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Show Dirt and Filth. Dirt Is ono thing; filth another. Dirt in tho poultry houso Is all right If It ho not connected with filth. Dirt Is a germicide to a certain extent and under certain conditions. A fow barrels bar-rels of dry dust to sprinkle under the roosts in winter will help to keep filth away. Filth consists of moisture and decaying vegetablo or animal matter, mat-ter, it requires somo Intelligence to know when to remove tho dirt that (jas been placed under tho roost and replace It with new, but this amount of Intelligence Is absolutely necessary If wo would succeed. Ono thing Is certain, and that Is that filth invites disease and fosters It when it is pros-eut. |