The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
CONSUME
MUCH GOOD FOOD
Comparatively Simple Measures
Will Keep Flock Free From
Lice and Mites.
DUST BATH OF IMPORTANCE
fresh Air, Sunlight and Frequent
Cleaning viii Assist Materially
In Keeping Parasites Away
Treat Hens individually.

The backyard poultry keeper In
common with others must bear in mind
the fact that chickens will not give
adequate returns in eggs or growth If
they are permitted to be infested with
ice and mites. Probability Of such In
cestation is largely eliminated by pro-
viding in the poultry house adequate
air space, lighting, ventilation. and
frequent cleaning. These things, how
ever, cannot be wholly relied upon to
prevent either lice or mites.
A readily available dust bath, more
than any other single thing, perhaps,
enables the chickens themselves to get
rid of lice and mites. II such a place
Is not available In the yard, box large
enough for hens to get into should
be provided in the house and guam
dty Of dust. such as ordinary road
DUST or fine dirt, placed in 1t to
allow the hens place to dust them
selves.
Use Sodium Fiuorid.
To rid the hens Of lice, each one
ean be treated by placing small plnches
VI sodium huorid, a material which
can be obtained at most large drug
stores, among the feathers next to the
skin--one bibch on the head, one on
the neck, two on the back, one on the
breast. one beloy the vent, one ut
the base of the tail, one at either thigh,
md one scattered on the underslde Of
each wing when spread. Another
method Is to use small quantity Of
blue ointment, piece about as large
as q pea on the skin one inch below
the vent. IF mercurial ointment Is
used instead Of blue ointment, 1t
should be diluted with an equal guam
tity OF vaseline. Any of these meth
DDS will be found very effective In
ydding the hens Of lice and should be
employed whenever the lice become
troublesome. Two or three applica-
tons year usually prove sufficient.
Mites Most Harmful.
Mites are more troublesome and
more harmful than lice. They do not
I've upon the birds like the lice, but
during the day hide in the cracks and
crevices Of the roosts and walls Of
the house. and at night they come out
and get upon the fowls. They suck the
hens blood, and IL allowed to become
plentiful-as they certainly will IL not
destroyed-will seriously affect her
health and consequently her ability
to lay eggs. They may be eradicated
by few thorough applications of kero-
sene or some Of the coal-tar products
which are sold for this purpose, or
crude petroleum. to the interior Of the
poultry house. The commercial coal
tar products are more expensive, but
retain their killing power longer, and
they may be cheapened by reducing
with an equal part Of kerosene. Crude
petroleum will spray better IL thinned
with one part Of kerosene to four
parts Of the crude oil. Both the crude
petroleum and the coal-tar products
often contain foreign particles, so
should be strained before attempting
to spray. One must be sure that the
spray reaches all Of the cracks and
crevices. giving especial attention to
the roosts, dropping-boards, and nests.
and. the treatment should be repeated
two or three times at intervals Of =
week or ten days.