The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
E,EaElsEI AIR FOR HENS.

nan pertinently discusses the fresh
ssir Rt0biem as follows:
Did yoa ever consider the physio-
loganM reasons for the necessity Of
ffash air for poultry? 1t is doubt
tul II five out Of so persons really
understand the matter
In the first place; fowls never
sweat-they have no sweat glands. A
fowls natural temperature is much
higher than that of human beings
in fact. it is above fever heat. That
Is the reason that draft does such
mischief We might almost say it
signs d chickens death warrant.
Perhaps that is. putting it little too
strong, but it Is not far from the
truth anyway. Somebody has said
that % fowls body is a regular little
engine: the heart beats like a trip
hammer and pumps blood like a fire
engine. The chicken has nine extra
air sacs to help force oxygen to the
lungs, and therefore. it needs many
times more oxygen, in comparison
with It's size. than does the horse.
What does this mean? How does
u apply to the fresh air question?
Simply this: Fowls need more air
than ordinary stock for two reasons;
they consume more oxygen. and all
moisture must be given of by the
breath. Breath moisture Is very
warm and condenses SO quickly that
one must ventilate to the limit to
carry 1t of instead of letting 1t form
a hoar tfrostson the inside walls of
the poultry house. If ventilation is
lacking trouble Is due any moment
among the flock. Houses with open
front or houses with these fronts Gov
cred with burlap or oiled muslin in
stead CT glass are successful because
they are thus provided with ventila-
ton; but houses with cracks and
knot-hoies are death traps, because
OF resulting drafts, which are fatal.
II you open your bedroom windows
wide you wake up in the morning
feeling like fighting cock. You
have had ventilation. Open your
windows an inch and morning wiz
md you feeling like 80 cents badly
spent. You have had draft and
YOU sniffle and sneeze like an old
plug with the heaves A draft Is a.
thin stream of cold air, sneaking In
through a warmer body of air without
mixing. Ventilation is a body of arr.
that, however cold, comes In bunch
and has volume enough to regulate
IT'S own temperature. Drafts are ia,
tai to health in your flock, and health
means profit. Maine Farmer.
AFFLICTED WITH WORMS.
For the past two years I have had
poor success with my chickens. Il
matters not how much pains / take
in feeding and caring for them, by
close observation / notice they are
very wormy I have dressed mum.
Der Of chickens and in one side of
the gizzard, after the lining is taken
out, find sore with a. number OF
tine worms ranging from one-half to
two and one-half inches long. with
their. heads fastened in that sore.. Out
q quite number have killed there
was only ! chick with healthy glz-
card. notice also that they often
pass worms. three and four inches
long. ! have also noticed some tape
worms. MY hens often get crippled
In one leg. as IL they had a broken
thigh; they hop around for some
weeks. and finally die. seemingly
with cholera. If any. one has had
experience along this line and can
Eive me remedy would be glad
"a hear from them. have fed poul-
try powder and used many other
remedies which have failed
Mrs. c. w.
Answer: Your birds are evidently
with "roundworms" and
tapeworms. The "roundworms, :,
while quite common, seldom do much
harm. unless present in large mum
bers. Where they are sufficiently
Numerous to produce "stoppage'' Of
che bowels. and diarrhea, they de-
stfoy a large number of birds in
AAOrt Time. Treatment--Evefy 9TH
81 morning give two-grain pill OF
santonine. followed by a half tea
spoonful of castoroil Remove each
and every fowl affected TO some iso-
lated place. that the well birds will
mot pick up the worms that pass from
the sick fowls Since your fowls
see INTO be affected with both round
worms" and "tapeworms" It will be
necessary to treat your general mock
for this trouble, by giving FIVE drops
~ roil maleferh" In teaspoonful Of
sweet oil to each fowl. Give this
eerly IN the morning. and about two
hours thereafter give them mash
feed adding spoonful of castor oil
for each bird. FONT be afraid that
they will get too much oil, the OH,
VIII be a great benefit to the BIRDS
J.. @. G.. In the Indiana Farmer. "a.
POULTRY PROSPECTS.