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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
June, 1911 
POULTRY DEPARTMENT iVfih 
The purpose of this department is to give advice to those interested in 
poultry. The manager zvill gladly answer any troublesome questions. 
Address “Poultry Department" and enclose a self-addressed envelope. 
■ ITTI C C. Howto Hatch and Rear 
LI I I Lb l/nil/IVS Them Successfully 
A new book that is serving as a reliable and instructive guide 
to success in the hatching, rearing, feeding, care and develop¬ 
ment of young chicks, by both natural and artificial means. A 
comprehensive work which presents in clear and concise form 
the teachings and experience gained by years of close study 
and extensive experiments; gives trustworthy information and 
advice covering every step of the work from the breeding pen 
to the bringing of the chicks from the shell through their sev¬ 
eral stages of development to maturity. In fact, it is a com¬ 
plete and authoritative text hook that every poultry keeper 
should own. Consists of twelve chapters—fully illustrated. 
SPECIAL. OFFER : For a limited time we will send a copy 
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Husbandry”, America’s foremost poultry journal. All for 
$ 1 . 00 . Address 
United Poultry Publishing Co., Box H, Waterville.N. Y. 
WATER FOWL 
Ornamental Birds of Every Descrip¬ 
tion. Monkeys and Show Animals. 
LOUIS RUHE 
248 Grand Street 
NEW YORK 
Oldest Import House in the U. S. 
SHETLAND PONIES 
An unceasing source of pleasure and 
robust health to children. Safe and 
ideal playmates. Inexpensive to keep. 
Highest type. Complete out¬ 
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Illustrated catalogue. 
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Dept. N Markham, Va. 
BUFF 
“CHAMPION NEW YORKER ’ 
The “Joe-I’jo Hook,” 20 p ges 
Illustrleri, sent on request 
ORPINGTONS 
Are the Greatest 
Utility Breed 
The 1st prize eoek at 
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In my yards, 
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(A 1 South Norwalk, Conn., 
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Naturalist 
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Swans, Geese, Ducks, Peafowl, Cranes, 
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New Ideas in Feeding 
npElERE are many new ideas in feeding 
poultry. For years we have been 
taught that it was necessary to feed our 
biddies at least three times a day. It got 
to be a moss-grown habit with us all. But 
the other day I visited a poultry plant 
where the chickens, since they were eight 
weeks old, had only been fed once a week. 
Such pullets and cockerels I never saw: 
large, mature, full-feathered; a healthy, 
vigorous lot. It was a sort of revelation 
to me. 
When these chickens were eight weeks 
old they were put into colony houses in 
flocks of twenty-five. A sufficient supply 
of dry mash and a supply of wheat and 
cracked corn were provided in feeders to 
last a week or more. A fresh supply of 
water was provided daily. The youngsters 
were allowed free range and to forage at 
will. When hungry they would know 
where to find their food. 
The chickens have done so well under 
this method that it is to be recommended 
to poultry keepers who have free range 
for their flocks. A. G. S. 
Treating Roupy Fowls 
NE of the most severe diseases which 
visits the poultry yard is that vir¬ 
ulent affection called roup. 
The disease becomes visible in the 
throat, nostrils and head of the fowl. If 
the throat is affected the bird shows great 
difficulty in breathing, and if the mouth be 
opened, an accumulation of hardened mat¬ 
ter may be seen at the base of the tongue. 
This must be removed with a slender stick 
or feather quill, or the bird will suffocate 
in a few hours. 
When it attacks the head or face, the 
parts often swell, closing the eyes and nos¬ 
trils and discharging offensive matter—its 
most contagious form. Large warty ex- 
cresences may appear near the nostrils, 
ears or above the eyes. The various forms 
of this disease are usually present in a 
roup-infected flock and seem to be deter¬ 
mined by the individual susceptibility of 
the birds. 
Roup is induced by unclean quarters, 
impure water and association with ailing 
birds. The disease becomes apparent in 
infected birds when they are exposed to 
dampness or draft. 
When a roupy fowl is discovered, re¬ 
move it from the flock, also removing all 
known causes. Use disinfectants freely— 
carbolic-acid in the drinking water; about 
five drops to four quarts of water. Sat¬ 
urate a cloth or sponge with water, sprin¬ 
kle it liberally with the acid and hang it 
in the hen-house. A teaspoonful of spirits 
of camphor may be used in the drinking 
water instead of carbolic-acid, and is 
equally effective, if not better. If, as is 
usually the case when roup breaks out, the 
buildings cannot be fumigated by burning 
sulphur, dust the scratching floor, roosts 
and nests with flowers of sulphur. 
Give plenty of sunlight and attend to 
the diet. Corn seems to aggravate the 
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