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shipped to a show in Tennessee three weeks ago, and on his 

 return home he had a case of chicken pox. I have been giv- 

 ing him the same treatment for a week, the sores have all dis- 

 appeared, and the bird is in fine condition. 



CANKER. 



Canker is another troublesome disease with poultry, and 

 throws a bird out of condition very quickly. In fact, it is im- 

 possible to get a bird in prime condition if he has canker. This 

 is overlooked by a good many poultrymen. Any time you 

 see a bird going out of condition if the bird hasn't a cold or 

 diarrhea, nine times out of ten canker will be the cause. A 

 good many times the canker will be so low down in the throat 

 that it cannot be seen, or it might be in the ear. A canker in 

 the ear is a bad thing and should be attended to at once. In 

 the treating of canker whether in the mouth, throat, intestines, 

 or ear, the first thing to do is to clear the system by giving the 

 bird one tablespoonful of caster oil. All whole grain should 

 be taken away from the bird for a few days, and the feed 

 should consist of two mashes a day. 



The morning feed should consist of a mash moistened with 

 milk to which has been added one-quarter of a teaspoonful of 

 flax-seed. For the evening mash, leave out the flax-seed and 

 use powdered charcoal in its place. 



For all cankers you can see in the mouth and throat, take 

 a small brush and paint them with tincture of iron. Never 

 scrape a canker to make it bleed, as advised by some. 



For canker in the ear, dissolve a small piece of cuticura soap 

 in a small quantity of water. Take a medicine dropper and 

 work this well down in the ear. Do this two or three times 

 and it will soften the canker. Then take the spoon end of a 

 pair of tweezers and take out all the canker you can without 



