Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-19
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Fowls are infested By NO kinds or
body parasites lice ami mites. Ll>e
llye continuously upon the birds. Inc
common mite leeds upon them ON the
Tousts at night. ana after feeding
secretes Itself in the CRACKS and ere
vices about the roosts
There are many different kinds OK
poultry lice. Those most common on
fowls are--tAe body louise. yellowisn
IN color and about oneJenth OF an
inch in length, which remains on the
skin OF the fowl, the shaft louise,
somewhat smaller anu very pale II
color, which is usually seen on the
shafts OF the feathers, and the head
louise, large gray species which -
most frequently observed on the heads
of young chickens.
Lice are not usually very abundant
on healthy fowls which ale kept IN
der sanitary conditions and provided
with dust baths The! multiply RAPID
" upon birds of low vitality and slug
gisA temperament, ald are quickly
distributed through iioCks upon pre-
misses where attention TO cleanliness
is Indifferent.
For noyices in poultry keeping, and
with small locks generally, II is ad'
visable TO make sure that the flock
/ IL free from lice BY giving the birds
| individual treatment. which Will Sc
cure that result The most universal
~ procurable article for this purpose
is powdered sulphur. The method OF
applying this is to hold the bird by
the feet, head down, and dust the sui
4 phur freely into the feathers, using
| either small insecppowder gun, OF
can with a perforated cover. Pyre'
thrum may be used in the same way.
I Neither % these remedies will thor
oughly anu permanently rid poultry
Of lice. When they are used treat
ment must be repeated at more or less
frequent intervals, as may appear ne
cessary.
BY using commercial sodium auorld
in the form Of powder, or as dip, all
species OF poultry lice may be de
stroyed at one application. AS tht
high efficiency of sodium fuorid in de
stroying lice on poultry is OF recen
discovery the material is not ordinari
II found ia all drug stores. With
demand Tor it. however, local drug
gists will secure supplies. Poultr!
keepers who desire to thoroughly
eradicate lice from their tloeks shoul'
write the United States Department
OF Agriculture, Washington, ID. G., 10
Farmers Bulletin sol, which gives
with full details the use or SODIUM
nuorid, complete information on IN
control OF mites and lice.
The common chicken mite Is yer
, small gray insect which, when II ma
, filled itself with blood, becomes brlgL
i red, hence the name red mlte U
which it is often called. 1t may .
I discovered, II present, by looking
/, the under sides OF the roosts and ne'
supports. and in the wall creVict
a near them. Where the mites are vel
abundant they may be found IN lars
!, masses in such places. They ais
frequent the nests OF sittirT hen
/ With reasonable attention 10 u
n cleanliness Of poultry houses mt
a are not likely to be troublesome {
cept in warm weather.
- Treatment for mites Consists III
q plcation of liquid Insecticides or u
:, infectants to them and to the plac
:. where they harbor. repeating lhe
- pllcations at intervals OF about
week until all are destroyed. An?
the petroleum products common
used for disinfectant purposes wiz
found effective for the destruction
a, mites.