Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29

 many poultry keepers get along with out it during the su1nfner months. If the floor is kept csean and covered with a layer of clean sand or dirt 1t undoubtedly win have no bad effect upon the fowls, but if the building is cleaned frequently 1t Is not possible to obtain good results without good litter to l7elp absorb the moisture and take up the funae. Clean houses mean not only a clean floor. but also clean equipment Roosfs should be removed and joints should be thorou ghly disin- fecfed
 The red mite which is the most serious of poultry pests ,Lhrives dur ing the summer months. The best way to control this pest is to prevent t. A thorough painting Of the roosts and surroundings also the nests with crude carbolfc and kerosene, one part to Alree, or any other byproduct of petroleum win prevent the mites from getting a fo6thold in the houses. Dropping boards should be cleaned at least once week. and where there are crowded conditions twice each week. In order to take care of the moisture and ammonia and keep the roosts and dropping boards thorough iy cleaned, lt is wise to use some kind of absorbent on the boards. Sand and sawEust are satisfactory, but the use of cold phosphate containing IA to Is per cent phosphorus is partie- ularly desirable because this makes a complete fertilizer of the noultry man ure which Is naturally deficient in phosphorus Land plaster may be used for this purpose. but lime or ma tefials cont aiming any form of line should never come in contact with poultry manure.
 While the house cleaning is going on drinking fountains should be washed and disinfected. They become unsanitary very easily during the summer months and frequent disin- fecting is desirable as long as the
 People do not realize the effect of heat on ll1e laying hen, particularly during the hot summer nights when they are crowded together on the roosts. In order to keep the hens com fortable and get maximum egg pro- auction the ventilation in sr1zmer should be considered just as im- portant as the ventilation. in winter Houses should be suf7ciently ope1 70 keep the birds cool both day and night and direct drafts on the fowls. either when they are on the roosts or Or. the foDrf should be avoided just as much in summer as in winter. A good plan for thea protection of the birds or the roosts and at the same time keeping them cool and comfortable is to nave Vent1latorS every 10 feet on the back of the building and just under the rafters, wide open during the summer. A double boarding about the roosts % l that the air circu1ates above the hens l and between tIae r3fters and prevents | it from coming in contact with them.
 Shade is important during the sum- mer for laying hens as well as grow- 1 ing bullets. Trees which are unde- sirable in the winter because fhe5 keep the sun from the building have a very great usefulness in the sum Inner for the same reason. Buifdlnes I that are shaded and kept cool during the day are comfortable at night. Hen. need shade if they are to give besr results. and when it is not proyides naturally. tent or other protection should be put up Where the sur shines directly into the building al day long it~is good plan to remove the curtains that hang on the inside Of the open front and suspend then I on the outside opening them as ar awning to prevent the sun from shin. ! ing directly iEl fhe building
 T As the price of eggs increases, pous I try keepers who are anxious to maIa a. large net profit for the year sncuI.
 double their efforts in their attznr1ol toward their laying flock.