The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-10


Salmon. for that year is given a par
tial report OF the result Of the expert
ments. A part Of this Ia as follows
1T has long been evident that an ex-
coedingly fatal contagious disease OF
fowls has become distributed over the
whole country. and that II causes enor-
nous annual losses. This disease Is
popularity known as chicken cholera.
A similar, N not Identical. malady
causes extensive losses among the poul-
try Of Europe. In France this Is also
called cholera (oholera des poules).
Some Investigations Of It's nature were
made some years ago by 81. Reynal, and
quite recently II has been carefully
studied by NM. Toussaint and pasteur.
As long ago ns December. 1879. ! com
menced investigation Of the epizootlc
diseases from which fowls were dying.
AZ first | was unfortunate In fixing my
attention ON enzootic diseases evident
~ due TO local causes or three separate
outbreaks thus investigated not one
proved 10 be the result Of inoculahlo
diseases, and II was not tin July, 1850,
that succeeded in obtaining virus Of
what Is undoubtedly the true chicken
cholera. by which 90 many fowls are
swept away. This disease existed NJ
the house Of Mr.. II. NJ Miller. who in
formed mo that he had lost on his farm
nearly 1--WE hundred chickens from II
during the year. At the time Of my
visit his Plymouth Rocks. which he
kept at his house In the city, were suf-
ferlng. az once inoculated two spring
chickens with excrement from living
sick birds. and with blood. bile and
pieces OF liver from the dead ones.
After Ave days they were Btill perfect
, ~ well. The French Investigators hay-
Ing determined that death occurs with
In three or four days after incubation
and most frequently within twenty-four
hours. had nearly concluded that our
chicken cholera was not an inoculable
disease but In order to be absolutely
certain I requested Mr.. Miller to allow
me to bring a hen In the FIRST stages
Of the diseases 10 my own farm. more
than one hundred miles away. and on
, which no contagious disease had ever
, existed. This he consented TO do. and II
I, that my experiments were made. The
disease proved to be lnoculable. and the
period of incubation 30 much longer
than with Infection as Il exists In
France as to explain why the chickens
lnoculated at Charlotte did not sicken.
have not learned II they contracted
the disease later. az | was unable TO
bring them with me-"
Here follows the relation In detail
!, OF the various experiments In which
about ninety-1ve fowls were inoculated.
He found that the disease required a
. much longer time for incubation than
In Europe. varying from six days TO two
weeks. II was also found that germs
were not carried by air. but that the
usual way In which farm fowls arc In,
, oculated In by means OF the excrt B'
and food. Tho hens that recoyert ..4
tho disease seemed to be proof az ls,
subsequent attacks. He also finds tina,
some birds will not take the disease
at all. and from his experiments DIR va
5 the conclusions that II one hundred
J birds are inoculated soyenty-five would
die. seven would take the disease and
. recover and eighteen would resist the
p disease altogether This ratio Is NOT
. fixed. since some OF the groups OF fowls
I showed q greater number OF susceptible,
. birds than other groups. and this diff.
. ference was evidently due to the man
!. ner In which they had been previously
. handled by their owners. What these
d differences were Is not known. In colo
. weather the fowls are more susceptible,
n 20 the disease than at other times w,
= again quote the commissioner:
1T IL demonstrated by these expert
! ments that we have In the United State
= contagious and inoculable disease o.
y fowls. popularity known as chicken chol
era: that this disease is characterized
by yellow or even greenish colora
: ton OF that part OF the exorement tina
u is separated from the blood by the kid
neys: by elevation OF temperature. en-
. largement and softenlng OF the liver
:. congestion or Inflammation OF the lntes
u tines and mesentary: by diarrhea
sleeplness. dropping. and early death
The germs OF this disease are probably
y spread through the excrement. and ar,
huhth lhAb Ah' ANhN hhANAkH wv AN1a
and drink. and seldom n ever by IN,
inspired air. unolean habitatlons con
3 vey the disease nine days at least afte
o the last case OF sickness. Sometime
Is the bird dies within twenty-four hour
,. after the first yellow coloratlon OF tn
II urates and when but one or two liqui,
J. objections have occurred. In othe
j. cases life is prolonged three. four o
< Ave days. and occasionally for even tw,
n weeks. The crop Is generally distende,
;; with food and loses the ability 10 fore
n this onward to be dlgosted. In mos
+ cases the birds are very thirst,
d throughout the whole duration OF III
J. disease. Sometimes, however, tn
e thirst is not more than normal. and Il
II few cases the birds scarcely drink a
e Farmers Review.
!. The Chinch Bug,-The chinch bu
No. extends over tho most OF the Unite
n States east Of the Rocky mountains.
10 is double brooded, the insect passin
Al.