FOR WHITE DIARRHOEA IN BABY CHICKS 



A tablespoonf ul of ground Jamaica Ginger in a quart of 

 boiling water. When cool, add a tablespoonful of Baking 

 Soda. Use three teaspoonsful to each quart of drinking 

 water. This is also good as a tonic for hens. Buttermilk is 

 also a sure cure for Diarrhoea, but do not over do it. 



A TONIC FOR POULTRY 



One pound Sassafras bark, I pound Oxide of Iron (red). 

 Boil in 5 gallons of water. When cool stir in 1 tablespoonful 

 of permanganate of potash. Seal in jugs or jars. Use i^ P™t 

 of this mixture to every 3 gallons of drinking water and use 

 3 or 4 days at a time as occasion demands. 



FOR GAPES IN CHICKENS 



If only a few are troubled, most of them may be saved by 

 removing the worms from the windpipes of the chickens 

 with a horse hair or fine wire. They may be put into a 

 brooder, where they can be more quickly treated. Sprinkle 

 air slaked lime and pulverized sulphur on the cloth 

 cover of the brooder. When the chicks move about in the 

 brooder, the lime and sulphur is sifted through the cloth, 

 causing the chicks to inhale a little of it during the night. 

 A very little of the lime and sulphur should be used at a 

 time so as not to smother the chicks. The same treatment 

 is also good for colds, canker, etc. Another good remedy is 

 to mix a few drops of turpentine with the feed, but avoid 

 giving too much. 



CHOLERA 



For Cholera in poultry, give 2 to 4 teaspoonsful of a V^% 

 carbolic solution twice a day to each bird. This is made by 

 adding one part of the 5% solution of carbolic acid to 9 parts 

 water. 



FOR DISINFECTING USE 



Six ounces of crude carbolic acid to each gallon of white- 

 wash for poultry houses. 



A GOOD TONIC, STRENGTH, AND EGG PRODUCER 



One pound Red Indian Gum, 11/2 pints U. S. P. turpentine, 

 iy2 pints refined linseed, olive, and cotton seed oils mixed. 

 First add oils to gum, then add 50% of water and mix with 



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