The  RURAL  NEW. YORKER 
1136 
September  1,  1923 
JERSEY  BLACK  GIANTS 
THAT  FAMOUS  PICTURESQUE  STRAIN 
With  my  Picturesque  strain  of  J.  B.  Giants  I  hold  the  record  for  winnine  more  blue  ribbons,  specia 
prizes  and  silver  cups  at  the  leading  poultry  shows  the  past  season,  than  any  other  breeder  of  J.  B. 
Giants  in  the  country.  If  you  are  interested  in  J.  B.  Giants  let  the  Judges  from  these  leading  poultry 
shows  be  your  Judge,  and  order  Picturesque  J.  B.  Giants.  I  guarantee  100%  live  arrival,  and  ship 
parcel  post  prepaid  on  all  baby  chicks.  1  want  you  and  your  friends  for  my  customers,  and  to  get 
started  with  this  wonderful  strain  of  birds  I  am  going  to  offer  chicks  at  prices  in  reach  of  everyone, 
with  a  guarantee  of  the  best  J.  B.  Giants  to  be  had  at  any  price  : — 25  Chicks  $5.50,  50  Chicks  $10.00, 
100  Chicks  $20.00,  500  Chicks  or  more  $18.00  per  hundred.  Chicks  two  weeks  old,  30  cents 
each;  chicks  four  weeks  old  40  cents  each.  Pullets  and  Cockerels,  12  weeks  old,  at  $2.50  each. 
Hens  and  cock  birds  at  $5.00  each.  In  lots  of  50  or  more  $3,50  each.  All  of  these  birds  were 
used  in  my  breeding  pens  the  past  season.  All  grown  stock  shipped  express.  Order  direct  from 
this  ad.  Send  money  order,  check  or  registered  letter. 
PICTURESQUE  POULTRY  FARM  -  Box  B-7 1  -  Trenton  Junction,  N.  J. 
PULLETS 
PORTER’S  CERTIFIED  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
The  Egg  Producers— The  Business  Hens. 
Thousands  of  excellent  April-hatched  pullets  now 
ready  for  delivery. 
Our  Leghorns  are  layers  of  large  chalk-white  eggs. 
Our  pullets  are  bred  especially  for  egg  production 
and  size. 
Stock  sold  on  a  safe  delivery,  entire  satisfaction, 
money  back  guarantee. 
Send  for  interesting  illustrated  free  booklet. 
Come  and  see  one  of  the  best  modern  plants,  which 
is  located  on  a  hundred-acre  fruit  farm.  Free 
range  ;  no  fences. 
long  bodies  and  wide  backs.  FARLEY  PORTER,  Box  5W,  SODUS,  N.  Y. 
11= 
Sale  ol  Approved  Cockerels 
S.  C.  White  Leghorns. 
Will  sell  500  well-grown 
- -  cockerels  from  special 
H  matings  at  $5.00  each.  These  birds  will  positively  add  vitality  and  produc- 
H  tion  to  your  breeding  pens.  Inspection  invited. 
1  LONE  OAK  POULTRY  FARM 
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Babylon,  Long  Island,  N.  Y.  | 
BARRED  ,, . - 
KARR’S  KUALITY] 
- 1  ROCKS  | .  ■■■* 
1000  PULLETS  500  COCKERELS 
Vigorous  stock  from  our  trapnostsd  and  pedigreed,  Line 
Bred  flocks.  Any  age  desired.  Two-pound  pullets  80e 
and  up  according  to  breeding.  Write  for  Fall  circular. 
PIONEER  ORCHARDS,  Hancock,  Md. 
PB.A.KTOA.IS’  ROCKS 
Breeders,  Cocks.  March,  April  and  May  hatch.  Cocker¬ 
els  and  pullets  for  sale.  Hatching  eggs  half  price. 
JULES  F.  FRANCAIS  Wasfhampfon  Beach,  L.  I.,  N.  V. 
KENT  BARRED  ROCKS 
See  Pen  2  at  Storrs,  Pen  4  at  Vineland.  Breeding 
cocks,  cockerels,  hens,  pullets.  Circular  free. 
XV.  H.  B.  KENT  .  Cazenovla,  N.  Y. 
Pill  I  FT^-Rar  Rnrk  10  wks-  old'  25  eaoh- 
rULLCIO  oar  nod  White  Leghorn  Pullets,  7 
wks.  old,  75c  each.  Yearling  White  Leghorn,  $1  each. 
