Show P poultry 0 J BLACKHEAD BATTLE WON BY prevention treatment necessary while birds are young by L B E clina extension service arvice rv ice university v of novada service lc blackhead lack head dread disease of 0 turkeys can ba prevented by holiday bird growers but its cure Is very difficult and not practical proven kevvn tive measures are very successful if intelligent li and persistently car ried out whon the birds are young and tile the cost Is 13 negligible now la Is the time to take them sanitary inea measures are arc essential for control suit cannot be depended upon antl arely so the next precaution Is to render harmless so far as possible any infection taken irto irio the young tuma hody practical prevention of blackhead lies in beeping the turkey flock free of worms which act as intermediate hosts and this can be done pulverized tobacco in a simple and inexpensive way when the boung birds are three to four weeks old add two pounds of 0 pov pondered derea tobacco to each pounds of starting mash feeding the tobacco mixture exclusively except for the usual supply of green food water mid milk the tobacco mixture Is given for two full days followed on the morning of the third day by a physic of on one pound i aund of epsom salts to each five gallons of water or milk the birds should be forced to drink salts solution for about two hours this eliminates the blackhead organisms and the worms once a month until the turkeys are at least four months old the treat treatment should be repeated while being purged and for the day fol the birds should be kert kept warm to prevent colds and piling up immediately after each treatment the pens and houses should be thoroughly cleaned only 0 aly fresh tobacco of a guaranteed nicotine content of aa per gene cent and kept in sealed containers should be used eggs in water glass Is 13 good plan for storage eggs are best stored in earthenware alq re vessels in the cellar or other cool place for this purpose says wallaces farmer thoroughly clean niia say a five gallon crock mix one halt half gallon of water glass with four and one half gallons ot of water that has been boiled and allowed to cool to room temperature and pour it into the crock into this solution place clean strictly resh fresh infertile eggs from day to day as they are gathered keep on adding eggs to within two inches of the top ot of the liquid dirty ggs eggs should never be stored in tills this way nor should any attempt be made if dirty to clean them washing an egg removes the natural protective covering which prevents sp spoiling also watch every egg eg put pit away to see that the shell contains no cracks whatever this Is lery ery important eggs may be stored in this manner and be kept until november or december when removed and they are tobe to be boiled a small hole should be made with a pin in one end of th begg to prevent the shell from cracking in the cooking process fresh water important few people realize the importance of 0 fresh water for the growing I 1 ng stock water helps the chick to control cottrol Us its body temperature it is also necessary for the proper dl and assimilation ot of food la in spite of the fact that it Is the cheapest of feeds yet all too frequently it Is neglected that the water be fresh Is also important clean water Is less apt to be the carrier of disease germs and if supplied there ts is less dang danger of disease and digestive dig osor disorders POULTRY HELPS Abili rear a thrifty flock of ch chickens lekens Is the best test of a successful it if high quality Is to be maintained eggs should be gathered frequently ly kept dry and stored to in a cool place medicated petroleum jolly for poultry Is made by adding a teaspoonful of crude carbolic acid to two ot of it ml mis well before applying and use for wounds it Is unsafe to hold back pullets by limiting teed feed when production starts it seems wiser to feed such birds liberally so they can maintain weight while laying Flock records show that the varly early hatched chicks return more money to a farmer than chicks hatched later in the year for they begin to lay eggs when prices are higher 0 0 liens hens may live nod and lay some eggs even when kept in a poorly constructed ted house but a flock kept in a good house and given proper care la is much aluch more likely to be profitable |