Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-21
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From now until the first of NoVem-
her is the time that we will be trou-
bled with the dread disease, ~sorehead'
one thing that possibly discourases
more people in the south from raising
chickens and when it appears gives
one about as much trouble as anything
7 know of. 1t can so easily be pre-
vented if precautions are used. VI ali
the things the United States govern
raent should take up N
go to the bottom of it IS this dreaded
sorehead. 1t is just as important lot
the poultry industry as TICK eraolca-
+ion or hog cholera preventive is worth
To the live stock Industry. mere
could. I believe, some method De nao
ny which this disease could De prevent
ed by incubation, and n L
believe it will be done. 1t is given up
Nv most authorities that the cause OF
sorehed is the thicking OF h oleeo
during changeable weather IN early
fall or late summer and is a blood DIS
ease similar to measles or smallpox.
We know that when a chicken once
has If they never have 1t again. ana
if breaks out similar to smallpox.
The best and surest way to prevent
7his trouble is to begin IN June anu
give on Tuesday of each week one
TABLESPOONFUL of Epson salts TO ever!
ten to fifteen chickens Crying slze).
This should be dissolved in warm wa
ter and mixed in soft feed to be sure
that the chickens get it. They DO not
like TO drink water with salts in 1t or
Sat drv feed with it in it. Therefore
they should be hungry and 1t snoulo
he fed in wet mash. On Friday OF
each week the same amount or sui
thur should be given in soft feed, Out
curing wet weather or damp speels q
sulnhur should be omitted and q
salts substituted. A person shoulo
Use Judgment in this respect n II
TOO much salts is given to- physlc the
chickens too freely it should De re-
duced. the main object being to Keep
the blood purified and thoroughly
cleansed from June until
Through this method the system Is
kent pure and impurities will pass out
with the excretion and unless this is
done the chickens will have high feVer
and if thew did not break out IN sores
over the head the fever Wou XIII
them. If it should happen to appear
in vour flock YOU should get to work
7Ycmediatelv and physic them every
other dav until their blood is purlned.
Got ono mint of raw Hnseed oil and
add n # one ounce of pure carbollc
acid, start with the we'll cnlckehs ano
battle the heads of every chicken tne
we'll ones and those that nave Tue II-
ease. If this is done in time usuaAs
two applications will. cure II, Dut rs
far better to avoid it rather tn0n n"'0
to doctor every chicken.
Sorehead almost always leaves 49, -.
.-en with a cold, which VIII 90 4 NJ
al unless checked In ume. ~
using permanganate OF potash Ii -
drinking water, or ConKey 49,
Cure or aLy of the other pefH Ns11
that can be had conveniently II -
prevent the spreading OF the : III
in your flock of fowls. Diseases u 20
kinds are usually carried tnrousn ~
drinking water more easily n@n
any other way. Therefore II snouu
be kept pure. When a SICK cnH
drinks out of a vessel, more OF less y
of the water falls in the vesset, anu ~
will become contaminated. 40
why it is a good idea to use antlsep1.oo
in the drinking water any us
eaes appears appears and n snoun
be fed better than eve plenty soualu'
wholesome grain as it will help
strengthen the system more than sou
feed or any other kind. Good feeol1s
and sufficient nourishment Will 40
more to throw off disease N neap
cure sick chickens than all the meal
cine tn : can be given. If this treat
Tent ii. carried out you will no llKely
have much trouble with ~sorehead, n
it should not be neglected but thor
oughly looked after every season. Inc
loss from this one runs INTO
thousands of dollars all over the SOUTH
and could be avoided if these precau-
tons are used.-Lor:ng Brown n AT
lanta Journal.