South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-02

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compolt>o htewashes chat viii not
rub OF, and .oV 10 apply them with "a
sprlEer Th breeding places ~ mites
and oth.r % GAS tes are guIrk.y dcvas-
easily made home An auuseptc So
luton shfui be used ~ prevent the
spread az utagious diseases through
the drinking water
This intel s5nt use Of tested para
sitical extermiLators is as essential
70 successful poultry keeping as in
telligent feedint The reason why
so much more importance IS at
tached 20 the determination of par
asites on poultry than on domestic
animals. Is that che parasites affect
ing poultry. wi,er unmolested.
quickly XIII their host. whereas the
presence ~ Parasites on animals
can do no more than worry and
annoy them.
In order % obtain the maximum
efficiency Of washes and insecticides
applied 20 the walls and fittings of
poultry buildings. il IS advisable 20
use dressed or planed lumber, and
20 nj the boards together as close
~ as possible The importance Of
this advice f. apparent. because, if
the lumber is rough and there are
many open cracks and crevices in
which the parasites can hide and
breed, II Is extremely difficult, If
not impossible. 20 eradicate them.
The simples: way 20 overcome such
a condition is TO cover the walls
OF the house with rosin- sized sheet
ing. or lightweight plaster board
The interior can then be white
washed over the PAPER and an at
tractive and dependable job re-
suits
Whitcwashcs That DON'T Come on.
Here are two receipts for white
wash mixtures that will dry quick
Is. adhere strongly 10 cement, brick
or wood. and will not rub off on
the clothes. The first is a cement
whitewash Stake one-half bushel
of lime with boiling water. adding
the water slowly and stirring son-
stantly until "A thin paste results.
A hve-foot piece of three-quarter
inch iron pipe makes a good uten-
sil for stirring The lime VIII be
umpy III the water is added freely
and the mass is not properly
stirred Now add one-half peck OF
salt 90 The lime paste. and stir
thoroughly. Then add water 10
bring the whitewash 90 the proper
consistency. Throw a good handful
OF Portland cement i'm each pail Of
whlteuash. and teaspOonful of Ill
tramarIne blue Add the cement
and the blue powder just before the
vyhitewash is to be used. stir I'm well.
otherwise the whitewash viii be
streaked The cement makes the
whitewash stick. the bluinz counter
acts the graysh color OF the cement
and results in a white appearance.
a brilliant 'vhi'ewash i'm use bv
the federal government is made as
follows. Stake one-hau bushel of
lime with warm water Cover il
dgcing the process To keep I'm the
steam Strain the liquid through
a fine sieve. Add peck of salt
previously we'll dissolved i'm warm
water. three pounds of ground rice
boiled TO a thin paste and stirred
IN boiling hot; half a pound of pow
dered Spanish whiting. and a pound
OF elue. Add FIVE gallons of hot
water TO the mixture and stir we'll
Cover the barrel 20 protect il from
dirt. and let the mixture stand for
a few DAYS This whiteUash should
be applied hot CoICuug matter. as
Spanish brown. yellow ochre. red
clay. etc, can be added If desired
The addition of crude carboHc acid.
or cresol. is not recommended such
washes tend % darker with age and
add a zermicide TO the whitewash
yo@ viii End combination of lime
anc Ilphur enicacious The form
ula for such a wash appears later
strain Liquids for Spraycrs.
These whitevashes can be applied
By sprayer or brush. However
when a sprayer is used il is vel
TO strain the liquid i'm order 90 pre-
vent small particles of grit gettnl
into the valves OF the sprayer and
interfering with tts proper opera
ton. With thin smooth vhitewasl
no difficulty viii Doe experienced. s
thorough application of whitcwasi
is an effective way 90 erad.Cat,
mites Remove the roosts and uesu
for paiutinE with am inscctiCide Re
move the litter sweep the wallis
and whitevaSh thorouchly The iu
terror of every poultry house shoui
DE whitevashed once or twice
year for sanitary reasons. even D
tnere are mo- parasites present
Insecticides and How tu J~c Them
Coal tar is one of the most &c
pendauIe insecticides. DO is thiCi
black syrup with au exceedingly
penetratiur odor A good lous
fumisator can ae made hv paiuun.
the inside lower half of barre
with coal tar and placins b piece @
heavy payer on the bottom On
or more fowls are confined ir Ia
barrel and the open end is covere.
with a bur'ap sack The fumes o.
the coal TAR sgnocate the lice. TIN
fumigation ls watched and TN
fowls are removed 80 -hey appea
overcome with the fumes The uc
ON The paper are thrown into ga
or Kerosene.
The usual way Cf appyiu- Goa
tar IS to dilute DO with Kerosene
Add "a cupfui or rott0nseed oiI O.
melted lard go one eailOa of kero