HUMMER'S  POULTRY  FARM.  Frenchtown,  N.  J.  R.  No.  1. 
J~ERSE  YIE3  LAC  KCsrl  ANTS 
America's  Premier  heavy-weight  Fowl.  Fast  grow¬ 
ers;  Heavy  layers;  Yellow  skin.  Free  descriptive 
Catalog  and  Price  List.  CM.  fXEE  *  SONS.  B«i  III  ■•Imir,  N.  J. 
Pullets.  Barred  Rocks,  Silver  Wynndottes,  White 
Leghorns,  76c  up.  NOAH  BERGEY,  Bkkuky,  Pa. 
For  Sale  at  91. GO  Each.  1,000  April  1st  hatch  S.  C.  W. 
Leghorn  Barron  strain  Pullets.  Farm  raised.  Satis¬ 
faction  guaranteed.  H.  I..  GASK1LL,  Loekport,  N.T.  It.  8 
Yes ,  they  ate 
Tom  Barron  Stock 
S.  C.  White  Leghorn  Pullets 
$2.00  each 
Only  a  few  left  for  sale 
Hatched  April,  1923 
From  trapnested  hens  with  high 
egg-laying  records 
R0LLW00D  FARM  G<g>E£RD 
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S.  C.  RED  PULLETS 
Closely  related  to  LEADINS  RED  PIN  AT  STORRI  to  date, 
1923.  Also  to  bsst  S.  C.  Ked  pens  at  Storrs,  1916-1918- 
1910,  and  to  bsst  individual  Beds  at  Storrs,  1916-18-20- 
21 ;  to  bsst  Red  pen  and  3  bsst  individual  Keds  evsr 
trap-nested  at  Storrs— all  bred  and  owned  by  us. 
Our  average  for  seven  years  in  contest,  over  180  eggs 
per  bird  ;  unequalled  by  any  other  Keds  at  Storrs. 
PINECREST  ORCHARDS  -  Groton,  Man. 
White  Wyandotte,  R.I.  Red,  Barred  Rock 
yearling:  hens  laying,  flno  utility  fowls,  $2.50  each. 
RIVERDALE  P0U1TRY  FARM  Box  265  Riverdale,  N.  J. 
BREEDERS  AND  IDGGS 
Chickens,  Ducks,  Geese,  Turkeys.  Catalogue  Free. 
Satisfaction  Guaranteed. 
H.  A.  S01JDER  Box  29  Sellersvllle,  Pa. 
Largi 
Stock 
PI-.L  Fine  Poultry,  Turkeys,  Geese.  Bucks, 
>  OIOCK  Guineas,  Bnutnins,  Pigeons,  Collies. 
and  eggs.  Catalog.  FlONEKIl  KAII.WS,  Telford,  Ps. 
Pill!  DUCKS 
America’s  Standard 
S  train.  BREEDERS  NOW. 
PAROEE'S  PEKINS.  ISLIP.  N.Y. 
CAPONS 
UCKS 
Capons  at  90c,  #1,  $1.25  each.  All  large  breeds. 
Vild  Mallards  and  extra  fine,  large  Peiiins  at  S2 
and  *2.50  each.  ROCK-CLIFF  FARM.  Brouutville,  Pa. 
Gold  Back  Pure  bro“°zte  Breeding  Hen  Turkeys 
BRONZE 
Two  years  old.  Famous  for  laying;  of  large,  heavy  bone; 
long,  deep,  broad  body. 
Circ.  THIMAS  REILY,  Plymouth,  Mm. 
CEDARHURST  POULTRY  FARM 
Hioi,dGrade  S.  C.  Ancona8-S.  G.  W.  Leghorns 
KAHWAY  -  NEW  JEKSEY 
lUL’l  HI _ J„u„  Feb.,  Mar.,  Apr.  Pullets  and  Cocker- 
Wnlte  Wyandotte  els,  Yearling  Hens  and  Cocks.  Cata¬ 
logue  Free.  BOWDEN,  Wyondotto  Spscioliit,  Mantlield,  Ohio 
8-10-Wks.-Oltl  Pullets 
Barred  Rocks,  Reds,  White  W.vandottes,  $1.25— 
SI. 50  each.  RIVERDALE  POULTBY  FARM,  Riverdale,  N.  J. 
