Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1918 — PREVENTION IS BEST [ARTICLE]

PREVENTION IS BEST

The treatment of sick birds requires much time and patience and there is always the risk that they may carry the contagion for several months after they are apparently well: Prevention of colds and roup Is, therefore, much more satisfactory and profitable than treatment, say specialists of the United States department of agriculture. The poultry house should be kept free from drafts, and measures should be continually enforced which will exclude contagion of all kinds.