Milford chronicle., 1918-03-22

Cleanliness is next to Godliness."
Just as true as this Is concerning the
individual, It Is equally true OF lows isilo ano
their quarters. The spring house cleaning
ls as much the duty Of the poultryn1aI
as II is the housewives, and every breed
er who desires to make success OF the
poultry business must attend 10 thls I'M
Of course lighting lice Is an all-year
job. One must be everlastlngly at II IN
order TO keep the lice in check, and the
fowls comparatively free OF vermin, Dut
during the summer they are much more
prevalent than during the colder season.
At least, they cause more worry 70 the
birds during this period and for that rea-
fowls by the breeder. The bitter cold or
winter never freezes the lice, but their
operations do not cause so much Worry
during the cold weather as IN the warnith
Summertime, therefore. in the poultry
yard IS looked upon as louise time, ana
Il takes the combined enorts OF Dotn the
breeder and the birds themselves to keep
down the vermin.
reasonably free from lice in the summer
depends much upon the start you make
toward accomplishing the desired result
The attentive breeder will not wait un-
III the warm weather is upon him before
the start to fight the parasite, but Will
begin ahead OF time.
ITO be forewarned Is to be forearmed." ="
This Is a warning to you that unless
you take some definite steps to prevent
It. your dOcks will become lice infected
almost before you know it. The very best
time to begin your activities against lice
Is the springtlme, and as this time mas
about arrived, or nearly so, It Is now time
70 get after and chase Mr.. Louise before
he gains much headway.
All the louise powder In the poultry sup
ply house or the corner store aValletn
nothing II purchased and allowed to adorn
a shelf at home. 1t must be used, and
literally at that, in order to be effective.
Neither will one busting OF the fowls suf-
hce This is only a waste OF both energy
and money expended for the powder. It
is the repeated dustings and rubbings
which mean the death and eradication
Of lice from the bodies Of the fowls
March is one Of the very best laying
months in the year, and now that the
price Of eggs Is so enormously high will
turn many a falling business into a profit
able one, provided you do your part. Hens
work admirably with a little human as
remember neglected hens are the ones
that become infested with lice. In this
condition thy cannot be expected to. nor
will they, lay we'll The result is appar-
ent-you are the loser.
do your bit" says the Government.
I never did like that word "bit"-it Is
only fraction Of what is desired. DO
your best to my mind is a far better
way to put 1t. In doing your best with
the fowls you will help greatly to con-
serve the food supply, for after all, eggs
are one OF the DesL OF IoOuS ana q COM
modify which cannot be reckoned without
Dust the hens well with some good
louise powder, taking care to rub 1t thor
Oughly into the roots Of the feathers,
once week for several weeks as a sort
Of "Over the top" charge. Then follow
this up about every ten days with a
iianking movement Of the same munitiOn
and you will have but little trouble In
making the parasites retreat.
But this Is not all that IS included in
the spring ouse-cleaning, as the birds
themselves offer the least resistance to- |
ward the determination of the lice. To |
rid the houses and cOOps Of the vermin |
Is far more difficult job, owing to the |
fact that there are so many cracks and !
creVces where they can successfully hide |
Your Job Is to do the work with such |
thoroughness that no matter how much |
they. try to evade you by seeking shell |
ter IN the out OF the way places, It will /