The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-09-05

worm ls about ono ~ -four inches
boz length and generally found in me
digestive system The most com.
mon place f0r the round worm h ln
ih0 mall .nirstlnos Many diitet-
enf Treatments are recommended
The worm ns rule is easily expell.
I'd from the digestive system IhiA
cannot be- said about The tape worm
The following treatment la recon-
monded by the Agricultural Expert
mont Station Of California For 100
birds steep one pound " finely
chopped tobacco stems for two hours
in water enough 90 cover them Nix
the stems and liquid with one hali
the usual amount Of ground feed
The day previous withhold all iced,
giving nothing but water and MIX
10 drink After the birds have been
starved FOR 20 hours, feed the medl-
Gated mash and two hours after i
Is cleaned up. give them one-fourth
Of the usual ration Of ground feed
mixed with water IN which EPSON
salts has been dissolved az the rate
Of / ounces for each 100 birds.
The treatment should be repeated
I 10 days later.
To prevent new infestation Of
worms. il is best b. move the poul-
try houses and yards onto uncon-
taminated ground. II this is lmposs-
sihle. clean the houses and yards
/ thoroughly and remove the fertilizer
20 a place unfrequented by the
/ fowls The round worm eggs some
times are hard 10 destroy. Keep
/ the houses and Yards clean and dry.
| Use plenty 81 lime on the yards
The round worms are cylindrical
in shape. tapering slightly towards
/ the head They are white 10 pink
/ ish white In color They multiply
by producing eggs which pass out
with the droppings, and then may
come in contact with food and thus
reInfest other birds when the food
| rs eaten.
Other treatment recommended 4
ten grains Of areca nut mixed with
horts and water. Make the mixture
about the consistency Of batter. The
above treatment is for one fowl.
/ Enough Of this may be prepared 70
/ treat the entire flock
Individual treatment may be
/ given by dosing each bird with tur-
/ nentine and olive oil Give each
bird teaspoonful % olive oil and
/ turpentine separately
The Tape Worm
/ The tape worm H. a fiat seq
/ mented worm sometimes many inch
es long. They are more serious
/ than tho round worm. They lay
many eggs which are passed OF m
4 the dropuings and the infestation Is
thus spread The tape worm lives
on the nourishmeut in the digestive
system and when found IN large
numbers. they cause the fowl % die
from lack 81 nourishment
For individual treatment, we rec
ommend fasting the birds for -
hours and give teaspoonful Of tur-
! pentine and a teaspoonful of EPSON
salts. Some people also use the
same treatment recommended for
the round worms.
The Bureau Of Animal Industry
recommends dosing each bird with
a teaspounful Of castor oil 70 which
has been added ten 20 twenty drops
Of oil cheropodium american worm
seed OLD according to the weight Of
the bird The medicine should be
given after fast and repeated IN
10 days.
Another treatment is TO give each
fowl a one grain dose Of santonine.
combined with seven grains Of areca-
nut.
Cape Worms
Gapes in chickens Is a trouble
caused by the cape worms infesting
the internal sides Of the windpipe
causing the fowl 20 frequently be-
~asning for breath. Some times the
worms increase in such numbers as
to sufocate the chicks Il Is most
common IN small chicks. The game