The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1901-10-11
ATTENTION, PoULTk1 RAIsERs
Personalities an4 Remedies for Poul

Personalities anG Remedies for ROul-
try Pox, Sore-Head and Warts.
IN all warm countries there prevails
poultry disease which attacks fowls,
turkeys, pigeons and geese, the young
er animals being most susceptible. 4 his
| disease is quite common in the Gulf
states, and is somewhat of a scOurge
in Florida. 1t is characterized by the
appearance Of wart-Lke bodies, which
form upon the head, eyelids, neck, beak
and nOstrils, where they attain the
largest size. These warts or tumors
may, in mild cases, remain localized, or
they may spread to the comb, wattles,
feet and wings, the latter being par
ticularly the case in pigeons. After
one or two weeks development, the
warts burst and discharge a fluid which
is at first Watery, put which later be-
comes Yiscid, yellow and malodorous.
In mild cases where the disease re-
mains local, the warts dry up, form
cruStS which fall off, and the case ends
in spontaneous recovery. This is the
exception, however; the rule being
that the bird dies of exhaustion, es4
pecially in those cases where the dis
ease inVadeS the mouth and nOStrilS.
1t being contagious disease, the
introduction of a single case is suffi-
cient to infect lie whole premises. An
infected fowl rOOSting beside another
may cause the disease in the latter by
simple contact. POultrymen state that
the disease results from the bites of in
sectS. This is likely true to certain
extent; but we go step further and
claim that fleas, mosquitoes, ticks, lice
or flies may be the agency through
which the disease germ is inOculated
into the fowls, as is the case of the dis
semination of yellow fever, malaria,
Texas fever, anthrax and probably
other diseases of man and animals.
''SOre-head" or warts" is caused by
parasitic fungus belonging to the
group known under the name bias
tOmycetes. The most favorable con-
ditions for an outbreak of this disease
are OVer-crOwded poultry houses in
which excrement is allowed to accu-
mulate, dampness caused by leaky
roofs, bad drainage and wet seasons;
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Matched late. Hence, an important
phase in its prevention is cleanliness
and perfection in the poultry house.
Excrement should be removed fire.
quently and the floor sprinkled Wal
lime. Leaky roofs should be repaired
| Frequent publication of the interior
by Whitewashing is advisable. Old
nests should be removed and burned
| The shelves and feeding trOughs also
should be regarded with suspicion and
drenChed with scalding hot water. The
affected fowls should no longer stay
witt the well ones, but should be con-
| fined, fed we'll and treated medicin-
ally.
Treatment consists in the use o.
germicidal Ointments or solutions ap-
piled directly to the warts. There is
a long list of such agents to choose
from, and any one of the following
should be effective: CarbOlic salve;
glycerite of carbolic acid; sulphate Of
copper in per cent. solution; spirits
of turpentine; tincture of iodine ap-
piled with a camels hair brush, so as
not to get the iodine into the eyes OF
nOstTils. CreOlin may also be used. II
employing this remedy, it is necessary
to slice OFF the end of the wart, anC
touch it with drop of the remedy
daily for several days. Mr.. Jefferies
of the Horticultural Department
claims to have used the petroleum pro-
duet, axle grease, with good results in
mild cases.
| CHAS. +. DAWSON, M. D., d. V. S.,
Experiment Station. Lake City.