The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-05
POETRY,
AGRICULTURAL.


This most distressing disease first present.
ed itself TO my knowledge in 1865, when it
broke out 10 flock of turkeys. Its appear
ance was first noted in August, and the vic
tim was then fine thrifty young gobbler.
The bird was discovered to have what ap-
peared to be small white pimple on the out
side of the under eyelid. As it did not ap-
pear to trouble him much, no notice was TAX
en- of it at first. Ii then the right course had
been pursued, and the necessary remedies
had applied. much trouble and suffering
might have been avoided, but the above
named disease was to me unknown and un-
heared of at the time. The bird was other
wise healthy and ate heartily. After day
or so an itching sensation appeared to set in,
he almost constantly rubbed the affected
eye on the neck feathers, or irritated it by
scratching with the toe-nail. 1t was deemed
expedient to institute an examination, which
resulted in finding the small white pimpie to
be an ugly sore, or eating ulcer, with roots
extending down to the nostril and throat,
which were much infamed. The appear
ance was then alarming, but was compare
lively harmless beside the formidable front
it presented few weeks later. All effort was
powerless to give relief, and the poor victim
suffered from the sheer ignorance of his care
takers. The throat became cankered, and
the eyeball was literally eaten out before any
relief could be given, and then only by rare
chance of experiment was remedy found
that would arrest the progress of the disease.
Each day the mouth would become filled
with cheesey matter, and the nostris stopped
with thick yellow water that exuded from the
sores. 1t was found necessary to keep the
sores entirely ceansed OF all the discharge
matter, ane some healing remedy applied,
after which the bird would partake of daily
ration of food.
never before, nor since, saw SO alnlcGing
anu STUBBORN ease. IL was loup IN Inc nrss
pace, anu nave Since iearneu tnat negiecle1
roup produces canker, the worst form and
stage the disease can present. IL always al
fects the head, eyes and throat In particular.
since then have become intimately ac-
quainted with this most distressing CON-
plant, l have seen the combs, wattles and
faces OF mems ana COCKS turn 10 DARK purple,
WIN communal ;,s sneezpg OF cqugn, caused s;i
Dy consIant irriCauon ~ lIe tnroat. LUIS
phase Higne DC caileo catalrn, ana is Ia re-
ailty put tne cause anu name Oh tne oisease
inc Ioup. ~ Is noe contagious Dut lows
scpuniIeeu W tI1 saI.e tiea'inene anu situat-
iou wouiu NC aiiHe dnecGeu. IL ~ cauSeu ny
sudden colo. fowls mat are connned IN
warm quarters are more ilaD'e TO II II. sub
9ecteo 70 drait OF colo ar curing the night.
IL IS GRAFT tnat causes ia GRAFT on some
one exposed portion OF the BODY While the
other Is exempt from the exposure. a slight
crack, not more than the twelfth part OF an
inch. Will do much damage by admitting a
slender current OF outside air unmollihed by
the warmth within. A bird that has the
roup is not suitable TO breed from, as many
OF the chicks wonld be liable 10 attacks from
1t, and II not, would otherwise be weakened,
being the progeny OF diseased parents. A
bird that is diseased, no matter how fine the