The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
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HE. STOCEBRIDGE, PHI. D., Editor.
sUMMER1NG THE CHICKS

SU NM Eh1NS NAiANhN'''
In our climate the question of car J
rying the chickens through the sum :
mer is almost rs vital II problem as
that which confronts the mother OF !
children in getting them safely :
the dreaded second sum-
mer.' :
True, large part of the tlockss (
reach frying size, and the chlel emo
of southern chickens, before MD ,
summer, and thus eliminate a part :
of the seriousness of the problem
There must, however, be fried chick
en- later in the season. There must :
also be eggs and breeders next year
that the succession of fried chicken,
and chickens, hens and hen-trult
may be perpetuated. Many chick
ems, therefore, must pass through the
summer. During this season they
are subject to such variety OF Vlcis-
situdes, pests and diseases that the
season is dreaded by all poultry
keepers. and surmOnting its dlflcul-
ties is the most dreaded and serious
problem confronting them.
TO the treatment Of few OF these
difficulties | propose to devote lew
words of suggestion gathered from
the best available successful expert
enCe.
"Sore-head.n This disease is so
common as to require no Description
| IT prevails in most warm climates,
and is not confined to chickens alone,
but attacks all poulty. The common
suODOsitions rs to the cause OF Ihe
trouble are all erroneous. Insects
do not cause the disease. Eating
water melons does not produce the
trouble Both these factors, now
ever, may be important AIDS 10 Che
spreading of the disease. 1t is true
Contagious disease due to the deYel-
oument of q specific germ. rms
perm nav be carried by insects, ana
Several chickens eating water melons
together may catch the disease II
one of the number is infected. the
disease, moreover, is a hot weather
product, and naturally exists chiefly
when insects and water-mGlons are
most abundant.
E The conditions favorable to the de-
yelOpment of the germ, and hence to
the increase of the disease, are hot
weather, moist climate and filth or
unsapitary condition of surround
? ings. The first precautions against
: the disease, therefore, are to Keep
g fine wards clean. Fowls rOOstlng III
T. houses should be given tight roofs,
manure should not be allowed to &C
, emulate, and the insides Of the
u houses should be whitewashed, OF
y sprayed with limo-water. All drink.
J. inc troughs and feeding boxes shoulC
s ne scalded with boiling water at IRE
,. uuent intervals. These precautions
|. reduce the probability of infection t.
d the lowest
10 When the presence of the diseas'
- is detected, every infected low
, should be isolated as soon as dis
n covered. The sick birds must b
a. kept separate from the well ones. l
t: any real progress in prevention OF
ID general outbreak is hoped for. I'M
a nrecaution rigidly followed, and tn
f. cure of the diseased fowls is not
70 difficult matter.
=, No general measures, however, ar
Is sufficient. Each individual Dir
he must be treated to thorough disin
ne lection. The diseased parts of tn
C, head must be thoroughly wAshe
H. with something which will kill tn
germs. There are several such ma
ferials. Common carbolic is goot
a two per cent. solution of sulphat
of conner is excellent AS Il rul
VI several applications are necessar,
Ell Because of this fact, and the dill
Is Guilty of making individual applied
IL tiOns I have used, and recommen'
H. the strongest surgical germlcld
nv The surgical solution of COrrOslN
or sublimate, that is corrosive subj
~, mate in 1000 parts of water. With
Gu hit of sponge or soft cloth it is II
lie difficult to wash the infected part
nj each bird, once; and once is sutficlel
tOt nxcept in the more severe cases.
NJ have never seen a case which two
It. three such applications would n
mo cure. 1t must be remembered tn
this material is one of the most dea
-. lv poisons. 1t must be used al
~ kept with care. None may be
at- lowed in the throats of the sick fow
his though do not hesitate to wash t
inside of the mouth when infecte
ed, The material and strength recon
of meuded are used regularly by eve
surgeon in disinfecting his instr
hts ments, hands and utensils before q
erations, and wounds are constanst
I'D bathed with it.
''JlgVtIS. w y CbIl hliO" Wv
nests without further descriptiC
Grease is their death. Sulpher
, their bane. Combine the latter wi
VI the former and we have the be
age and sure remedy. Amy grease W
OF do, but prefer vasaline. MIX HI
cal, and half with common powder
yer, sulphur, and rub on the inject
md places till the pests disappear, viii
no. will usually be III short order.
mites" or chicken lice. Give
fowls chance and they Will prot
themselves, or rid themselves
these pests. busting is the remet
OBJ Provide plenty of opportunity
in busting and mites will cease to
ers. Troublesome. Dry ashes make
9TH best dust bath. Boxes OF this ,
,+c WAYS available material kept d
no. under cover, will give the desired
wv. wv, lief. Dry soil, with about one gu
icol ter its weight of air Stacked Ii
makes II good dust. A quick RENE
for bad cases is to dust the teath
well with sulphur, being sure Il
1me the material is thoroughly SIT
any down to the skin. White-wash
ess! of the houses is protection agai
I the breeding of these pests.
lila. Cholera is one of the diseases IN
dreaded by the owners of large tlot
of young fowls. 1t is particularly
be dreaded in wet weather, whicl
followed by taking cold. Keep
you chicks dry, is the first suggest
less then if they show symptoms OF 81
red ness, and begin to droop, treat ei
Their chick to doses of two to ten drops
chamberlain Cholera Cure.
have often in this way saved bI
nearly dead. l could give the sey
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