The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-28
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
no" successful Farmer. Operate Thi.
IMPAIRMENT Of the Tarm-A Few
h'n's as to the Care Of Live stock
and Poultry.


! "Atoh Tor Roup.
Much Of the lii-succcss with pouitry
arises from lack Of observation OF the
people having the care OF them. They
alo" diseases TO get into the nocks
aau spread. when. by proper observa-
uon, ,he trouble would be stopped ere
u nau obtained a good start. 4 few
ohys ago the writer Of this had oc-
easion 70 purchase dozen laying
mems from a farmer. The latter was
asked u he had roup In his flock. lie
was NJ once very Indignant and re-
piled that when a fowl I'm His yarda
ieii sloN the axe was the remedy None
OF MS fowls had the roup or any other
disease. So the would-be purchaser
thought be would be safe In purchas-
ing rev fowls "unslght and unseen"
but nc VIII never do that again.
inc fowls we're promptly delivered.
AZ night the purchaser went out to
take a look at his fowls for the first
time What a sound greeted his adj
vent In the poultry house lie recog-
nized It's cause at once. The fowls
were all safely ranked on the roosta.
but from their midst came mingled
snorings' sneezlngs. coughings and
half-crowinEs
houp' roup, roup. spoke from every
corner. lie examined two OF the
worst ones. They were old hens. but
mere sAin and bones. They both had
apparently had the roup for months
and become omaclated by II. for the
roup Affects the digestive organs more
often than the head Not one OF the
fowls was worth keeping. Not one
OF them would lay an egg all winter.
and II Is doubtful II they would ever
lay. They were returned 10 the farm
err who was duly indignant that his
fowls were considered sick. but insist
Cd that they we're In perfect health.
He evidently thought his fowls were
not sick because they did not have the
sWolled head. Tho mere fact OF their
mouths being full OF strlngy mucua
told him nothing. The fact that they
ate but little should have convinced
him that something was wrong. This
IL one OF the worst features OF fowls
troubled with roup: they cat but lit
tie. M their digestion Ia slow. due TO
the infiamed condition OF the mucous
membrane A healthy fowl will pack
the crop full Of grain. Feel OF their
crops when they have retired to rest
after n full supper and II will be found
dlstended BY the food. But fowl
that Ia only slightly affected by roup
10 not no. II the crop be felt OF at
that time Il will be found only quar-
ter or half full. and frequently the
pressure Of the hand induces the bird
to stretch It's neck and gasp M II for
air. This probably Is due TO the In
nanse Coalition OF the air tube.
The farmer that had these fowls
made a big show OF producing eggs for
sale at fancy prices. II was supposed
that be was getting many eggs, as he
kept a large number OF hens. Acct
dentally II was learned that he waa
getting about one egg per day. The
reason his flock did not lay was doubt
less tho fact that roup was widely
prevalent among them. lie said that
he had left the care OF his fowls to the
hired man. to whom he had given In
struciionH 10 notify him when any
thing was the matter with the hens.
II Ia altogether probable that the hired
man did not know. II he noticed them
At all he merely said TO himself that
the birds had a slight cold not worth
reporting. Of course. The roup will
eat up the profits from the best flock
OF fowls that ever lived. Il must be
watched for and fought When Il an
pears Il must DO eradicated. II Is ex-
tremely contagious and we do not be-
lieye there n any cure for Il. This
year II seems to DO more than usually
prevalent. Probably II Is more to be
feared than any other disease. II may
be considered more dangerous TO the
pronts OF the poultry raiser than even
cholera. When the latter disease
comes Its makes It's presence known
by It's work OF death. The keeper vi
once takes measures to combat Il. Rvt
u Is not so with the roup. II cresm
Into the flock and develops very graft
ially' Most farmers do not suspect IS
presence. II does not swell the held
except In some cases. The fowls run
about and often their combs remaih
bright and healthy looking for months.
We have seen fowls that had II 80 bad
mat canker sores formed In thor
mouths and yet they did not appegr
llek, their combs showing all the In
ileationh OF health. SO the farmer sus-
,eets nothing. while the disease is
preading from fowl to fowl I'M all are
infected. After awhile one or two fall
sick with dlarrhea or their
reads swell up. The farmer inquiries
ma IL told that the trouble Is roup
ihu thAt he can cure II by using such
ma such means. lie goes to work
ma very likely reduces the swolled
leads' and thinks he has cured his
IRA Very likely he writes 10 the farm
aper telling OF his success In ,t.ing |
CUP. But he has not cured H. lie |
lay have separated the bird from the |
est TO prevent further Infection, but |
Q ala not prevent further infection for
he reason that the flock has been al
eady Infected. His battle with roup
MI have only begun. as fowl after
owl will ultimately fall sick. Il Is
robable that some fowls have enough
TALLY 10 resist the disease. but OF
his we are not certain. Closer obser-