The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-12-20
DISEASES OF POULTRY.
Prevent Their Appearance by Taking Goo
Care Of Your Fowls.

Prevent Their Appearance by Taking Good
Care of Your Fowls.
Poultry as we'll as other stock are
more or less subject to disease, and as
disease with stock of any kind is diff
cult to cure Notwithstanding the large
number of infallible receipts warranted
as specific for the different diseases,
every podltryman who has had any ex-
perience understands that if disease
gets once started among his poultry it
is in majority OF cases very difficult
to stamp out or cure. So far as posi-
BILE the best method of management is
to take all reasonable precautions to
keep in good health. This will be found
to be the case during the winter as we'll
as during the summer. And it is
mistake to suppose that simply because
cool weather has set in the risks of
disease are about over until spring. A
damp floor, exposure, want of food or
water, or failure to provide a good sup
ply of water regularly 50 that when it
is supplied they drink too much, cracks
in the sides of the house allowing the
wind to blow directly upon the fowls,
and an excess of one kind of food, are
only few causes of disease among the
poultry during the winter. Lice do
not usually thrive as we'll, yet more or
less of them will be found and will need
attention.
If they can be watched sufficiently
so that the first appearance of disease
will be noticed and taken in hand at
the start, such remedies may be ap-
piled as will cure the sick fowls and
stamp out the disease before it secures
too strong foothold. When the fowls
stand around and do not seem to care
whether they eat or not it is almost a
sure indication that disease of some
kind is making a start. While they
will eat or drink, even if it be only a
little, much better opportunity is af-
forded for giving them medicine. After
they have got to the stage that they
will refuse to eat, the only chance to
give them medicine is by force, so that
it is decided advantage to commence
as soon as possible when disease makes
its appearance. In order to lessen the
risks the better plan is to separate the
sick fowls and put them in dry. warm
place by themselves, and lose no time
in commencing to give them medicine.
A day or two will make considerable
difference in effecting a cure; it is i'm
portant not to delay commencing to
give medicine or they may be beyond a
remedy. 1t is quite an item too, in
giving them medicine to have them
take it in their food and drink rather
than to force it down them. Prevent
disease if possible; but if it makes its
appearance commence with remedy
as soon as possible. Grange
Bulletin.
The following anecdote is related
Of President Lincoln: One evening
Mrs. Lincoln swept, magnifcently
dressed, into the library where the
President was waiting to escort her
into the brilliant reception-parlor
Her dress had very long train, and
was cut low at the neck. Lincoln was
standing with his back to tho fire when
his wife entered. 'Whew!' said old
Abe, What long tail our cat has to,
night!'' Mrs, Lincoln made no answer,
and the President continued; ''Say,
mother, don't you think IT would be
better II some Of or Gets tail Yse
egensa hey Rsak)''