St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-03
0UTHI ENI AGRICULTURAL.


1would like the readers Of the Cklsi-
Gator to know how I succeeded In get
ting rid Of that dreadful foe to South
ern poultry-mites, which had been q
terror to me for years. / am . firm
believer in Whfte-wash and cleanliness.
buttheos sloas will mot keep Of mites.
Neither will these old -stchestnuts."
sulf NM. eaFbclic ARID ana tobacco
avail aUtline.s The remedy is quite
simple, and the only agents required
are energy. perseverance and boiling
water. II is necessary to bsgin carly.
Before the mites have commenced to
hat1of Out tAeir millions of toFmentA
l commenced sfR January. and one day
In every week thoroughly cleaned
the fowl house, taking out the
old straw In the snest-boxes and
burning 1t. scalding with boil
ing water the sides OF the house,
roeGting poles and ~nest-bOxes. which
mus be separate to reach the vermin
with hot wnter. After placing nice
clean hay In the nests. II there are
setting hens, their eggs are wiped Oh
with cloth sdpPed In warm water.
taking care to put them in a nest-box
occupying the exact place In the house
they did before. Ny setting hens en-
Joy the fresh. clean nests given them
once q Week. With the assistance Of
. 6naaf boy can in one hour clean my
fowl house in this way, and to poultry
raiseRs who think, this too much
tro6h ! will say that 1t Is just -
easy, cleanar. cheaper and moro
effectual than kerosene. For two years
/ have. hsen free from these pests.
and have hens setting every month
In The year. raise . great many
chickens. besides nice flocks Of turkeys.
guineas and peafowls. The only foes
I have to contend with are the two
pirates. hawks and ''cuffee," and /
often wish that it were possible to
reach them with the same element
boiling water. In April received a
clutch Of fine eggs, and having no
bruOdy hen, vented one Of negro
woman. For fear OF vermin l placed
hP ms seduded spot some distance
frS6 ~ 3owlshouse. She took the
not 10 nicely that did not 60 near
hi I'M next cleaning day, when
I bccvered that she was literally
dokfl wtfh mites. ] put her hem
ship IA Z coop TIN I could scald
hex quarters. then conveyed her to
the nearess aust and ssaah pile that had
ben under.n blazing sun all day and
M pSetty warm. After throwing thia
hss me dnss dmong her feathers, /
bgf1ed het body in it. repeated this
s0gal times. shaking the dust out of
III eeaNkea after each performance,
t11once1 her on . clean nest. In
seW Uays4 weIk back and examined
her and could not discover single
mite, but to make sure l repeated the
experiMank Il had no more trouble
with her. After So had hatched q
nice brood Of chickens. examined her
nest carefully. but could not discover q
mite. A few weeks ago q friend
of nine. -e6hOs had been greatly
troubled with mites. tried this ON her
small flock. After. eooping her entire
flock - thoroughly scalded their
premis.s and gave each one good
dust baSA In aweek she repeated II.
and shoRys that the vermin vanished
like mak3c. Sseess. try this plan and
you wW be blessed with healthful
fowls. Some Of the brothers viii read
this simple remedy with scorn and 60
on with MASCULINE stupidity TO- use
tobacco stems. sulphur and such stuff
in the nests to prevent vermin. One
Of ta dseAreA openly and above
boasA III lot. water would not lxill
mites. Nilhbsn, brother! Try it
right and It will kill every whackr-1
Farmers Wife, IN Southern Cultiuator.