Evening star., 1918-06-02
CLEANLINESS VITAL
IN THE HENH0USES
Freedom From Dirt and In
sects Only Way to Keep
Thrifty FIocks.


raising poultry would be rash. Other
factors share honors in making poul-
try raising a profitable attainment.
Nevertheless. l believe that analysis
would reveal large proportion of
energy expended in the effort to keep
fowls clean and their environment
healthful. The raiser heavily en-
gagged with big equipment or the
housewife with her back yard dozen
layers is forced sooner or later to
this realization. Epidcmics of cholera.
flourish among healthy fowls in clean
environment.
Cleanliness Poultry Insurance.
Safeguarding poultry health begins
in their houses and coops. Two hos
tile forces must be fought. each quick
to take the offensive. parasites and
disease. Early spring is the time for
action. The real advantage is in
prevention rather than in battling
with an intrenched foe. Not once.
but repeatedly through the season.
must the campaign be pushed.
Cleanliness for fowls and SANTA
tion means clean food. untainted
water. dust baths. airy homes with
CoOpS ana runs perlOQlcdHy Cteaueu
and disinfected. Fowls make silent
demand for these. If denied they
fall below expectations. No matter
how discouraging ones last season,
one can spurn 1t, clean UP. put the
fowls on health regime and make
The house where fowls have sickened
and died demands most effort. The
Healthy fiock's home presents SIM
pier task
Cleaning the Hennery.
Fortunate is the person who at the
outset begins with new houses and
coops. Baby chicks. turkeys and
guineas do their best in brand-new
and uninfested. For Nine. Hens
comfort and the raiser's profit. every
henhouse should be treated to a COM
plete cleaning. If careless methods
prevail it will be found necessary to
remove all manure. The dropping
board OF up-to date henneries OBJ.
viates such accumulations. Every bit
ehould he saved for the war garden.
The roosts should be sprayed with
some Insecticide. Cracks and crew.
ices inviting the residence of lice may
be painted with gas-tar. which de-
stroyS and seals. With approaching
warm weather a strict watch must
be maintained for signs of mites.
The cleanest f1ocks and houses be-
come infestedf probably from SPAR
rows sharing their quarters and
food. Parasites. more than any other
cause. are responsible for disease. for
lazy. Improbable hens. for non-pay-
ing fiocks and for actual loss. Young
poultry weakened by them die or
tardily reach a stunted maturity.
1hey rank with disease in destruction.
Too many raisers. assuming that
droopy fowls are diseased. ply them
with medicines when the birds are
sapped by these wretched pests.
Cleaning up" for poultry is war
fare for health. Direct application is
the only reliable dose for vermin.
Gasoline. strong solutions of COM
mercial dips. or even gas-tar as a
paint, are excellent. Smudges and
burning sulphur are inefectual in an
infested house. sprinkling the floors
with air-slaked lime, or a solution
of crude carbolic acid. acts as a
germicide. Nests should be emptied.
doused with gasoline and filled with
new nesting material. Lastly, the
house should be whitewashed or
sprayed with the following mixture:
One bucket of whitewash, a large
handful Of salt, two teaspoonfuls re-
fined carbolfc acid. or three table,
spoonfuls crude carbolic.
After this rigid cleaning, stand
ard of cleanliness. necessitating. fire.
quent removal of filth and inspec-
ton OF roosts, must be maintained.