White  Leghorn  Pullets  Nelson  liros.,  Grove  City,  Pa. 
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/"'17’f70|7I  P  From  Directly  Imported 
vUviIlKIjLiJ  Barron  S.  C.  White  Leghorns 
March  hatched,  husky,  farm  range  grown  fellows, 
from  272-288-egg  pedigreed  stock.  Ttiey  will  breed 
great  layers.  Price  now  $2.50  ;  ten  or  more,  $2  each. 
Shipped  on  Approval.  Also  Yearling  liens  and  cock 
birds.  R.  T.  EWING  ATLANTIC,  1»A. 
S.  C.  White  Leghorn 
Pullets — 3,000 
February  to  May  hatched,  1,000, 
from  trap-nested  dams. 
COLUMBIA  POULTRY  FARM,  Toms  River,  N.  J. 
White  Leghorn  Pullets 
Three  to  four  months  old  j  healthy  range 
raised  birds.  No  culls.  Price,  $1.50  each. 
Also  booking  orders  for  chicks  for  choice  1924 
dates  from  selected  2  to  4-year-old  breeders 
headed  by  pure  Hollywood  cockerels. 
Inspection  solicited. 
HEDELCA  POULTRY  FARM  -  Vineland,  N.  J. 
4000  ^eghSrnC  PULLETS 
From  trapnested  stock  exclusively.  4  months  old 
and  ready  to  lay.  Prices  very  reasonable.  Satis¬ 
faction  guaranteed.  Write  for  particulars  to 
THE  MARQUIS  POULTRY  FARM,  Toms  “River,  N.  1. 
WENE-ELLS 
S.  C.  W.  LEGHORNS  CIS::: 
WENE-ELLS  FARMS  Vineland,  N.  J. 
s.  C.  Keds  12c.  B.  P.  Rocks  lie. 
S.  C.  W.  Leghorns  9c.  and 
Mixed  chicks7c.  Thesechicks 
areallfrom  free  range  stock. 
Safe  delivery  and  satisfac¬ 
tion  guaranteed.  Booklet  free. 
W.  A.  LAUVER  McAlisterville,  Pa. 
White  Leghorn  Pullets 
Hens  and  cockerels,  cocks  and  Tailored  strain. 
HAMILTON  FARM  Huntington,  N.Y. 
WHITE  LEGHORN  PULLETS,  $1.25  Each 
Milk  fed— range  raised— from  s  t  r  o  n  g,  vigorous 
stock.  RED.WJFAKM,  Wolcott,  New  York 
EGG-LAYING  CONTEST 
In  ahswer  to  many  questions  about  this  egg- 
laying  contest,  the  following  facts  are  given: 
It  is  held  at  Storrs  Postoffice  in  connection 
with  the  Connecticut  Agricultural  College.  The 
contest  begins  November  1.  There  are  10  pul¬ 
lets  in  each  pen.  All  the  birds  receive  uniform 
treatment.  The  bouses  are  all  alike,  and  the 
feed  is  the  same  for  all.  The  contest  continues 
for  one  year.  The  weekly  records  cover  the 
number  of  eggs  laid  for  each  pen  in  the  current 
week,  and  also  the  total  number  of  eggs  laid 
6ince  the  first  of  last  November.  The  contest 
will  end  November  1,  at  which  time  these  birds 
will  be  removed,  and  another  set  of  pullets 
entered  for  the  next  year. 
