Evening star., 1918-07-21
Garden and Poultry Yard

out all the lice and lice eggs on fowls
with one application Of any tnsecti-
eide. This has been possible with
mites. but not with the body lice OF
poultry. But I am now pleased to
state that F. c. Bishopp of the y. 8:
discovered a louise killer that Will
eradicate and kill all lice at once.
The substance used is sodium nuor-
ide. a fine, white powder. which has
been successfully used in IN ,asnns 5idsing
has given hfs experience with sodium
fiuoride. together with drawings and
descriptive matter pertaining TO the
many species Of lice and mites founa
on poultry in Farmers Bulletin sol
mites and Lice on Poultry, which IL
mailed free on request to the division
of publications, Department OF Agri-
culture, Washington, D. c. We can
not recommend this bulletin to-
highly.
Sodium nuoride is not ordinarily
can obtain 1t for you from his whole
sale house. One pound is sufhcient Tor
from fifty to 100 fowls. depending. on
their size and abundance or featner-
ing. The cost averages from iorty
to sixty cents. 1t would be wen to
order a can Of fuoride in advance. 30
as to have 1t on hand when the house.
cleaning is commenced
The treatment of the fowls Is quite
simple. The powder Is usually applied
Gone ounce to one gallon) makes q
good louise dip. The best way to ap-
ply the powder Is by the pinch method:
A small pinch Of the material 10 placed
among the feathers met to the SKIN
as follows: One pinch on tho heao,
on tn breast one below the vent one
on the tail. one on either thigh, ana
one scattered on the underside OF each
wing when spread
Catch the fowls that were connneo
in the coops and boxes while cleaning
the house. and hold each over a ehai-
low nan during the busting, SO that
any surplus powder will not be vast
ed Treat every fowl ana gro"ins
chick at the one time. and this one
ionse, While some Of the louise eggs
might hatch, the young VIII De quicz.
Iy poisoned. I doubted this At nrst:
hut treated some heavily-feathered
Bun Cochins with the dry nuor,de "a
difficult breed to keep freS OF y Dy
iice) and one application killed esers
louise.
Use Of Blue Ointment
RAZOR. 7 learned about sodium nuor-
ide 1 kept fowls free Of lice by treat
ing them with q poisonous ointment
and snseet powder. The ointment.
known as thirty-three per cent blue
ointment, Is used very sparinSiy
small dab being rubbed on tho nesh
below the vent. and anotner unoe.
each wing. A. space not larger than
a dime is covered, for the reason tnat
this ointment is q mercurial proouct
and is readily absorbed Into the sys-
tenn. This ointment po!sons the oooy
lice. but It does not reach the neao
lice. The head lice. which rarely mi MI
;. are exterminated by rubbing into the
feathers of the head and neck some
yellow pyrethrum insect powder or
any commercial louse powder. one
application will kill the mature lice.
that are hatched later. The powder.
therefore, should be renewed every
ten days for two or three times. Spe-
cial attention should be given to the
dusting Of the head and neck OF SIT
ting hens Unless the mother 10 free
covered with these pests as soon as
they are a few days old.
The blue ointment must be connneo
to mature fowls. and an appiicatioin,
every six weeks to two months VIII
keep the body lice under control:
with sodium fuoride. Other safe head
lice remedies for chicks aye cooking
oil (oiive or cottonseed oQ1 and pure
yaseline. Rub the oil - vaseline
around the head and neck. Do not use
the blue ointment on the head of a
chick, even IL 1t is diluted with
grease or vaseline. Don't use any
grease containing mercury.
Treat every chicken or fowl you
purchase and kill the lice on II. Don't
let one lousy hen infest the whole
fiock. The returns will repay you
many times for the labor and expense
Of the whitewashing. spraying and
dusting.