. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 266 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. December 6, S-^m" POULTRY. )f Mr. Barclays 1 The lulluwingf is n, contiriuati(in ot Mr. liarclay .s notes on the cause and treatment of of connnon occurrence among ponltiy. Here lie practical suggestions for the treatment of Rou]). His notes on the cause and treatment of Yaws will appear in the next issue:— KOUP. The greatest trouble, I think, espefially iu moist climates, is rouii, which term covers several different kinds of colds. In bad cases, all the form
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 266 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. December 6, S-^m" POULTRY. )f Mr. Barclays 1 The lulluwingf is n, contiriuati(in ot Mr. liarclay .s notes on the cause and treatment of of connnon occurrence among ponltiy. Here lie practical suggestions for the treatment of Rou]). His notes on the cause and treatment of Yaws will appear in the next issue:— KOUP. The greatest trouble, I think, espefially iu moist climates, is rouii, which term covers several different kinds of colds. In bad cases, all the forms may be iiresent at once. The Krst .symptoms are a .slight watering in the , and the skin above the eyes looks blue. Then there will also be watery stuff ruiuiing from the , and the mouth of the chicken will have a foul .smell Later, if left unattended, the eyes l)ecome tilled with sticky, yellow matter, and closa up altogether. If still neglected, the yellow matter becomes hard, covers the whole of the ej'e- ball, and if left alone it will work outwards and the fowl will ultimately scratch the lump of hard matter out, when the eye will also be found to be gone, that is, if the fowl does not die before it reaches this stage. In the very worst the mouth becomes filled with a yellow growth which lias a very foul smell. This form of cold is called canker, and is very contagious, and when the growth extends down the throat, it is diphtheric roup, the worst of all. In such cases the fowl .should be killed at once and either burned or bin-ied at the root of .some tree, covered with lime, and stones jiiled on the toji, to prevent dogs scratching the body out, If taken in hand at once, it is .seldom that sini|ile roup cannot be checked ; but as it is usually left until the eye becomes closed, it then causes a good deal of trouble to cure. AVheuever a hen or chicken ajijieais with watery matter iu its eyes, ten drops of Jeyes' Huid or some otlier good
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