Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27

When disease appears in a poultryman's !
rk and his fowls are afflicted. he i'm |
diately organizes a campaign to combat
When a hawk or crow, rat or cat, car |
s off his chicks he lies awake at night I
plving plans to destroy the offender. He
hts these enemies vigorously, because
BY are apparent or real.
But, unfortunately, these apparent
cken-killers do not constitute his main
He has an enemy whose legions wage
title continuously, not openly, but from |
der cover, and the devastation is so /
despread that three-quarters of the
icks and nature fowls that die an !
timely death, fall during it's attack.
ere are three divisions of this greatest
envy of poultry, called external para
es, working tremendously to multiply
cir forces at the expense of the host, and
ese divisions are lice, mites and fleas.
Il us first consider the general plan of
erations Of these pests then study the
cities Of the different members of this
umvirate, and. by attacking thei- weak
Offences overcome and finally ami
ate them.
MI forms OF parasites enjoy dark dirty,
sanitary poultry houses, and filthy nests
d roostinE quarters. Given such a
eedng ground. their propagation can he
rried on to the fullest extent. Hence
e first act of determination is to remove
nests. roosts, and other fittings from
e poultry house and cleanse them thor
ghy. Take them outdoors, where YOU
n see and satisfy yourself that the
Fecticide covers every portion of the
bodwork and fills every crevice. a
cap, effective insecticide that will kill
cry parasite it touches, and the fumes
which will tend to keep the parasites
vay from places where it is used is made
follows:
HEAP, EFFECTIVE INSECTICIDE.
Kerosene Coal oiD.......1 gallon.
Coal tar '.'..'..'.'.'''...''.''.I pint
Melted lard ..........1 tablespoonful.
Stir the melted lard in the kerosene and
I'D the coal tar. If the latter cannot he
btained, substitute one pint of cresol or
milar product, or one-half pint of crude
lrbolic acid. Spray or paint the insecti-
de on the fittings removed from the
puse. and then similarly treat the roost
Imports and dropboard inside the house.
nd occasionally in winter. the develop
ent Of mites and the spread Of lice and
eas will be materially reduced. Rake out
be old litter used on the floor of the
ouse. II the floor is earth spade and
Urn 1t to the depth Of a foot Level, and
bver the surface with an inch of fine
bore or river gravel.
Many poultrymen unsuccessfully battle
gainst mites and fleas. through using a
oultry house built Of rough lumber which
as shrunken and warped with age. The
Fay to overcome this difficulty is to cover
he interior of the house with heavy build
hg paper fastened on with laths. Do not
Ut on tar paper or roofing paper. because
hen these are whitewashed, the tar in
he paper penetrates the whitewash and
arms 1t dirty brown. The object Of COW
ring the interior of the house with pa
Or 10 to cover up all the cracks and crew
hes where mites and heas can multiply
nmolested by any whitewash or insecti-
ide sprayed on the walls.
After the walls are in condition (when
he lumber is tight no coat of paper is
ecessary) whitewash the interior of the
ouse including the roof This receipt is
Att44tIlt' DIS illt WASH SllthS 10 the sur
ace and It is waterproof Moreover, it is
dapted for outdoor use as we'll. Here
the formula;
ADHESIVE CEMENT WHITEWASH.
Stake two pecks Of lime with boiling
Eater, adding the water slowly and stir
ing constantly until a thin paste results.
Fhe lime will be lumpy il the water is
dded freely and the mass is not properly
Tired. Mix one gallon of salt in the
ime paste stir well, then add water &c
bring the paste to the proper consistency
or embarrassing. Throw a good hand.
ul of ultramarine blue in each pain OF
Thtewash just before the wash is tc
be used. Thoroughly mix, otherwise the
Ehitewash will be streaked. The cement
makes the liquid adhere to any surface
while the bluing counteracts the grayisf
folor Of the cement and results in whit,
appearance.
Replace the fittings in the house and
fover the floor and the nests with clear
straw. The house Is ready for the fowls
After the whitewash and insecticide tn,
house will be sanitary, and II will remain
DO II the upper two-thrds Of the soutl
side is entirely open (save for the wir
hetting). l have kept poultry at the ex
tremes Of cold and warm temperature
and have found the open-front house a
beneficial in Canada as in the South. It /
never dark and insanitary, and rarel
hirty because the filth is too conspicuou
10 remain long in sight.
Keep the fowls out Of the clean hous
until almost dark. then take lantern an
catch them. To destroy the parasites /
the plumage dust each bird thorough
with yellow insect powder, any Of the CON
nercial lice powders, or this home-mad
mixture;
PLASTER OF PARIS LICE KILLEF
Add six ounces of cresol Cor smila
product to one pint of gasoline CFou
ounces of crude carbolic acid can be sub
sttuted for the cresoD. While stirrin
vigorously, work into the mixture suff
cient plaster of paris to absorb the moi