The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10

{ three musketeers, usually are on the | lookout for trouble. and lots of 1t. ] Sodium fluorid means sure and instan- taneous death to poultry lice. and Ill either the dust or dip form it is the prac- i tical control. This material in the dust l form is applied by the pinch method, which consists in holding the fowl py i the legs or wings in one hand, Whlle with the other hand a small pinch or the l chemical is placed the head, one on | the neck, two on the back, one on the breast, one on the tail one near the vent, one on either thigh, and one on | the underside of each wing when spread This material may also be applied In shaker consisting of tin can with nall holes punched in the bottom, the cheml- cal being mixed with road dust or Hour Where applied in this way more or less dust floats into the air, while it requires two persons to dust the fowl one hoiu- ting the feathers open while tne olhet shakes in the powder.
 The sodium fluorid is best applied as a dip in the southern states and for sum mer treatments in the north. Warm, sun nv weather is essential so that the fowls will dry quickly. From three quarters to one ounce of commercial sodium tluorlo, or two-thirds ounce of chemically pure sodium fuorid should be added to each gallon of tepd water in a tub. In dlp- ping the fowl. it is best to hoid the wings back with the left hand ana quickly submerge the bird in the solu- ton. leaving the head out while the feathers are thoroughly ruffled with the other hand so as to allow the solution to penetrate to the skin on different parts of the bird. The head is then tucked once or twice, the bird is lifted out or the bath and allowed to drain re" seconds, and then is released. only 3o 10 fA while the expense for material IS less than one-half cent bird. The com hound is very destructive to lice without nroducing any ill effects on the chick ems. . Other controls for lice such as appli- cation of flowers of sulphur in the aust form, destroy many of the pests, al though a thorough and careful applca- tion of the sulphur is required to secure complete destruction. As rule about SIX pounds of this material are needed for I 100 fowls, the sulphur casting about lo cents pound. Dipping the fowls in solution made by dissolving one ounce | of laundry soap in gallon of water Will destroy all the lice present, but second | dipping 10 days later is necessary m or | der to destroy the lice that have hatched ! from eggs which were not killed py the ] initial treatment. There is danger of pro i ducing colds by this method, unless the | weather is favorable.
 LICE ON TURKEYS
 i Four species of lice are commonly | found on turkeys in this country. One l of these, which occurs particularly on 1 turkeys associated with chickens is the
 common body louse of chickens. This l species is not found in great numbers | on turkeys but is sometimes becomes l sufficiently abundant to cause considera-
 ble irritation and doubtless is injurious
 both to the grown flows and to the ! voung The shaft louse of chickens also has been found on turkeys, but probably
 does not breed on that host. The other l two species seem to be native to the turkey, probably existing on this 1o"l | in the wild state. The large turkey louse 1 probably is most abundant. It occurs on | the feathers on various parts of the
 body. especially on the neck and breast 1 The slender turkey louse is species oi | good size, though rather elongate, re- l sembling in shape the head louse ol chickens Normally neither of these
 | species is excessively abundant. but or
 1 crippled or unthrfty turkeys they may
 cause serious annoyance and undoubt-
 edly they are injurious to poults.