Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22

Getting after the poultry parasite is as much Q
fall and winter job as It Is spring one, indeed
ties, it is necessary to keep constantly plugging
away throughout the entire year in order TO keep
these pests down to a minimum.
At this season of the year however, it is ex-
tremely necessary to get after the birds ard give
/ them a cleaning up in order TO get the parasites
| with which they are infested down TO the lowest
possible number.
have said that this job is an all-year one and
/ in this am emphatic. But, strange TO say, there
are many persons engaged in the business of rails
ing poultry who also believe the truth Of this
statement. yet they will idle away their moments
throughout the hot days of summer giving the
I fowls little no attention in this reapect with
the result that when fall is ushered in by the will
OF the Creator, their birds are found to be badly
infested and in a much run down condition.
Birds will never be at their best nor yield much
of profit TO the breeder il allowed to become eaten
up with lice. Then too. when this condition is
found to exist. it will also be noted that they will
I be more susceptible to disease than fowls which
are kept reasonably free from this form Of parasite
Most persons get dilitatory at times, and with
the average poultryman. this time seems TO be dur
ing the hot summer months when nobody feels like
working The result is reflected in the work Of
the hens, for without the and attention along
this, well other lines, the birds will get out
Of condition and sckly. and in this state, will not
yield return.
No person ever succeeded in growing lice and
chickens at the same time and you, fellow breeder
are no exception 20 the general rule. Therefore
It is necessary for you to make up your mind 70
one thing, and that is unless you intend TO work
theoretically for a profit you had best get rid Of
your birds at once. You will save money in the
long run.
There are many persons who are always ready
to say that there is no money in chickens. Well
the statement may be absolutely true, but not so
vi here man gives the birds the care and attention
they demand.
In this business. as well as in any other. one
must give it his attention if he expects 10 reap
profit As the good book says: AS ye SOW. 50
also shall ye reap" is as applicable to the poultry
business as it is to any other.
If you SOW idleness and inattention to the needs
and wants of the hocks. you will surely reap SICK
ness and disease, and consequently. no results.
Inattention to the birds and their surroundings
allows the lice to multiply and have full sway.
part Of the birds and thus the breeder loses money
Remember, therefore. that you cannot breed lice
and have results at the same time. One must give
way to the other night to day. and It is entirely
up to you as 10 which one gains supremacy.
Lice are responsible for the death of more birds.
and the throwing out Of condition Of many others
than any one cause. Hence the Importance Of
keeping down the lice be readily seen. This is
the worst Of all external influences with which the
poultryman has to deal. and unless he can combat
them successfully and keep them down to mini
mum. success will not be his.
accumulation of lice on the older stock. They seem
to think that il they can keep them of the younger
birds that that is all that is required This Is a
mistake. The old hens are Of as much importance
as are the younger ones, and these cannot keep in
condition and yield profit If allowed 10 be wor-
ried to death with these parasites, no more than
the young chick can thrive and grow when lice-in-
tested No one thing affects the productive powers
of the hens as do lice and mites.
For this reason would advise especially at tn 8
time Of the year, good fall house cleaning in or
der to get rid of lice and mites and thus give the