Show Poultry Disease Easy to Control Of Much Importance to Prevent Prevent Prevent Pre Pre- vent at Start of Season which is caused by hy a n protozoan parasite which Infests the Intestinal walls can cnn be controlled In Ina Ina ina a measure b by raising chicks on clean grounds The organism can enn live Inthe in inthe inthe the soil soli for some time unless this soil Is tilled and kept free from poultry in alternating years eHrs at ut least nn and ami for this reason renson chicks should be raised on ground round that has hns not been heen frequented by chicks or old older r girds birds the year pre pre- Ious Since treatment for this disease disease dis dis- ease ense Is rather difficult It I Is far more Important to prevent It at the start of ot the chick brooding season than to attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to cure it later luter In the summer or early fall Thorough scrubbing of the brooding equipment and brooder house rouse along with the other steps In n the fresh ground method of ot brooding chicks will also prove valuable aids In controlling the spread of ot bacillary white diarrhea among the chicks Keeping the chicks in a darkened box bot the first three days of their lives and feeding all nil of ot the sour milk or buttermilk that they care to drink are two other steps that go hand In hand with fresh ground round methods meth meth- methods In preventing preventing- an epidemic of ot this disease In Iii the chick flock Other Diseases Succumb Fowl cholera and fowl t typhoid phol are arc two other diseases that succumb quickly quick quick- ly In the face of a fresh ground brooding broodIng brooding brood- brood Ing program The former disease usually usually ally causes rather su 1 sudden en death and is practically Incurable le as is the latter As in the case of ot other t dl diseases prevention pre pree is to be recommended In preference preference to cure Clean grounds for the chicks will prevent them from comin coming In contact with older birds and with infected houses and yards where they would undoubtedly l be e able to pick up the cholera or typhoid germs In their feed and und drinking water ater Tuberculosis is another dl disease ease that can cnn be controlled very effectively ely by bj raising all nil chicks on fresh ground Baby chicks cannot inherit this disease disease disease dis dis- ease contrary to the opinion of ot a number number number num num- ber of or poultry breeders reeders who feel that the disease is transmitted from parents parents par par- to Since this Is time tnie birds under a n year of age seldom die of tuberculosis or show any serious effects of the disease Because of this the fresh ground program fits into the production scheme very ery nicely and at atthe atthe atthe the same time enables the flock owner to tog g get t rid of the tuberculosis losses in his flock Thorough Cleaning In starting a fresh ground ro chick raising raisIng raising rais rais- ing program this spring plans should he be made to extend th the program over a n 1 1 1 9 f ti 1 n. n te 1 A u our period l' l o 11 l. me as U U. l other step that Is essential to success with the plan I Is the thorough cleaning of f the brooder house and all aU broo brooding ing equipment Scrubbing with a boiling concentrated solution t of ot hl test high test h-test lye water is a n very good method of destroying destroying de- de worm eggs and an disease germs Boiling water Is practically the only agent that will destroy the worms after after aft aft- I er the they are hatched The lye Ic in do the solution aids in removing the eggs and dirt Tills This scrubbing solution should be applied not only to the brooder house but hut also to the drinking fountains fe feeders hovers rovers and all aU other equip equip- ment A thorough scrubbing of part of the brooder equipment will be e of little value if another part is left cond contaminated con con- with worm eg eggs s and disease I germs to Inhabit the chicks from the I time the they are placed In the brooder through their entire growing period Thoroughness Is essential to success with the plan pIau |