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Show KEEP GHiGKENS i FREE OF MITES By Prof. Byron Alder H Poultry Husbnndmnn, Utah Agrta BUHI tural CoTtcgo. HnB issssssssisssssH Tho mlto has n gray color wH' H brown spots on Its hack whea. mrt flllod with. blood. It Uvea aad brtwAi HI in cracks and corners sa and arena H tho perches and neataj going, on tfce M fowls usually at night only long w H ougU to suck its liody full of blood, H thon crnwlng off to snmo seclwfea H place Tho, accumulation of droppW Hj und filth in a poorly vonlllatod, tas' B houso nffordB vory fuvorublo ce- B lions, for .this very numerous; cuecay., jH Ivoop the building well ventilated mb4 jH clean. Spruv tho entire inshto twice H a your witfc whitewash made hi to B ordlnnry way with one pint of crwl HI oarboltc uctd to each gnlloa or wbHe- M wash, then pnlnt thn perchos oce n, H week with kerosene after addtojc H ubout 0 ounces of carbolic acid to a B gallon. Kcop this mixture la a m chlno ol can and soak thoroughly mU HV cracks or corners thnt show aaykn BM dlcatton of mites ns often as they ara HE seen, and the building nnd fowls will ' jH soon ho frco from ono of tho sasaliest BH but without doubt ono of tho won JIVI of poultry posts. JaaaW ' Llco live and brood on tho bodies efl H tho fowls and food or tho surfaca HjH icalos around tho base of the feathers HH If tho fowls havo a dust bath or dwt Bfi wallow thoro will ho hut a few Uce aaB on their bodies. Aa occnatoaal dttet- aVJ Ing with sofiM x'xxl Uco powder, dar- HJ lag which thafo'wl is heV logs, nnd tho powder slftea , HjV porforntod can and rutted .. iato HI tho feathers with the haad, will M H greatly In' frcelnx the bodies of t HH chickens from thin rtont. A un.1 am. aaaal der may be made by taking oa part HJ crosol to throo gasoline. Mix tttts flH thoroughly .then add enough Hafft- HH orod plaster, a llttlo at a time, stlrris HH continually, until all the liquid ban HB beoa taken up, Hiving a taa er pis- aSfl Ish powdor. Bluo olatmeat is aim oa Bjfj .cxcellnt remedy for lice. TW is a, aSJj poiaoa nad alruld be baadfed c&m- . Bfl fully.. Take a small ptoee abaat taa HU slzo of a pea and rub K well Ma BH the Iwiso of the feathers or the aade HH moti la the fluff Just below tae teat. HJ Scaly leg, which is caused by a vary HH tiay Insect getting under (lie scales of the legs forcing them oat m4 HJ causing the iegs to appear rosgh aad HH knotty, Is very comtnoa aaroac sba HJ general piiri'oso fowls. Tills dlooaaa HJ Is not noticed by many uatll tke Um HH are swollen so much that the fewls HJ can hardly -walk. It is easily eea. HVl trolled by rubbing the Ipgs la. the B curly stages' of the disease with lard aHl and korosene equal parts, or b; aa Hjjf uppllciitloR of -useliae or other eh H mixtures. asaQ Thcso pests do not oftcs sRl a B i fowl, but Uioy sup. tlio vkalky aad Bl i woaken a hen so that alio lays few Bsi or no oggs, and Is reudlly evareeaia -Hj by somu minor ullmonts tlwt weald BYi ,huvo llttlo or no effect oa a streag Hb? vigorous nnlmul. Hi- All dlsonsoc birds should be lse)at B ed us soon ns nny nllment r aollceit, Hjfll so us not to undangor tho rost of On Hjjf . ock, In en oo they should have a Bt. i contagious disease. IHjf j For colds or croup dlsiafect the aHil drinking water hy adding 1 or 5 drops Hill or carbolic acid to ouch gulloa of wa Hfl! te.r or tho amount of pormangaaate at' bbHI potash that will stay on a dime. HOr BtH thoroughly. BHw Kcop tho fowls in clean, sanitary Bafal quarters and thus havo strong aad BIk vigorous birds, Mali? Do not ovcrfood or tnnko im ieas HliK luzy. Avoid feeding rood with stroac Hfaf flavored or parUtilly spoiled rood et Mum any kind. BHttH Tho following roforencos are glv HaflQ for further study and more detailed KsVaS 'nformatlon. Farmers bulletins may ba IXB btnlned freo ns long aa tho surefe HiB -a ots hy applying to tho IT. H. !. RIB vmrtment of Agriculture, or to oao et Saf'lal tho Utah Congressmen in Wuahiajitoa. Qllv 1 c' mmm Formers' Bullottln No. 211, Method KaUh of Feeding Poultry. KafB Farmers' Bulutln No. 287, IMultry B1h Management, BTft Far mors' BiilloUn Ko. T'J, Iliats te IBsb Poultry Knlnora. Isaf'Ki Fnrmars' Bulletin No. 07-1, Poultry. IsWrsaT IIouoh Conutructlon. UVj Farmers' Bulletin No. COJ, SJilpjilajr HJB1 ICKl's by Panel Post IBsmi Utah ICxporlmont Ktiitlon Circular HTaai No. 1-1, Housing Farm Poultry. H Growing weeds loe n Inxy fureier. HI J A flower in the front yard is worth HI IP a doyen In thn fwesL aHafi Farmers wjip innut tbelr potntocn b HfHw the moon nre likely to reap their NaWi harvest in the stars. HUbT In dry t-nimtrics water is worts MlE' moro than poia. Uut who would allow IHat' it stream of gold to go to wusto aa wo Hasfafr ' nil allow wn'tr to dol IHLal''' Kvory tiny thut alfalfa la allowed to SsVaaal stand nrtr it is nndy to cut takes LassS ' money from the linn't nccowht IBB Proper nourishmen for tho family IVB" meirns fewer doror Jdllo ns well ns mmm gre-iter cfflelen y aHaav , Thn Experiment Station of the hai Sssaav rlcnltiiral College Is printing hullo- HB tins 'or you Do you got yonr copies) fflW If lint, write for thum today. nf Do you use jour ngrlculturn: agcaiT IBB . Ho Is lielni; I'alil to sorvo you und aWY' your r nijjKhlioj?. Reo that ' yon k JHf - rnur-slmroof lao ttmo. Bar Tides .iuir UlirfiT.v contain tho tot HHr' ionks on fitrai'nz: A, dollar investod WI9r In good ri'wllns rany n.i,o you Iiiuv BfF' Ircds of dollars. aV'Vf aaaV'j'- aaaW |