Show Recent and Serio Serious s I Disease of Poultry Respiratory Ailment Diagnosed Diagnosed Diagnosed nosed as Fowl vl Diphtheria A serious respiratory disease of ot poultry which hi h has hns swept over the United States during the last three months has line been tentatively diagnosed as fowl diphtheria by scientists at the Kansas Agricultural college P Post Postmortem Postmortem st mortem ex examination sh showed shoed wed that most poultry so afflicted was badly Infested with worms Treatment with tobacco dust for round worms and turpentine and olIve oil for tape worms Is recommended Strict sanitation and plowing up all poultry yards help In preventing the spread o of Hils this pest The tobacco dust treatment for round worms when Infestation Is severe sovera severe se so- vere vera Is made by boiling one po pound nd of ot tobacco dust In water for two hours and and then mixing with three quarts of ot mash This Is sufficient for birds Follow in a few hours with epsom salts at the rate of at one pound mixed In three quarts of mash mush for each cacti fowls D. D J. J Ta Taylor lor poultry specialist special special- at the Kansas Agricultural college states that any flock will be benefited at this time of year by feeding 2 per percent percent percent cent of tobacco dust In the mash for four weeks For tapeworms the lye treatment Is recommended Cook Coole one gallon of ot whole grain for each 15 13 birds Cover It with water to which has tins been added a small tablespoonful of concentrated I lye e After a hour 15 fast feed this thia mixture to the fowls and provide plenty plen plen- ty of water The treatment may be repeated repeat d In 24 hours bours if thought necea- necea sary |