Week  ending  August  14,  1923: 
Week  Total 
BARRED  ROCKS 
Purdue  University,  Ind .  .  41  1451 
W.  H.  B.  Kent,  N.  Y .  IT  15*1 
Ontario  Agricultural  College,  Ont  ....  44  1555 
Lewis  Farms,  R  1 .  39  1361 
Jules  F.  Francais,  L.  1 .  38  1572 
Morris  E.  Bride,  Conn .  29  1068 
G.  B.  Treadwell,  Mass .  29  1193 
Ernest  W.  Picker,  N.  J .  27  1055 
Edgar  Stoughton  Conn .  18  1571 
Merritt  M.  Clark.  Conn .  41  1300 
E,  C.  Foreman,  Mich .  26  1407 
Keewaydin  Farm.  Conn .  19  1479 
Wingate  Poultry  Yard,  Del .  37  1211 
The  Ferguson  Farms.  Tenn . . .  18  11*2 
Jasper  E.  Guptill,  Maine .  34  1541 
II.  E,  Dennison  Mich .  33  1166 
Warren  D.  McCann,  Conn .  28  713 
W.  J,  Arenholz,  N.Y .  3*  910 
WHITE  ROCKS 
James  F.  Macdonald,  Mass .  21  873 
William  H.  Bassett,  Conn .  19  914 
S.  Bradford  Allyn,  Mass .  32  1239 
Davidson  Bros.,  Mass .  31  1517 
F.  R.  Pember,  R.  1 .  11  866 
Albert  T.  Lenzen,  Mass..... .  44  1506 
Harold  F.  Baroer,  Mass .  25  1347 
H.  B,  Spangler,  N.  J .  34  1744 
WHITE  WYANDOTTE* 
L&udy  Anderson,  England .  12  11*0 
Obed  G,  Knight,  R.I .  35  1417 
Frank  E.  Nash.  Mass .  21  1166 
Frank  P  Matteson,  R.  I  .  3*  1622 
Hi-Quality  Hennery,  Vt .  33  1181 
Clemens  J.  Diemand,  Conn .  32  1068 
Woodbridge  Orchards,  Conn . *7  1707 
William  E.  Moran,  Conn .  25  1479 
Albert  W.  Buckbee,  N.  Y .  32  1399 
F.  L.  Meiland,  Ky .  31  1253 
RHODE  ISLAND  REDS 
Sunnyfields  Farm.  Conn .  32  1358 
H.  P.  Doming.  Conn .  37  1100 
C.  P.  Scott,  III .  25  1219 
Abbot  M.  Smith,  Conn .  26  886 
Fellows  Bros..  Conn .  31  1526 
K.  Newton  Searles,  Conn .  33  1555 
Miller  Bros.,  Conn .  25  1218 
Glen  Wright.  Conn .  23  1244 
John  Z.  Labelle,  Conn .  40  1418 
Jacob  E.  Jansen,  Conn .  22  1347 
F.  S.  Chapin,  Mass .  29  1146 
F.  H.  Sampson,  Mass .  29  1416 
Harriet  F.  Lawton,  Mass .  29  1336 
Charles  D.  Peirce.  R.  1 .  46  1442 
Fernside  F  arm,  Mass .  17  1498 
Elbert  C.  Dickinson,  Mass .  36  1365 
Piheerest  Orchards,  Mass .  *4  1719 
Afton  Farm,  Vt . „ .  J3  nil 
Applecrest  Farm,  N.  H.  .  34  1341 
H.  M.  Penley,  Maine .  28  1223 
Deer  Brook  Poultry  Farm,  N.  H .  30  1598 
Hall  Farm,  Vt .  38  1576 
Forest  H.  Clickner,  N.  J . 49  1396 
Charles  H.  Lane.  Mass .  43  1583 
WHITE  LEGHORNS 
RoyJH.JWaite,  Md . . .  35  1678 
Small's  Poultry  Farm,  Conn .  43  1629 
Francis  F.  Lincoln,  Conn .  30  1212 
8.  G.  McLean,  Conn  .  41  1512 
Leo  A.  Grouten,  Conn .  43  1539 
E.  H.  Scott,  Conn  . 13  1544 
F.  M.  Johnson,  Maine .  50  1610 
Hollywood  Farm,  Wash .  50  1781 
A.  B.  Hall,  Conn .  41  1363 
W.  E.  Atkinson,  Conn .  45  1380 
Beck  Egg  Farm,  N.  J .  44  1530 
Lion  Head  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J .  37  1463 
A.  P.  Robinson,  N.  Y .  41  1410 
James  O.  LeFevre,  N.  Y .  30  1628 
C.  G.  Reame,  Pa .  22  1168 
Pussy  Willow  Egg  Farm,  L.  1 .  34  1756 
Jack  Trevethan,  N.  J .  33  1158 
Ernest  Craze,  N.  J.. .  43  1412 
Acrebridge  Farm,  Mass .  33  1566 
Hilltop  Farm,  Conn .  21  1035 
J.  Frank  Dubois,  Vt .  42  1354 
Andrew  L.  Ohr,  Conn .  48  1475 
