The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21

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~ ne various inFsst pests Or rrrr-
aatcs thNs apparently have no Other
business IA NE than that % nthane
lie o burden 10 tho chicken and ths
poultry hft.tief. And q burden u
NE tNtg surety tNa maxi IL
Perhaps no other phase oS poultry
tstpin< Il more ua'nfei0tt'nf than
ttnef nhnpu ~ poultry keeping en-
tails moro diteGrctakfe jAtor than the
nItinr n hAfsie 10 thqse pcssa. Qntt
they have Invaded the poultry guar
t1Is.
Many complex preblsms confron.
Nc Modern poultry ketpzf. many OF
trm requiring much ability, money.
ard wears o. study 20 solve. But a
nnfutlQn Of The problem 81 insect
pests il a comparatively easy one. ~
4inlriF a 1uHt rf cfnselesa viHi-
furc nr1 tf-c Application Of tho
Irnpfr remedies 10 prevent them
From setting 4 fooi'.pia ~ the fiocAA.
HIem. Il Il Absolutely necessary that
.,e cEicken fa'eer should fnow the
appearance IND hnbits Of the most
troublesome OF the pcsia ard the
fnefhoda and fcsne1ieH best suited 70
prctcnt and coutroi them. II might
b. we'll TO say hero that n IL Inn
ptraiiee that the pouitfy keeper be
M|HN 70 NWD| WIFI A4N||" ||NNNNN| VI
they VIII put him cut OF business.
Poultry parasites arc generally d.
vidcd Into Two classes. namely. extrr-
nal and Internal rnfnslteaL Our
paper VIII deal with the external
clnfr.
rhets are many varieties OF esscr-
nal partsitpr Which attack pouitrr.
dust how many we do not know. nor
Il II important TO knoo. as compared
20 tse ~inspqftaace 81 knewine thai a
great multitude Of individuals OK any
one variety ran be furD into The
world IN q few days. n has hern te-
firnatsa that m eight weeks time one
lousnI wiz produce from itnelf and
eflsprinE 12k.eeo lice.
The faflons varieties work IN az
many different uu1A One variety
sucks the blood From tho chicken.
another lives on the roots OF the
feathers and BY attacking Che sralcs
Of the skin, and 20 on. For
practical purpose ~ shall consider
these external pasa4ltes urtdcr three
e~lanseF. a. Their habits run IN three
directions. Thca4 three classes are
usually The most troublesome 10
nonltfE keepers IN this locality In
tho order Of their importance they
are mites. hode iice and head nee.
" y ~ possible to make compare
son ~ all between theac pcsts. then
70 the red mite mukf W give the
doubtful honor Of being the worst o.
them all. Thousands Of dollars are
annually lost by the OF these
pests. 20 say nothing Of the worry
and dirappointmen-. They are no
doutf he causn OF more iosa 10 poul-
Try keepers than any other Kind OF
mite, louise or Insect.
Mites are often not detected until
The poultry houses are BADLY infested
and the poultry keeper sseks an ga
plantation for the unpr3aucfiye con-
uition Of his fowls and their liEtiess
appearance Mites are especially
active during hot. damp weather.
LnnAe body lice, they are found on
the fowls body chiefly as night. Dur
ins the day they hide In the cracks
and crevices Of ffe rooets dfoppings.
boards. walls % the houses. nosta, Of
m spot whore they can conceal
warn over the birds body. II
patches Of dust are noticed on the
wallis Of the buildings. a good second
look should he taken Al this sup
posedly harmless dust. II viii likely
be discovered that u moves. and
that Il II a mass Of thousands Of iiv-
Ing orHanIamE, a countless host OF
mites waiting for foosting time.
What n reception for a flock TO have
this army Of mites rapidly spread
themselves over their bodies. hitting
through the skin. sucking the blood.
dspfivinH them OF rent and sapping
them OF vitality. How can birds be
expectod 10 be productive and TO be
q pA1ins PROPAGATION that z COM
PEELED 10 spend nights OF such tor
tnfey How can young stock be ex-
pectod 20 grow n mature into
healthy specimens under such a CON
dillon no matter how well they are
Iedg Many times setting hens viii
be found dead on the nest. being lit
orally pumped dry OF blood. An en-
tire brood OF chicks has been known
10 nuecumb In one night 70 the attack
OF this mite army. An entire nocik
can be ruined IN an incredibly short
time q production will cease. the
birds will become thin. run down.
and an easy prey for disease Mites
breed with an astonishing rapidly
IN fact the cycle from the egg Il
the adult ~ completed In little more
than n weeks time.
One Of the most important thing
Co be considered IN keeping the poul-
Try houses free Of mites ~, OF courhe
c~leanlincHs; but the poultry keepcl
who keeps his houses clean. thlnklnf
THAI that alono will suffice. Is yer,
npt 20 get the surprise OF his hfe
While il il true that they multipi,
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indlaputanle fact that they VIII ais,
breed Ia a clean poultry house. Thu
is especially true In hot weather ans
where a large number OF birds arr
housed together. IL IL abkolutoil
necessary. therefore. that the quar
tern be sprayed or painted occasion.
ally with some reliable inscctlcids
or germlcide.
During b hot months Il is a good
plan 10 paint the roosts every Nv,
weeks. The poultry keeper ahouis
consider this work as equally an i'm
porfant part OF Mss routine work a
tina of cleaning the houses, foedini
the birds. etc. To neglect n. is'ti
Invite tho mites 20 make a visit. an
fhey will most certainly accept tn
Invitation. An ounce Of prevention
In fho form Of good inseciicido vii
prevent their unWelcomc visit. an
IL worth many gallons Of cure.
A very reliable remedy for thl
purpose Il one mnd by mixing kero
Bone two parts with crude carbolii
acid one part. n the perchcs ar
painted every two or three week
with this mixture and n little sprayed
occasionally around the nests M
poultry keeper can rest assured tina
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