Evening star., 1916-08-06

l1erent way, during the hot summer
months as it does during the winter
Laying hens, broilers coming to maturity
and chicks all require plenty of fresh
clean. cold water. The watering vessel:
must be reflled two or three times during
the day. and 1t is advisable that these yes
sells be given a thorough sCrubbing ant
cleansing at least twice week during
hot weather Give the fowls fresh, clean
cold water at the morning feeding. empty
ing the water that may remain in thu
vessels over night. Water them again a
noon and once more in the late Afternoon
or early evening. And see to it that ths
watering vessels are located in place:
where they are shaded from the sun.
During the heat of summer the fowls
require shade and shelter as much as dc
any other kinds of stock. If possible
plant few sumac bushes in the poultry
yard These. to be found almost any
where beside the roads throughout this
section, will in year or grow to form
dense shade beneath which the fowls
may take refuge from the heat of the sun
struct shelters by means of corner stakes
| between which are stretched pieces o
burlap. Sacks in which feed comes GU,
across the bottom and down one side anG
| Hens that are kept out in the broil-
| ing sun during the summer will not
| lay. Chicks will not thrive, but will
| sicken and die in numbers unless they
| are provided with a shelter from the
heat of the sun All fowls require a
| moderate degree of heat. but a July
| or August sun in this section furnishes
| entirely too much.
during the summer the hens must have
! grain ration even though they are
on practically unrestricted range. Not
so much grain. of course, is required
during the summer as is used in the
| winter. and much, if not all, of the
corn may be cut out of the feed. its
place being taken by wheat. barley or
| oats to large extent. A moderate
feed of grain in the morning and
again at night. with range, will keep
hens in good laying condition during
the greater part of the summer.
If milk is available it may be fed
with best results during the summer
milk, is the best. though the fowls
VIII thrive amazingly on mashes
moistened with sweet milk. That
form of soured milk known as ella bber
is best for young and mature fowls
alike. being even superior to butter
milk because it contains many of the
elements removed in the process of
butter making.
Cleanliness. always a requisite in
successful poultry raising. becomes i'm
perative in the summer Incleaned
houses. foul roosting places. nest boxes
unattended and not carefully cleaned
and disinfected. soon become breeding
places OF disease and vermin. either of
winch destroys the usefulness OF a flock
little sulphur shaken into the nest
ing material. for example. does wonders
toward keeping vermin away and help
ing thus to make the working hens
comfortable
Nermin Of all kinds thrive in filthy
houses. nests and brood coops, and
strong measures must be adopted and
carried out If these pests are to be
kept in check good homemade in
sect powder. consisting of equal parts
| of pu1veriZtd tobacco-the stems will
do very well-and sulphur, sifted into
the plumage OF the fowls. Will soon
exterminate the pests. Whitewash in
which crude carbolic acid has been
mixed In the proportion of a half tea
cup to the gallon of wash. applied to
walls. roosts. roost supports and all
places where lice and mites NAV har-
Dor. will rid the place of the insects
that remain in concealment during the
day and attack the fowls on the roosts
at night.
Bowel troubles among the fowls may
ne held in check by the constant use In
the drinking water Of permanganate Of
potash. While this remedy is not new
and while its use has been urged re
peatedly. many poultrymen have uos
Yet become acquainted with it, Az
directed by government EXPERTS al,
much of the permanganate of potash
III crystal FORM. as can be lifted on the
surface Of silver dime should be dis
| solved in each gallon of drinking wa
Ter. handler way to use the chemical
is TO dissolve, say. half an ounce in a
pint OF boiled water. Use enough of
the solution to give the fowls drink
ing water the color of cIaret-that is
enough to make the drinking water a
clear but decided red.
Sour milk. the use OF which is rec
commended above. also aids in keeping
down bowel trouble among chicks,
broilers and mature fowls The bacilli
contained in the milk exert germi-
clda! effect within the bowels of the
poultfN-indeed. many poultrymen
claim to have eliminated coccidiosis
or white diarrhea. from their focks
by the Use Of ample quantities of sour
milk.
A box of charcoal kept where the
fowls can get II Whenever they want
Z viii be found another hot -wearh he
help toward healthy conditions The
'harcoal sweetens and purifies the con-
'ents OF the crop and stomach. thus
prev ting digestive troubles that lead
to sickness and heavy losses by death
Another method Of combating the
mites that take refuge in crevices of
perches and roost supports Is TO go
over all roosts with solution or mix
ture Of kerosene and crude carbolic
acid. Use about ten parts OF kerosene
10 one part OF the acid. and apply the
mixture with o brush that will force IL
into every crack. crevice and Granny
IN roosts and supports. TWO or three
paintings" with this mixture will in
fallibly exterminate every mite and
Kill all eggs and larvae as we'll
II you have not already disposed Of
all surplus male birds. do so at once.
These birds are simply an expense, and
poultrymen Will save money hv selling
them even at 10 cents or so a pound
To prevent the spread OF disease
among the hens isolate every sick fowl
the moment anything wrong is no
ticed about II, and keep the ailing
fowls in quarantine for at least ten
days after symptoms of disease have
vanished. AS further precaution,
never go directly from a quarantine
nen to the poultry houses: always take
change shoes and do everything pos
sible to avoid carrying disease germs
on your clothing from the quarantined
fowls to the well ones. When fowls
die from any cause. either bury the
carcasses, covering them with a foot or
asses are buried see that the spot
chosen is one that is not frequented by
the fowls: and IL the bodies are burned
see that every vestiRe is consumed by