Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-01

IN addition 20 ,hcso. ! bought is cggs Of
a neighbjr VII" ga about to move away.
making 81 csc ii told. 1 experimental
with tho hato'ling OF few Of tho eggs,
whichwsultcdrathos disastrously, hence
my total hatch was bnt a. OF these 81
turkeys reached maturity.
OF those that died three were ncri.
dontally killed by the mother turkey.
The same number Euccunbcd TO disease.
while the remainder met thoir fate in q
way to me unknown
i doubt not but that the long rainy
season which cams to US in the late
springtimc last year Is well remembered
by all told you AZ the time that was
doing all l possibly could 20 keep my
Hook warm. dry and tho quarters cloan.
~ until tho clouds shuuld roll by,
knowing that these conditions were i'm.
porutiye.
OF course / Watched tho littlo ones
closely IN order that might detect az
once any siWs OF disease. should such
present themselves
One morning noted that several
when breathing opened tho mouth
slightly, "a q chicken docs when first NJ.
tecicd with glrcS uw also that there
was u putting out Of tho skin just beyond
tho nostrils and heard a slight sound as
air was inhaled Upon examination l
found that the nostrils were closed by n
glucy substance. and that NJ tho sides OF
tho mouth and undCr the tongue u ycl.
lowish cankcr had formed. I NJ once
gathered into a basket all that worc thus
uhiicted-oight In numbor-and carried
thcm indoors then cleared tho nos.
tris and gave each patient on tho end u
stiif feather dose II yusclinc, taking
pains 10 turn the feather in a way that
should touch all o. the affected parts II
the mouth and throat. and a. far a. pus.
Eiblo carry the yaEclino into the nasal
phssngcA / WIS carciul also 10 rub tho
nustrils with tho ynscliuo. Three hours
ntterward | sprinkled into each throat "A
small quantity u pulycrizcd chlorato u
potash. This treatment Of vasclinc and
chlouto Of potash alternately, ut inter.
walls u three hours. continued until
the eankcr had disappeared Tho pa.
tiunts all recovered but one. found al.
orward that this prutructcd "wot shell"
WIS "a source Of great mortality among
the ilocks u my acquaintance In this
vicinity. Some lost frum onc.third 10
onc'half their nocks. while one lady
morc unfortunate than the others had
remaining ouly ton from the guodiy
number 0f 90.
In rearing turkeys IL Is always safe 90
assume that tho experience II several |
successive years will vary sufficiently 20
prevent monotony, and must confess
90 you, my sisters, that during the past
season my Gock has cclipscd with such |
variation anything I have hitherto |
known. In the first place, had nj least |
90 turkeys more than have had In prr- |
vious years This increase In number |
doubtless produced the second variation |
viz, % scarcity Of in.ccts-aud This |
scarcity WIS the primo Gauss Of tho third |
variation, the long distance which the |
turkeys ipumcyUd daily As IL Is car |
dinnl principle with mo that uightfall !
must find my turkeys ut hume. for weeks
We sought them daily, let thcy should
fail 20 come uf thoir own accord. This
seeking was % woariuc-s ~ tho flesh
whom other ucc--'ul duties had furnished
.uiiricn. muscular exercise without IL.