Milford chronicle., 1914-12-11

with just as much effort now as at an.
other time. Don't think just because /
is getting cold that the lice and mite
viii all leave the poultry and that yol
are not compelled to fight them durnl
the cold weather
The job of keeping down these raven
Ous parasites is sort OF permanent ont
for the man or woman who would raise
poultry with any degree OF success
Aim at all times TO keep your birds
and their houses reasonably Tree iiom
this form OF pest and half Of your poul
try troubles will be overcome Lice, Ike
poultry, live in cold weather as we'll as
IN the warm, balmy days Of summer, and
while they NAV not multiply quite as
rapidly as in warm weather, they thrive
nevertheless and must he kept in check
The annual fall or winter house. clean
/ ing is Just as important in the poultry
/ house as it is in the domain OF human
beings and should on no account be me-
elected
II YOU have not already given the house
a thorough cleaning, do so at once. Re'
member that in keeping The plant Iea
sOnaoly free from lice there are two dis
tiuct points OF attack One the birds
themselves the other tie houses, nests,
roOstiug board, etc. As far as the birds
themselves are concerned, perieuce has
shown that the best way to rid them OF
the parasites is by the use Of some good
dustlug powder worked we'll into the
roots Of the feathers | will give for
mula for making a good lice powder, but
before doing so, let me say that IN using
any ice powder. it should be remembered
tbat sluge application is Lot sufficient
10 chase all Of tue ice.
Every bird that is infected with lice
has also many eggs hidden away among
its feathers, large quantities Of unmatched
eggs. which the powder will not remove, /
and these will bctch out after the lice is |
chased; thus leaving the bird sill ufec |
ted. \ second, aud even a third appIi |
cation oi the powder, at intervas Of l
tnie- Or lour DAYS, will thus be required /
20 Tree the bird from any semblance Of
the parasite.
This is the first point of attack Ghe
second is goii after the le min in the
houses, nest boxes,on the roosung boards,
and in the cracks and crevises in all
parts of the house You might as well
not begin the work of trying to eliminate
the lice from either the birds or houses
unless you make up yOur mind TO do the
Job right; otherwise your time and labor
will be wasted. In chasing the pests
from the hOuses, every crack and crew
ice should be scraped and thoroughly
washed After this, spray some good
into every nook and corner t
IF the house, nests and other places. ,
Don't be afraid to use a little OF the fluid,
{ will repay you hundred times over. Z
4 fter thoroughly cleaning and spraying
heavy coat Of whitewash,a a good, strong I
,dor Of carbOlc acid put on the inside OF
he house, viii aid materially in keeping
Town the lice and mites. Following the 9
.lealiug and SPRAYING OF the house, d
prnkle air Stacked lime about the inside
d give Il a sweetness which II would not
otherwise have
A good powder ioI use in dusting the
ieus can be made by taking tllee parts ,
II gasu ile one part Ui crude caruOic ]
ed Alter mixing them together, add J
radually enough plaster OF Paris TO take d
10 alb Of the mOlsturei stirring all the
While. lhe LIQUID aud the dry paster q
uou be thoroughly mixed and stirred
d that the liquid viii he uniformly dis q
ubuted Throughout the mass OF plaster. q
When sufficient p astrr has been added ID
e r. tsulIant mixture should he dry,
iukish brown powder, hayltg a fairy d
lrOng OdOr of caTbOlIc acld and rather q
4ss pronounced odOr of gasoline DO not a
se more plaster IN mixing tuan Is Lee
ssary to bot up or absorb the liquid IN
redients Now rub the powder tetWeen
he hands to bring 1t back TO It's p.aster
pm aud the job Is complete This pow
er when USED on the birds should be =
fted on them, and rubbed well into the
Jots Of the feathers, where they hold 10 q
he skin The bulk of the application, "
owever, should be in the tlut around %
le vent, on tie ventra side OF the body, =
nd in the fluff under the wings
The value of this pOR der as lice killer I,
iay be readily tested by taking a bird y
al infected with the veImin and ap-
lying the powder as directed After the
pse OF about a minute, hold the bud -,
er a piece Of white paper and by brush q
x the feathers with the hand you Will y
I'D that dead and dying lice will fall
the paper in larse numbers. This pow
sr once tested for its efficiency in kill
X lice will Ee sufficient to prove its
Orih about a poultry plant and You will m
sver again be found without it. al
A good lice chaser to be used for the
cOnd point OF attack, OF in other words n
good spray or paint for use in the house +
J the roosting boards, and in the nest W
,xes and walls, will be found in the fol 81
wing Take three parts kerosene and IL
le part crude carbOic acid, mix thor n
Ighly together. 1t is necessary to stir
Is mixture at every using 1t may be Ii
ed in any hand spray pump or applied s.
th brush. There is no greater lice
laser known to poultrydom than the u,
,rosene and carbOlic acid. In both Of
e formulas given, remember to use crude III
rbolic acid and not the refined produce. h,
When the birds and houses have been
oroughy cleaned after the above meth ri
s, don't get the idea that nothing else to
required for a period of six months
lis is not the proper way to hold the
e in check. Keep everlastingly at ei
EN- and spray or paint your houses at
asst once in every two weeks. At the ii
me time clean out the nest boxes and til
pply new nesting material after thor ~
ghly cleaning and disinfectiug the boxes /,
Now that you have caused the lice to b,
axe their exodus from the premises
ep them going and help the hen to n
ar. ku~aaHf fross frors tho tsorunrr