WEEKS.......:cecenseeeenes 30 grains Dissolved in water 
6 to 12 months .............5-4. . 35 grains Dissolved in water 
1 year and OVer............. eee 40-50 grains Dissolved in water 
One ounce apothecary weight is 480 grains. One 
ounce is a quick purgative dose for 12 mature fowls.. An 
ordinary dose is half this quantity. 
EXHIBITING POULTRY.—The exhibitor who best 
understands how to groom a specimen which he intends 
to exhibit has the better chance to win high honors. 
“Grooming or conditioning for the show room 1s recog- 
nized as a part of the education of the breeder of exhibi- 
tion poultry. When preparing birds for exhibition the 
