PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



Formula No. II— Health Tonic 



Tonic for indigestion, torpid liver, constipation, diarrhasa, blood af- 

 fections, and general debility. 



Gentian 8 ounces 



Mustard 8 ounces 



Ginger 4 ounces 



Epsom salts 8 ounces 



Saltpeter 4 ounces 



Iron Sulphate 1 grain 



Mix thoroughly and give two tablespoonfuls of the mixture in ten 

 quarts of dry or moist mash, daily until recovery. 



Formula No. Ill — Egg Tonic 



Correct feeding and exercise are the best stimulants for the egg 

 organs. Eggs cannot be produced without the raw material and often 

 hens will not lay, though correctly fed, because they do not have suf- 

 ficient exercise. Sometimes, however, when conditions are apparently 

 just right the flock is sluggish and the hens refuse to lay. Under such 

 conditions an egg tonic may have value. The tonic recommended below 

 has been used to some extent, and those who have tried it have not been 

 disappointed. It is claimed for it that it does not weaken the vitality, 

 if directions are followed, and actually increases the fertility of the eggs. 

 We advise its use simply as a means of stimulating the egg organs to 

 action and to get the hens into the laying mood. It should always be ac- 

 companied with a balanced ration and an abundant supply of feed. Direc- 

 tions follow. 



To the water or milk for the daily mash add tincture of cantharides, 

 allowing one-fifth of a drop to each hen. A hundred hens would require 

 only 20 drops. A teaspoon contains 60 drops, which would be sufficient 

 for 300 hens. Feed in the moist mash daily for one week. During the 

 second week alternate the tincture of cantharides with black gunpowder, 

 i.e., give the tincture one day and the gunpowder the following day. 

 Add one tablespoonful of the powder to the water or milk for the 

 daily mash. This will be sufficient for one hundred hens. 



After the second week feed the tincture of cantharides only once a 

 week, but always follow it on the succeeding day with the black gun- 

 powder. Gunpowder is composed of 70 per cent of niter, 15 per cent 

 of sulphur, and IS per cent of charcoal. It is sometimes difficult to pur- 

 chase. Any druggist can prepare it according to the formula given 

 above. Continue this feeding for four weeks and then discontinue. 



Caution: Tincture of cantharides is a. powerful poison and should be kept out of 

 the reach of children. 



Formula No. IV — Egg Tonic 



To the mash for SO hens add 8 teaspoonfuls of mustard. The mix- 

 ture, may be fed dry or moist, the moist mash being recommended. 

 Mustard is a fine tonic and corrective, a splendid, stimulant to the egg 

 organs, and promotes the health of the flock. It is claimed that no 

 harmful effects follow its use. 



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