The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-05-14
To Make Lice Powder:

MIX l pint OF CTuut td oVi' "eiN
with pints OF gasoline: stir in plas-
ter OF paris enough to take up all
the moisture and bring the mixture
to a powder, this will require about
4 or 5 lbs. Of plaster of paris, add
the plaster Of paris rapidly and stir
thoroughly. to prevent the mixture
from hardening. Mix in an open YES
sci, put In alright vessels when
made, such as fuit Jars. Dust under
fun OF feathers. wings and In the
nest.
LIQUID Lice Killer:
Shave i0c cake OF laundry soap
into pint OF soft water. heat or al
low to stand until paste is formed,
then stir In ] N. OF commercial ere
sol cresyllc acid: heat or allow the
soap paste 10 be well dissolved; stir
into one gallon of coal oil Apply on
ltthe roosts. walls. etc, but do not al
GLOW It to get on the hands, as II viii
cause intense smartine.
Another Good Powder:
To | pint OF chlorine. add y pint
gasoline, and pour into the mixture
as much slaked lime as the mixture
will take up; keep in alright yes
sells. dust under fun OF feathers and
In nests.
lchicker Dip:
Add ! gallon crude carbolic acid
20 so gallons water, dip the older
birds first and for the younger birds
dilute 10 a strength of | 20 go gallons.
Or. you can add gallon OF pure
Kreso TO 30 gallons water. All DIP
ping should be done early in the
morning, while the weather is warm.
TO Disinfeet Whitewash
Stake fresh qucklime in water. and
Thin ii To paste with skim-milk;
add or 3 handfus of common salt
TO pailfui Of the wash and stir in
| quart OF coal oil: use il literally
on rocsts and dropping boards. The
lines purihes the air and is also a
great disinfeCtant. This should be
done in springtime and In the fall.
and occasionally through the season
treat the perches with kerosene or
crude oil.
Mite Mixture:
Mix part OF coal tar 10 parts
coal oil and stir well, spray thor
oughly on roosi. walls. nests boxes
and the floor Wear gloves 20 pro-
tect the hands. as this VIII irri-
tate the skin: this. ike others, can
De made IN small or large quantities.
but keep the preparations so a. to
make one combine with the other.
cresoi Disinfeetin Soap (3 Gsls.)
This is perhaps the most powerful
disinfeciant made and can be prepar-
ed as follows: a
Put Is quarts of raw linseed oil
In or 5.gallon stone crock Then
weigh out in a dish / pound and 6
ounces of commercial lya ar Rabbits
potash add y pint 0f water 70 dis
solve H. II this il not enough, add
more very slowly Just enough to dis
solve the potash or I've. Let stand
from 20 hours (wel away from !
reach OF children until the I've is
completely dissolved and is cold;
then add this cold llye 10 the linseed ,
oil very slowly. while stirring vieor- !
ously for about 8 minutes. and con. q
time the stirring. as it should take 2
at least 3 minutes 10 add the I've. q
and then continue stirring unit the Z
mass has the texture OF smooth soap. 4
even though Il requires half an hour &
While the soap is in this stage and a
before the mixture hardens. add p
with constant stirring. So quarts OF /,
commercial cresol. which will blend h
perfectly with the soap and make a ii
clear. dark-brown fluid. which can be %,
mixed In any proportion with water p
and yield a clear solution. BE sure !,
that each combination Is formed be- ir
fore adding next For hen houses. 81
use 20 per cent solution. or Z gal Ia
Ions water to OF the stock solu- fe
tion. or n gallons water with the q,
3 gallons n the solution made .r
Spray thoroughly into all crevices. al
inb 9th wall or roof. on the roost ri
the floor and dropping boards Il al
kills toe pests by contact. and It's in
odor is very offensive TO all kinds IA
OF poultry pests. DO extreme eases. n
apply two OF three times about a II
week apart. and protect the hands hs
win work gloves. This Is effective 81
against mites. feas. the scaly-leg III
mite. and very repugnaut 10 the blue q,
bug (arzus min.atusl or lick. 10
For seaiy-Leg Mite: IN
To cupful OF lard. add ! hcaping 10
abieeuOCnfuI ~ finely ground sui. ~