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to fill every crack, as well as the whole surface of 

 walls, ground and floor. 



The yards should be spaded up or plowed and 

 planted to some crop, such as mustard, turnips, 

 rape, clover, or, in fact, anything that is quick 

 growing. If the yards 

 are small, and the fowls 

 would prevent the young 

 plants from growing, one- 

 half of the yard may be 

 sown, and then covered 

 with poultry netting held 

 up from the ground about 

 6 inches by a framework 

 of wood ; the fowls can 

 then pick out the leaves 

 as these reach the wire, 

 but will not be able to 

 injure the roots of the 

 plants. 



As for the affected birds, 

 it is doubtful if any, 

 remedy would pay to ap- 

 ply, unless the fowls are 

 very valuable, and as long 

 a-s they remain on the 

 place the owner runs the 

 risk of having still more 

 fowls sick by coming in 

 contact with them. How- 

 ever, whenever it is desired to save them they 

 should at once be removed some distance from the 

 healthy ones, fed a well-balanced ration, containing 

 a small proportion of meat. None of the remedies 

 recommended have been found satisfactory so long 



FOUNTAIN FOR CHICKS 



Saucer or pan placed on ' 

 shelf beneath suspended 

 bottle. 