George  Phillips.  Conn.  .  26  1045 
Mountain  View  Poultry  Farm,  Vt .  31  1336 
R.  C.  Dunn,  Mass .  29  1129 
Mrs.  J.  L.  Theusen.  Conn .  38  1427 
Tanglewold  Farm,  L.  1 .  35  1129 
White  Springs  Farm,  N.  Y .  45  1487 
Meadowedge  Farm,  L.  1 .  48  1683 
Emory  H.  Bartlett,  Mass .  47  1474 
Eigenraucli  &  DeWinter,  N.  J .  37  1102 
Rapp's  Leghorn  Farm,  N.  J .  38  1654 
D.  B.  Walls,  Cal .  54  1606 
M.  J.  Quackenbush,  N.  J .  46  1601 
Francis  J.  Hogan.  Mass .  39  1433 
L.  E.  Ingoldsby.  N.  J .  42  1402 
Exmoor  Farm,  Pa  .  38  1565 
Willanna  Farm.  N.  J .  24  1420 
Edgar  Stoughton.  Conn  .  18  1159 
George  B.  Ferris,  Mich .  83  1542 
Total .  3419  137021 
Swollen  Feet 
I  have  some  Leghorn  hens  that  have 
gone  lame.  There  is  a  big  swelling  on 
the  foot,  it  swells  all  the  way  up  be¬ 
tween  the  toes,  and  there  is  a  little  bit 
on  the  bottom  of  the  foot  that  is  very 
hard.  (When  pulled  off  it  leaves  quite 
a  hole.  What  is  it  and  what  can  be  done 
for  it  ?  B.  M. 
May’s  Landing,  N.  J. 
Fowls  are  subject  to  corns,  bruises, 
abrasions  and  even  abscesses  of  the  feet, 
as  might  be  expected  from  the  vigorous 
use  they  make  of  these  aids  to  acquiring 
a  living.  Simple  corns  and  swellings 
seldom  need  any  treatment,  but,  if  an 
abscess  forms,  as  shown  by  heat  and  red¬ 
ness  of  the  part,  with  a  soft,  fluctuating 
swelling,  this  may  be  lanced  with  a  clean 
sharp  blade  and  the  fowl  given  a  clean, 
grassy  run  where  the  foot  will  have  an 
opportunity  to  heal  without  further  in¬ 
fection.  Old  abscesses  involving  the 
joints  of  the  feet  are  hardly  amenable  to 
treatment.  Simple  corns  may  be  removed 
as  they  would  from  human  feet,  if  it  is 
thought  to  be  necessary,  M,  B,  D, 
Free  Range  or  Confinement  for  Leghorns 
We  have  heard  that  it  is  best  to  keep 
the  Leghorns  shut  in  the  hen  house  all 
year  round,  that  they  lay  better.  Is  this 
so?  Others  have  told  us  that  free  range  is 
better,  IWhat  is  your  opinion?  E.  R.  N. 
Palenville,  N.  Y. 
Free  range  is  certainly  more  con¬ 
ducive  to  the  health  of  the  flock  and 
should,  if  possible,  be  given  breeders. 
Leghorns  will  bear  confinement  in  roomy, 
well-kept  houses  the  year  round,  however, 
and  will  lay  well,  probably  as  well  or 
better  than  a  similar  flock  given  free 
range.  Close  confinement  will  increase 
the  danger  from  disease  and  such  vices 
as  feathered  flocks  are  apt  to  indulge  in, 
and,  if  practiced,  should  entail  increased 
care  upon  the  part  of  the  owner. 
M.  B.  D. 
Electric  Brooding 
,What  information  can  you  give  me 
regarding  brooding  chickens  with  elec¬ 
tricity?  I  have  been  told  that  it  is  done 
on  a  large  scale  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Guilford,  Conn.  G.  E.  L. 
Brooding  chicks  with  the  aid  of  elec¬ 
tricity  could  be  economically  carried  on 
only  where  the  electric  current  is  very 
cheap.  Heat  requires  a  comparatively 
large  amount  of  electricity,  as  you  may 
have  noted  in  using  an  electric  flatiron. 
