yard, or better still, leaving the yards, is to either scrape off 

 their shoes which might have picked up the droppings, or 

 disinfect their shoes which any thoughtful person entering 

 one's premises would do. 



Diphtheritic roup is a sort of companionable disease of 

 bird pox and may be cured by injecting into the nostrils of 

 the chicken with a short hard rubber syringe. Also the 

 throat of the bird may be swabbed out, using a pledget of 

 cotton on an applicator. Use the following formulae : 1 pint 

 of high grade salad oil, i/^ pint kerosene; V^ pint U. S. P. 

 turpentine, and 2 squares of Gum Camphor. First put the 

 oil in an open glass fruit jar. Set on a thin piece of wood 

 like a cigar box lid, in cold water and set over the fire until 

 the water comes to a boil, thereby heating the oil. Shake 

 same occasionally until it is dissolved, then put in turpentine 

 and kerosene and it is ready for use ; also the gum camphor 

 is soluable in the turpentine. This is an A-1 remedy and 

 can't be beaten. Also in the event of bird pox, take 1 table- 

 spoonful of cream of tartar and pour over this 1 pint of boil- 

 ing water. When cold put this in i/^ gallon of drinking water 

 and give to chickens to drink. Both diseases are more pre- 

 ventable than curable. 



Dampness a great many times is caused by using water in 

 spray which one should positively not do. Use nothing but 

 a good oil spray which may be made by using one gallon of 

 crank case oil, 1 quart of crude carbolic acid or sheep dip, 

 and thin same down with distillate, kerosene or coal oil tops. 

 Remember that it is the disinfecting part of the game that 

 counts. Also drafts of air must be avoided in poultry houses, 

 and as must is imperative in law, it must be done in this case. 



Now as to the drinking crocks. Disinfect drinking crocks 

 at noon each day. This is done by washing them out with 

 hot water and Pearson's Creolin, or Gold Dust Twins. Also 

 spray the houses thoroughly at least three times a week 

 until the disease disappears. The additional runs also should 

 be limed and sprayed. Potassium Permanganate may be 

 placed in the drinking water to prevent the roupy condition 

 or rather the contagion from spreading. Use an amount that 

 will lie on the surface of a dime to each gallon of drinking 

 water. Also if one cares to doctor their chickens by hand, 

 the warts or pox may be softened by using Carbolated Vase- 

 line and Pearson's Creolin. The Diphtheritic roup remedy 

 will take care of the canker in the throat but if it does not, 

 remove the canker with a small piece of wire or a crochet 



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