Show PO 1 OFFICIALLY TESTED CHICKS EGGS BEST Are Warned I to Watch for By Dr Henry Van Roekel Veterinary Department M etts state V U Service In order to Insure the health of ot the poultry flock men are urged to buy hatching eggs and baby chicks this spring only from poul poul- tr whose birds have been officially om- om dally tested and found to be free I from disease County agricultural agricultural agri agri- I cultural agents and the state department department department de de- de- de I of ot agriculture can provide lists of or whose flocks have been officially tested and found free tree from the disease disease also known to as B liB W. W D D. DVIs Is probably probably ably the most serious disease att attacking at at- t tacking bab baby chicks and C causes the I loss ss of ot thousands of ot chicks every year It can cnn be prevented only by starting with hatching eggs from clean stock hatching them under the most sanitary conditions and always keeping the chicks free from contact with wIlh possible sources of ot Infection The In the state whose flocks have been found per cent free from rom disease disease dis dis- ease nse have gone to con considerable expense expense expense ex ex- ex- ex pense and trouble to eliminate the disease from their flocks These flocks may provide stock or hatchIng hatchIng hatching hatch- hatch Ing eggs for replacing diseased flocks Warning arning Is also sounded against buying chicks s from hatcheries which hatch eggs eggs from Infected or untested ed d flocks Chicks from rom free disease-free flocks locks can easily pick up Infection In the i hatchery If It an any Infected Infected Infected In In- chicks are present Claims as ns to freedom from disease diseaSe disease dis dis- ease may not nott be he reliable and for his o own own n protection the should get a n list of or clean flocks and buy his supply of chicks or eggs from one ne of ot them |