Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-30
Weekly Bureau of In
formation for All Who
Till the Soil or Are In
ferested in Making Homes
HEALTH IS THE ISSUE
IN AGRICULTURAL REGION
Not Only for Folks. hut Also for Chick
ems and Other Stock. Espc-
chilly Chickens.

ems ana other STOCK. lIspS-
~ CHILLY Chickens.
q According to high authorities Of the
lnttcr-day agricultural colleges. and
. some other instituted departments Of
Virginia and elsewhere. health is the
!. Safety First of the poultry indus
try. Regardless of the variety or
!, breed OF fowls, the all-!mportant factor
is the health of the individuals. one
cannot expect loo per cent efficiency
from fowls that arc only so per cent ef-
fSien, Nothing outs down The
good layers. and make poor breeding
stock. ordinarily there is hut one
hereditary disease that causes great
losses of young ChickS-thc hacillary
form of white diarrhea. However. we
would not consider breeding from inn
mature. undevclopcd stock, or stock OF
low vitality, for the reason that
through Inherited Weaknesses the
chicks health is impaired
III the breeding and rearing OF young
chicks we mas; no; only consider the
present generation, but also the health.
viror aud vitality OF the third and
fourth generations 20 come. Disease
germs are no re>pccters OF individuals.
To say that one breed or varsity Of
fowl is i,rcdiSpo$eI 10 certain diseases
is jus; as ridiculous as saying tina,
those wao happen 10 be sho; III war
fare are prcdiSpoSed 20 bullets Any
and all breeds. IL nos properly ham
died SANITARY methods % housing ana
feeding), sooner or later succumh 10
the ravaEes OF disease. and AZ = con-
siderable loss TO the owner. Thus it
is that an ounce OF prevention is
worth q pound OF cure"
II was customary at one time to
think that the young chicks must have
attacks of the different diseases in
order 10 really grow up. The idea was
al IL II
stand the battle for life It was better
off dead. but modern methods of sani-
tation, the killing of the germs (path-
agenic bacteria) BY the liberal use of
disinfectanis. gave different aspect
to the situation. 1t became far cheaper
to kill the germs than to have the
germs kill tho fowls If fowls are
properly handled there Is no reason
why single bird should be lost during
the entire season.
y partial list Of the so-called germ
diseases which may and can be con-
trolled by proper handling and care is
as follows:
White diarrhea (hacillary form),
roup. canlter. chickenpox, fowl cholera
and allied forms vent glcct, tubercu-
losis bumble foot thlth).
Prevent these diseases from entering
your Hooks by keeping the houses and
yards free from filth and debris. Use
plenty of disinfectant. applying LIBERAL
~ one OF the cheapest and best dis
. infectants is chloride of lime
Besides the germ diseases of poultry
we have the parasitic forms. both ex-
tcrnal and internal BY the term para
sites we mean IAN animal which lives
during the whole or part of its eXis-
tencc on or in the body Of some other
animal, feeding upon it's food blood
or tissues, as lice. tapcworms, etc
- Webster.
External: neas. lice. mites
Internal: round worms. tapeworms
etc.
Roth forms of these parasites. OK.
ternal and Internal. live at the ex-
pensc OF the fowl, and not only rob
the fowl OF its life blood but also are
a const.nt irritation to the individual
This constant irritation, together with
the loss of strength, have a marked
tendency TO weaken the fowl to lower
ITS vitality. which in turn brings about
condition favorable for the entrance
OF disease germs. What happens? Why.
the weakened fowl is not able to fght
OH the disease germs. and if Treatment,
is not administered at once the loss of
the bird follows.
Allow IT 10 be said right here that
the secret OF success in treating sick
birds. or "docturinr" them is to trcat
lnst as soon as the individual is found
|" De OUT of condition. y true poul-
trylnan and f;ncier knows HIS norl
knows every individual, bird ana knows
It's condition at all times He does MOI
nave TO wait until the bird falls over
de"d 20 know that il has been sick
nor does NE cut a birds head of whcn
II shce2"S. but. on tho other hand. he
removes III. on condition" birds 10
c!ean dry. rA?ffly. Tcll-rer tilatcd. sun
shiny puaracrSn scll is 4tol rom INC
rest OF The fioclA This 'a tho frs, step
~ !hc handling and care OF All sick
n,rdi, and Is mos, important one
Furiher treatment does not ronsis, in
administering whole lot of patent
medicine "opc nor following the "ad-
vice OF a uc!ghbor who has never los,
Il cAl'k. The a!I-important thing is To
uSc ZOO" common sense and plenty of il
rms applies not only to the treat
mehi ~ fowls. but In all lines of poul-
Try culture feeding, housing, breeding
care exc Allow all the sunlight Oh
'"'!"b!r I" enter poultry houses, yards
cools ana runs and keep your plant
cream Serious troubles OF all kinds
occur day after day; there's always
something going wrong when fowls are
Ktpt under dirty. filthy, insani,ary con.
ditions. wa
We doubt very much the advisabi,i,y
OF killing every sick bird, csnccioIlv
when the birds are costly ones Dead
pros should be burned to "A crisn ana
not buried. or course. the hatchc, is
recommended In extreme cases h,,
many cases Viii not be extreme ~ INA
propSr methods Of handling and caring
Tor the fowls are used
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Good Horse sense