Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-05
THE FARM AND HOME.
CAUSE AND TREATMENT OF
POULTRY DISEASES.
The Nature of Roup--Boys and Horses
Aerating NIilk-sales of Cheese
Poultry Picklngs and
Home Hints.
Poultry Diseases.

In our treatment OF poultry diseases
there is coming great change. A
few years ago there seemed only one
or two diseases in poultry and il a
fowl were sick. SCOT and butter or
some such decoction was tho remedy.
II the fowl died it could not be helped.
says the Country Gentleman. Tho
fact IS nature wrought the cure. in
spite OF all the amateurish doctor
ing which was tried, Then came the
days OF inquiry. Disease was dis
cerned according to its symptoms
and the many forms in which it at.
tackled the patient were noted. In
this way, and only so could We get nt
tho causei a great advance was made
and we have been enabled to learn
not only how to treat disease, but
also-and this is OF oven greater i'm
portance-how to prevent it Much
yet remains to be learned and discov-
cred. but the advance made in the
past promises we'll for the future.
Some time ago MI. Jeukinson OF Bir.
mingham. who is known for his sue.
cesstul treatment OF poultry and
pigeon diseases stated that he be-
lieyed scrofula to DO at the root OF
nearly all diseases from which these
races suffer. Another student. Mr..
w. Vale OF New Cross has been in
curing into the same matter. and has
come TO like conclusion. but has
given fuller particulars Tie says;
Tuberculosis or scrofula the scourge
OF the poultry yard. is known by diff.
ferent names. These depend upon
the part OF the body attacked and
the symptoms produced The most
common names given 1t are roup wet
rouP dry roup. Giptheria swelled
head. comb disease gapes. pip aud
scaly leg. am con.
stantly receiving letters from
poultry keepers who say that
some OF their fowls haze
caught cold. and that it is spread
ing There must be something 10 be
transmitted before disease can bs
contagious. AS matter OF fact
cold merely irritatcs and inGames the
tissues rendering them specially
liuble to be attacked By the bacillus
OF tabercle, supposing It to be
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fore. or the fowl in contact with
some creature affected with tubercle
disease. This is how contagious
disease follows simple harmless
cold. The mucous membranes are
naturally very sensitive. and the
bacillus OF tubercIe will OF itself set
up the disease in subject prcdis
posed TO be attacked by IT, The di.
ease attacks various parts OF the
body eparately and independently ut
different periods 0! life. In chicks.
the bowel is nearly aIways the most
susceptibIe; in old fowls. tho liver IS
usually attacked. a bird NAV be
suffering from iucipient tuberculosis
and yet exh bit no noticeable symp.
tom OF disease. When the subject Is
very susceptible. the disease dcvel.
ops at a very remarkable rate; II. on
the contrary the sub eet is not su4
ceptible. the disease germ pcrishcs
and Is eliminated; i; the subject Il
only partially susceptible. the dis.
case assumes q latent form
The treatment must be pre- venta-
tive as well as curative. When In
the human subject typhoid and other
diseases OF a like nature are present
we know that there is some influence
mt work which not only stimulates de.
ve.opment OF the germs which cause
the disease but also the conditions
make the body unable TO resist their
attack. Consequently the presence
OF typhoid is taken to mean that at.
tention must be paid TO the melting
causes. and without this all efforts 10
combat the disease would be In vain.
The first essential therefore is 10 see
that fowls are kept under healthy
conditions and fed in common-sen,e
manner Mr. Jenkinson has shown
that disease can be brought about in
almost any form by tho way IN
which birds are fed. Hence
the importance OF paying the
greatest attention to this question.
remember once being told by the
most celebrated surgeon OF the day.
Sir Henry Thompson. that out Of
every ten patients which came under
his knife. nine would never have done
so had it not been for errors Of eat.
ing and drinking. The same applies
TO fowls. In these days OF high liv.
ing the temptation. is to crafty the
stomach; and most poultry keepers
make the same mistakes with their
stock-feeding on rich foods in order
to force results. There can be no
question that the use OF Indian corn
and meal is the cause OF scrofuIa and
it would be better IL poultry never
had grain Of what is very popular
article Of food.
Boys ana Horses.
Tho boy and the good horse. or
colt II the former Is allowed TO
handle the latter. are both improved
by the association. The boy grows
self possessed, and an Eastern writer
says very truly that boy fifteen to
eighteen years OF age where he has
tact and liking for the work. will
often accomplish much more in train
ing a yearling and ycar-old colts
effectuaIly, than will be done by men