Show co y BLACKHEAD CAN BE B E controlled disease Is caused by animal germ in young fowls blackhead of turkeys 18 19 ono one of the most dreaded diseases of this class of poultry but destructive ns aa it Is the trouble may be controlled we find that blackhead Is caused by an an animal germ says dr B P kaupp lead head of the poultry department at state col college flege it generally attacks young turkeys from five to seven weeks of age afie on up until they mature to tell definitely whether a bird has lias blackhead one lias has but to open a dead bird lind and it blackhead Is present the liver will appear to be spotted it if the liver be exit cut through these spots of dead tissue will be lound scattered throughout to prevent future spread of the trouble the eggs for hatching should be soaked for ten minutes in a I 1 to solution of of mercur yand hatched in an incubator or by it a turkey burkt y lien away from chickens where blackhead Is not on the premises these precautions are not necessary A drug called phenol may also be used always give the birds till nil the buttermilk or soured skim milk that eliat they will drink this tones up the gent gentral general ral health conditions 11 to learn more of the real nature of this disease doctor caupp will begin field studies with turkeys in the four mountain count counties les of ashe madison jackson and avery these four counties have many turkeys and the owners have surf suffered ered losses in the past by reason of the blackhead trouble doctor kaupp states that all the experimental work will be conducted under actual farm conditions and he hopes to find definite and practical control or preventative methods which may be used sed by all farmers turkey growing offers good profits especially to the grower who Is prepared to put first class birds on the market at thanksgiving and christmas there are many successful turkey farmers in various part north carolina an and if it Is possible to find a practical control for blackhead the industry should easily become more profitable |