RELIABLE POULTRY REMEDIES 



tion the next, some little rise in temperature and general weakness. Study 

 to find out the cause of the case you may have on hand. Do not let the 

 irritating cause continue its work. Make the drinking water soothing by 

 adding some rice and then boiling it. Omit from mash all bran and mix 

 it with clover tea. Add to every pint of the drinking water one-tenth of a 

 grain of arsenite of copper. 



INDIGESTION 



This is a disorder affecting the entire digestive system from the crop 

 to the intestines. It may be an indication of a naturally weak digestion, 

 or it may be the result of an over-feeding process. Even the persistent 

 use of an imperfectly balanced ration is likely to give symptoms of indi- 

 gestion. There is danger in feeding too often, especially young chicks. 

 There is quite a difference between letting a bird hunt for its food all day 

 and giving it a full meal too often. Exercise is needed as well as good food 

 to give the best results. In fact, lazy birds are especially prone to dys- 

 pepsia, and commonly it is the owner who is to blame for lack of exercise. 

 The use of ground grains and meat to the exclusion of clover hay and vege- 

 tables, is responsible for many a flock of dyspeptic hens. 



Given a flock of hens with indigestion, the first step is to put them 

 into every-day common sense care and feeding. Have the house free from 

 dust and cobwebs, that is, let the sun shine in and sweeten the pens; clean 

 every water dish and see that the supply in future is pure; decide on a well- 

 balanced ration and feed at regular hours; provide scratching material 

 enough to give exercise sufficient to produce good appetites. If for one week 

 at the beginning of the improved care you will add one teaspoonful of sul- 

 phate of magnesia to every quart of drinking water, and follow this for two 

 weeks with one-eighth of a grain of strychnine to each quart of water, you 

 will hasten the time when the birds will be well. 



A REMEDY FOR CHOLERA 

 A PRESCRIPTION IN USE FOR TWENTY YEARS 

 J. M. W. SMITH 



I herewith submit a poultry remedy which I have used for twenty 

 years with most satisfactory results. For chicken cholera or hog cholera 

 the following prescription is the most effective remedy I have ever seen 

 tried: 



Flowers of sulphur 8 ozs., pulverized charcoal 4 ozs., pulverized capsi- 

 cum 2 ozs., pulverized rhubarb 3 ozs., carbonate of iron 8 ozs., pulverized 

 opium i oz., pulverized golden seal 1 oz. Mix thoroughly when it is ready 

 for use. Put in an air-tight package to preserve the strength. 



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