Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-21
B. B. McGinty. River View. Ala.

b. b. McGdnty. River lew, Ala-
MY poultry houses are thickly
covered by a small black insect
about the size of a mustard seed.
They are round the same as a seed.
They are on every coop, stick,
stone and article in mya Yard. Please
write me soon what insect IT is and
If it will do any harm to my poul-
try and pigeons. I have powdered
disinfectant and a barrel of C-N dip.
VIII this destroy them2 Ihave just
purchased a setting of Indian Run
ner duck eggs and want to know
If they will do as well as If set two
months ago have a pigeon hen
that 1 purchased in March that has
never laid yet. She was mated all
right and the cock drove her and
they have built three or four nests
and she has even set on, the nest for
ten days the same as is she had
eggs. What do you suppose is the
matter? My pigeons are extra Ply
mouth Rock HoIners The COM
pany has replaced the hen. but
they did not know why she did
not lay. Wish to say, ftaht 1 read
your daily articles and am being
guided by them and following in
structions and am having splendid
. luck, having lost only three chicks
this year. / have some two weeks
old, four months old and on up.
l heartily agree with you on rails
ing fine fowls and pricing them.
have Just started out In the chick
en- business--started in last Janu-
airy. Have common chickens; Brown
Leghorns and Barred Rocks. have
none good enough to enter in
show, but expect to have some
strong contenders next year.
/, would like to get some Of your
stock.
ANSWER.
The insects referred to. evidently
are mites. They viii infest the en-
tire place before you know it some
times. A strong solution of one of the
disinfectants advocated in The Jour-
nal applied every four or five
DAYS will kill every one that
it comes in contact with Your
place should be thoroughly white
washed with a good spray pump,
and the house all sprayed out thor
oughly, as this spray will get into
cracks and crevices that brush
would never touch. AS you have
mites at this time of year, you
will have to fight diligently to rid
your place of them. Get five gal
Ions of thin tar and paint the roofs
and around. the sides OF the houses.
1t win kill all that crawl over ii.
he an
best way to absolutely get rid Of
mites on any place VIII come near
err doing it than anything know
Of. or course, 1t is important also,
that you spray thoroughly with the
Disinfectant as you can put this
with q spray in places where you
could not get the tar The Indian
Runner duck eggs will hatch just
about as we'll set now as If they
were set earlier. You can raise
them the year around. They seem
to thrive better in the summer than
in the cold months of winter. The
pigeon you refer to. has most like
Nv become barren This is occa-
sionally the case with pigeons. As
rule they are not worth keep
ing and seldom ever lay after they
once become barren. VIII be glad
to have you show some of your
birds this fall, as you could set
& business by showing that you could
not get otherwise. If I can be OF
further service to you. do not hesi-
tate to call on me.
Mrs. J. L. Campbell, So Elizabeth
street, Atlanta, Ga.
Early in the spring | bought trio
Of Barred Plymouth Rocks-utility
stock They are very satisfactory and
have been great pleasure to me and
I now have yard of beautiful Barred
Rocks. 1 wish to keep the best, of
course, and would like to have you