Show Fowls With Diphtheria Should ite Be Be Destroyed Phe The e United States Department of Agriculture states that the treatment of fowls affected with diphtheria r requires re requires re- re quires s much time and patience andas andas andas and and- as a rule does not ot pay It If 1 li II b better betterto to kill those affected bury or burn the carcasses disinfect the poultry houses and In that way WRy eradicate the conta contagion contagion con con- ta as ns soon as possible even If It the whole flock must be sacrificed Contagion Is spread by contact with diseased birds They may be Introduced Introduced introduced Intro Intro- by newly purchased stock or stock which has been heen away to shows or may be carried by pigeons or birds |