News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-03-22
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Making ak Money
On the Farm
XIII. Poultry Parasites
!. and Diseases
BY G. v. GREGORY.
Author of ''tiOme Course In Modern
"a Agriculture a
Copyright, 1909. by American Press
' ann Association ''..
Copyright, 1909. by American Press
H '@@U' Association '',.

TWN HE most discouraging thing
+ about the poultry business is
a.. the great number of parasites
and ailments which affect the
flock. Unless special precautions are
taken the fowls are continually dying
from one cause or another, and, the
profits shrink correspondingly.a Most
of these troubles are easily prevent
able If little care is taken. One Of
the most important considerations is
cleanliness. The house should be
cleaned out frequently and sprinkled
with quicklime or some disinfectant.
Lime scattered about the yards also
helps. The coops and smaller build
ngs should be moved from place to
place frequently. Whitewash should
De used literally everywhere. One Of
the best kinds of whitewash is made
according to what is known as the
government formula, as follows:
Slack half bushel of lime in boil
ing water. Strain and add a peck of
salt that has been dissolved in warm
water, three pounds of ground rice
boiled to thin paste, one-half pound
powdered Spanish whiting, one pound
of glue dissolved in warm water. Mix
these we'll and then let the mixture
stand for several days. Heat before
using and apply hot. ..p
Importance CT Pure Water.
One important means of keeping
fowls healthy and one that is often
neglected is giving them a constant
supply of pure. water. Because fowls
do not require water in as large guam
titles as other animals it is often
thought that they can get along with
out any except what they get in pud
dies in the barnyard They will drink
Sllth water if they cam get no other
but it is just as bad for their health
as it would DE for yours. This is al
matter which is too often yQverllooked,
and poultry raising for profit becomes
on that account.
Water put out in open trougis soon
becomes warm and dirty, and if there
should happen to be Il contagious dis
ease in the flock it will be rapidly
spread through the water. A common
hog waterer attached to barrel on
he shady side of the poultry house is
one of the best ways of supplying wa
ter, If filled once week or so no
further attention is needed. 4 jug
II large bottle of water inverted over
a shallow pan in such manner that
the opening is just covered by the
water in the pan makes good drink
ing, fountain. The water will run
Town into the pan as fast as it is used.
There are several types of metal foun-
-ains on the market which work on
his same principle. Most of them are
heap and satisfactory.
A considerable factor in causing dis
ease among fowls is improper feeding.
)verfeeding and feeding too much soft
God are the causes of a large percentage
If the deaths among young chicks.
IN older fowls the corn ration that is
50 often the sole food is frequently
he cause of digestive and other trou-
lles. A variety of foods judiciously
ed will do much to keep the fowls
healthy.
Another cause of disease in unhealthy |
Low, damp poultry
ards, where the water stands in pud-
lies for days after each rain, are pro
iftc sources of poultry troubles. Have /
he poultry house high and dry. If |
Try yard cannot be obtained in any |
ther way grade it up little and cover
with gravel.
Strong Vitality Necessary.
Many of the diseases to which poul-
ry is subject are due to inherited
Experiments have proved
hat vitality and vigor are readily
from parent to offspring.
n an experiment at the Cornell sta
ion two pens of fowls were selected.
me had especially strong vitality, and