The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1922-07-21

Profits Are Greater Where Houses Are
Kept in Sanitary Condition.
an efficient remedy is at hand Pre-
vention In most cases is not difficult
nor costly, and pays big dividends.
The poultry flock Is subject to q
number Of diseases. some of which
spread rapidly and cause big losses
The birds may also be infested with
various parasites, some Of which live
on the surface Of the body and others
In the various parts Of the interior.
Such parasites, whether they are out
side or inside workers, are injurious
because they take part Of the
nourishment which should be used to
put on flesh or to produce eggs, and
also because Of irritation and In.
Illumination Of the parts they attack.
The contagious diseases caused by
germs and the weakness and loss Of
flesh caused by the larger parasites
are the most important conditions
which the poultryman must consider In
order to keep his birds In health. These
germs and parasites can be kept down
by suitable preventative measures, and
the aim Of study Of the diseases
should be to learn prevention rather
than cure. Medicines may be given ad-
vantageOusly at tunes but as a rule, as
has been suggested, 1t IL better to kill
the sufferer. There is another reason
not yet mentioned that makes the kill
ing Of sick birds desirable. Birds that
flrst contract diseases are apt to be
the weakest ones in the flock and
should be culled out.
The more birds kept on farm or
plot Of ground and the more they are
crowded the greater the danger from
contagion and parasites, and the more
important the measures for excluding,
eradicating. and preventing develop
ment Of these causes Of disease.
The best way to do this is to secure
eggs from flock that has shown no
indication Of contagious disease for at
least year. II precautions are taken
to keep the eggs absolutely clean and
they are hatched In thoroughly
cleaned incubator the young chicks will
have much better chance. They will
also grow up with a better chance Of
escaping disease II they are raised
In clean brOoders and kept upon ground
where poultry has not run for some
time.
Sometimes these directions cannot
be followed explicitly. II all the avail
able ground has been recently used for
poultry, fowls should be taken from
that part which Is to be used for the
new flock, q good coating Of freshly
Stacked lime applied to the surface.
and few days later It should BE-
plowed. Then It should be cultivated
three or four times with intervals of
week, and finally sowed to small
grain crop. In few months the
greater part Of the germs will be de.
stroyed. but 1t is better to leave the
ground unoccupied by poultry until a
winter has passed.
II Is more difficult to raise a new
flock free from parasites IL the eggs
are Matched by hens, for hens may
carry lice and mites and various para.
sites. For this reason 1t Is a good
idea to select hens for broOding from
flock free from disease and pests.
To keep germs and parasites from
developing to great extent. poultry
houses need to be cleaned frequently
and the drinking fountains and feed
troughs need weekly washing with
boiling water or other disinfectant. II
any lice or mites are found on the
birds or In their houses, the roosts and
adjoining parts Of the walls must be
painted with commercial carbolineum
or a mixture Of 1 quart kerosene and
teacupful Of crude carbolic acid or
crude cresOl. or the house may be
whitewashed with freshly Stacked lime
and sprayed with kerosene emulsion.
Dust the fowl with sodium fiuoride or
nee powder.