If  used  extensively  upon  'the  Pacific 
Coast,  it  must  be  in  localities  where  the 
current  is  very  cheaply  generated  by 
water  power.  m.  b.  d. 
Loss  of  Chicks 
A  week  ago,  I  bought  300  special 
mating  S.  C.  W.  Leghorn  chicks.  They 
arrived  very  vigorous  and  healthy  and 
I  never  saw  a  better  bunch  of  chicks. 
I  put  them  together  with  some  day-old 
White  Rock  chicks  which  I  hatched  with 
my  incubator.  For  three  days  they  re¬ 
mained  healthy  and  then  they  began  to 
die.  In  three  days  I  lost  nearly  the 
whole  300,  while  all  the  White  Rocks 
remained  healthy.  They  were  fed  the 
same  feed.  The  )W.  Leghorns  acted  as  if 
they  w’ere  poisoned.  They  sat  around 
the  brooder  until  they  died.  They  had 
no  diarrhea.  They  had  a  good  free  range. 
M  hat  disease  could  this  be,  and  how  can 
I  clean  the  coop  so  it  will  be  free  from 
this  disease  next  Spring.  a.  e.  b. 
Chatham,  N.  Y. 
It  seems  hardly  possible  that  300  chicks 
could  have  died  within  three  days  with¬ 
out  exhibiting  some  marked  symptoms 
that  would  have  given  a  clue  to  the 
nature  of  their  trouble,  but,  as  you  de¬ 
scribe  none,  I  am  wholly  at  a  loss  to 
know  what  this  trouble  was. 
Clean  the  brooder  house  thoroughly 
with  hoe  and  broom,  then  spray,  if  you 
like,  with  a  solution  of  one  of  the  coal 
tar  disinfectants,  like  a  2%  solution  of 
creolin,  or  one  of  the  proprietary  disin¬ 
fectants  used  for  farm  stables.  A  good 
coat  of  freshly-made  lime  -whitewash,  ap¬ 
plied  hot,  will  answer  the  same  purpose 
and  may  be  more  easily  applied  to  a  large 
building.  iSerubbing  with  boiling  water 
will  disinfect  any  eating  and  drinking 
utensils  used.  m.  b.  d. 
An  Attack  of  Roup 
I  have  had  some  trouble  with  my 
chickens.  I  have  lost  over  125  fowls. 
They  get  a  fever,  their  eyes  swell  and 
then  they  are  blind.  They  sit  around, 
gape  for  air  until  they  choke,  and  die. 
Their  nostrils  run,  sometimes  a  fowl  goes 
through  this.  But  then  they  catch  it 
again  and  die  just  the  same.  What 
should  I  give  them  as  a  medicine,  and 
what  should  I  feed  them?  w  6 
Washington,  N.  J. 
If  this  flock  has  roup,  as  seems  likely 
from  your  description,  and  you  have  but 
a  few  fowls  left,  it  will  probably  be  best 
to  get  rid  of  the  rest  of  the  flock  and 
start  next  year  with  a  healthy  lot.  It 
will  be  useless  to  do  this,  however,  un¬ 
less,  after  getting  rid  of  the  diseased 
fowls,  you  clean  up  and  disinfect  your 
poultry  premises  thoroughly.  One  or 
two  partly  cured  birds,  kept  over,  may 
infect  healthy  fowls  next  year  and  con¬ 
tinue  the  disease,  or  unclean  utensils, 
dirty  litter,  etc.  may  do  the  same.  Dis¬ 
infection  may  be  accomplished  by 
thorough  cleaning  of  the  buildings,  using 
hoe  and  broom,  followed  by  one  or  two 
applications  of  freshly  made  and  hot  lime 
whitewash.  Old  litter  should  be  removed 
and  burned  or  placed  beyond  the  reach  of 
any  fowls.  Eating  and  drinking  utensils 
should  be  scrubbed  and  scalded  with  boil¬ 
ing  water.  Buildings  used  for  the  fowls 
should  be  opened  to  the  sun  and  air  after 
cleaning  and  kept  so.  With  such  roup 
infection  as  you  apparently  have,  only 
the  most  thorough  measures  for  its 
eradication  will  avail ;  half  hearted  at¬ 
tempts  to  get  rid  of  the  disease  will  be 
of  little  use.  M.  b.  d.  , 
