The Crittenden press., 1922-02-03

IN efficient remedy is at hand Pr.
ycniIon ln mosi eases O. nof dimcult
uor costly. and pays biz dividends
Tis poultry nock Is subject 10
number ~ diseases. some ~ which
sprrad rapidly and cause hlg losses
The birds may also he Infested with
various Parasites. some ~ which live
ou ihe surface % the body and others
in the various parts of the interior.
Such parasites. whether they arr oui.
side or Inside workers. are Injurious
hecnuse thcy take part of The
noufishment which should be- used o.
pul on flesh or % prriuce eggs. and
aiso hecuuse Of irritation and IN
nammailon n the parts they attack
The cnniar.ous diseases caused by
germs and the weakness and loss o.
fesh caussi BY ihe larger pauslgs
srs ~ most important conditions
which the nouliryman must consider o.
order o. Keep his birds IN health Thess
germs and parasites cun b. Kept down
By suitable preventative measures. and
the aim of study ~ the diseases
should b. 20 Learn prevention rather
than cure. Medicines may b. given "a
vaninrcously 90 times hut a. a rule. ~
has been suggested. u Il better o. till
the sufferer There q another reason
not yet msnilonei that makes the til'
inr ~ slct birds Desirable n.ris that
hrsi contract diseases arr apt % h.
ne weakest ones IN me nock and
should he cuiled out.
The more birds kert on q fsrm Or
plot % ground and tte mone they are
/ crowded the greater the danger from
conurion and parasites. and me more
important the measures for excluding
eradlcaiinF and preventing develop
msnt ~ these causes ~ disease
Tho hest way o. to this is 90 sccury
srrs frum q nock that has shown n,
Indication ~ contagious disease for Al
least a year n precautions are taksr
h. terp the eggs absolutely clean and
they nre hatched Ia thoroughly
cleaned Incubator the young chicks VII
have a much better chance They VII
aso grow up with a better chance o
escaping disease n they are raise.
in clean hrooiicrs and kept upon grounl
wisrr poultry has not run for soml
time
Sometimes these Directions canno
b. followed explicitly fan ne avail
able ground has been recsutly used 20
poultry. fowls should b. taken firm
that pari which O. n he used for M
new fock reot coating of ffeshl
slartei lime applied o. ths surfsc,
anf feu days later it should h
rrwri Then n shonlf he cultivate
three or four times uifh Intervals n
e ueet auf finally s1uti to . rmsl
ruin crop fn few months th
/ rreafrr nan ~ the Eeuas uiIl he A.
uforrf hui n o. better % leave m
rrorrd unocruriet by poultry untn
winter has passed
ITS more dincult 20 ulse = ne,
hock FIRE from parasites n the cse
sfe haiched by hens. for hens ma
carry lice and mites and various parl
Htct Fnr this reason q isa goo
idos to select hens Tor brooilne froi
hock FREE IRON disease and pests.
To tesp germs and parasites froi
developing To a Frcai extent poultr
houses nerd 20 be- cleaned ffoquoutl
and ths driniing fountains and fcs
trcushs need q weekly washing wit
tollinr water Or other dlsinfectant
any lice or mites are found on m
birds o. IN their houses. the roosis en-
adjoining Parts Of the walls must b
painted VITA commercial carhollueui
or a mixture ~ ! quart kerosene an
l teacupful Of crude carbollc acid q
crude evsol. or the house may
vhlievashsd with freshly Stacked I'm
and sprayed with kerosene emuislol
Dust me fovi with sodium auorids Z