Show hoop 1 I 1 notice in the stockman and I a query in regard to the cause ot of rou roup and the way to cure tho disease etc I 1 writes W 13 perkins to national stockman and farmer the writer has been actively connected with tho the poultry business tor for more than a decade and he unhesitatingly says tho the best way ta 1 cure roup Is to keep clear of 0 the toul foul disorder that is prevention is practically the only satisfactory remedy it is well enough to talk about making cures but most of the so called cures beave the birds all broken up constitutionally tio nally and practically worthless when I 1 first began to keep fowls rou roup p was a terrible trouble to me but lately we do not have to worry much about the disorder and this I 1 think is the experience ot of the majority of poultry keepers cee pers A beginner Is almo to get a good taste of roup the first fall and winter in which he practices poultry culture it is so easy to neglect closing doors and windows and setting broken panes of glass which if not done means drafts ot of air upon the birds while at roost one of 0 the most prolific sources ot of roup in existence foul air is almost as bad as a draft have effective ventilation but do not allow the air to blow upon the roosts boosts feed wisely and be vigilant and thereby avoid roup |