2 POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



diate future at least. No one connected with the Station at the 

 present time has any expert, first hand knowledge of poultry 

 pathology. This being the case, the Station assumes no respon- 

 sibility for the contents of this book beyond that involved in 

 the compilation and editing. That is to say, the Station does not 

 guarantee that any of the remedies or treatments herein pro- 

 posed will cure any diseased condition. It merely puts before 

 the public what appears to be the best and most reliable infor- 

 mation now existing regarding these matters. If this informa- 

 tion is incomplete, or fails in the attainment of the desired end, 

 the fault lies with the original authority not with the compiler. 

 Further it should be said that no attempt has been made to dis- 

 cuss all the detailed technical accounts of the scientific study of 

 avian pathology, appearing in technical journals in this country 

 and Europe, and the work is, therefore, not complete in this 

 sense. This material is primarily of interest only to the pro- 

 fessfonal student of pathology. This book is not written for 

 him at all, but for the practical poultryman. 



It is not intended that this book should displace any of the 

 standard works on diseases in the poultryman's library. On 

 the contrary it is intended merely to supplement these. In fact 

 the writers would most urgently advise that every poultry keeper 

 buy either one or both of the following books : 



"The Common Sense Poultry Doctor" by John H. Robinson, 

 Farm Poultry Publishing Co., 232 Summer St., Boston, Mass. 

 Price see. This seems to the writers to be, on the whole, the 

 best existing book on diseases for the practical poultryman. 



"The Diseases of Poultry." By Dr. D. E. Salmon. For sale by 

 Schmid's Bird & Pet Stock Emporium, 712 Twelfth St., N. W., 

 Washington, D. C. Price 50c. This book gives a more thor- 

 ough treatment of the subject, but is written rather more from 

 the standpoint of the veterinary practitioner than from the 

 standpoint of the practical poultryman. 



In writing this work free use has been made of the stand- 

 ard authorities on the subject, including the books cited above, 

 as well as the following: — 



"Diseases of Poultry," by Leonard Pearson. 



"Farm Poultry Doctor," by N. W. Sanborn. 



"Reliable Poultry Remedies," published by the Reliable Pub- 

 lishing Co., Quincy, Illinois. . 



