farmer, because they can be brought to a high production in 

 eggs and also furnish a desirable carcass for the table. The 

 English breeds are also of a good general utility type. 



The Mediterranean breeds, such as Leghorns, Minorcas, 

 Anconas, and Andalusians, are the best breeds where high 

 egg production is the object. They are seldom bred for meat. 



The Langshan, Brahma, and Cochin are the typical repre- 

 sentatives of the Asiatic class. These birds are heavier and 

 are usually bred for meat purposes. They can also be brought 

 to a fair egg production by scientific feeding and breeding. 



To catch birds for testing, build a crate about 4x4x2. 

 Place a door at the top for removing the hens, and an open- 

 ing on one end with a slide door that may be dropped to con- 

 fine the birds. Place the end of the crate with the slide door 

 against the opening in the house, and run birds into crate. 



REMEDY FOR LOCAL APPLICATION FOR ROUP 



Three tablespoonsf ul of lard, 2 tablespoonsf ul kerosene, 1 

 tablespoonful of glycerine, 2 drops of 5% solution of carbolic 

 acid. Apply to head and wattles in early stages. 



FOR ROUP OR CONTAGIOUS CATARRH 



Keep the chickens in a well ventilated house, but dry, 

 warm, and free from drafts of air. When cold first develops, 

 separate the sick from the healthy birds and dip heads of 

 sick fowls in a solution of a pinch of permanganate of potash 

 to a quart of lukewarm water twice a day until the fowl gets 

 well, or a handful of table salt to each quart of warm water 

 in the same manner is a good remedy. 



For advanced stages, use a local remedy about the head : 

 Analgesic Balm or Vicks Vapo Rub. Keep premises well dis- 

 infected and drinking crocks clean. What will lay on a dime 

 of Permanganate of Potash to each gallon of drinking water 

 should be used to prevent the spread of Roup. 



Roup like chicken pox is preventable in a way, if poultry- 

 raisers would only exercise the same prudence and care with 

 their flocks that they take of themselves, there would be 

 less numbers quit the business and more success would 

 attend their efforts. When roup has gained headway enough 

 in a flock where the heads of fowls become swollen, it is 

 better to kill such birds and bury them, or better still, bum 

 their bodies. Roup like a great many other diseases of poul- 



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