UNION SEED & FUEL CO., BOISE, IDAHO 
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PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF POULTRY DISEASES 
(Continued) 
CHOLERA AND BOWEL TROUBLE: 
Cause and Symptoms—Nothing to digest the food. 
Without the use of good sharp grit, indigestion 
invariably follows, and indigestion is acknow¬ 
ledged to be indirectly the cause of most poultry 
ailments. 
Remedy:—Use Crystal Grit constantly. Then 
Cholera Cure powder in all drinking water. Spray 
the premises thoroughly with Dr. Hess’ Dip and 
Disinfectant. 
COLDS: * 
Cause and Symptoms—Dampness, drafts, etc. 
Eyes red, watery, inflamed head. 
Remedy:—Give a 2-grain quinine pill and use 
Conkey’s or Dr. Hess’ Roup Remedy in all drink¬ 
ing water. 
LICE AND MITES: 
Cause and symptoms—Filth and lack of spraying. 
Fowls affected constantly on the run. 
Remedy:—Use Conkey’s Lice Liquid or Dr. Hess’ 
Dip and Disinfectant, as directed on the can. 
Nothing better. 
CANKER: 
Cause and Symptoms—Generally follows roup. 
Yellow mucus coating, nose, throat, and wind¬ 
pipe. Very contagious. 
Remedy:—Remove cause. Use Conkey’s Canker 
Remedy, spray premises with Dr. Hess’ Dip and 
Disinfectant. 
BRONCHITIS: 
Cause and Symptoms—Colds, coughs, wheezing, 
caused by dampness, drafts and filth. 
Remedy:—Remove cause and use Conkey’s Bron¬ 
chitis Remedy. Disinfect with Conkey’s Nox-I- 
Cide or Hess’ Dip and Disinfectant. 
CONSUMPTION: 
Cause and Symptoms—Last stage of roup. Very 
contagious. 
Remedy:—Get a sharp axe and remove head. 
Burn the remains. Disinfect the premises with 
Conkey's Nox-I-Cide or Dr. Hess’ Dip and Disin¬ 
fectant to save others. 
CAPONIZING SETS 
Geo. Benoy’s famous make. Circulars on request. 
Prices $2.50 to $4.00. 
Keep your yards and houses clean and well ventilated—use Germozone in the drinking water— spray 
the roosts and houses with Dr. Hess’ Dip and Disinfectant and you will seldom be troubled by poultry ills. 
OAKES EGG SCALES AND GRADERS 
A Real Egg Scale—-accurate, dependable and fast. New 
angle dial is easy to read whether seated or standing. Individ¬ 
ual egg weight and weight per dozen are indicated on the 
double dial. Dial is black with figures in white. Easy to read 
in candling room. Adjustable stop can be set for grading eggs 
of any weight. 
Egg cup, lever parts and counterweight are chromium 
plated. Bearing pins are brass. No danger of working parts 
rusting and affecting accuracy of scale. 
Base and dial support a»*e attractively finished in Red Duco. 
Scale base 6^x3%. Height, 6% inches. 
No. 20—Oakes Egg Scale, No. 20S—Egg Scale, with 
Standard. Packed 1 in carton, adjustable stop. Weight, 2^4 
weighing 2% lbs. lbs. 
$1.65 Postpaid $1.75 Postpaid 
All hatching eggs must now weigh at least 23 
ounces to the dozen. Oakes Automatic Egg Graders 
make egg-grading easy. Made of metal throughout 
with brass bearing pointsi Each grader carefully 
tested* for accuracy before shipment. To grade eggs, 
simply place egg in cup and it will tilt the beam 
if it is heavy enough. No. 555 can be set to grade 
eggs from 18 to 26 ounces to the dozen. No springs, 
no weights to get lost. Packed 1 in carton. Length, 
12^4 inches. 
SMITHING COAL 
The famous AJAX—it beats the devil for 
heat. A sack or a carload, bulk or sacked. 
No sulphur. Prices on request. 
Price, 65c Postpaid 
The ACME EGG-GRADING SCALE is made en¬ 
tirely of aluminum, which makes it rustproof and 
practically indestructible. Every part is accurately 
made and carefully tested and will meet the require¬ 
ments of any state bureau of weights and measures. 
Price; $2.35. Postpaid. 
Other scales from 60c and up. 
