Show LAYING HOUSES IN NEED OF CLEANING scrape and scrub various utensils made use of Inform information on to poultry men concerning fall all cleaning of poultry houses Is given in a statement just issued by floyt ba M wells for the colorado agricultural college tile the laying house for the ballets pallets should be given a thorough cleaning says wells all dropping boards roosts boosts nesting boxes feeders wd and drinking containers ought to be scraped and scrubbed with a good disinfectant roosts boosts may be painted with a product to control red mites old litter should be removed from the floor and if the floor Is wooden or concrete it should be scraped and sprayed with a good disinfectant whitewashing white washing walls and ceiling will give greater sanitation and provide more light in the house in win teatime whitewash white wash may be applied best with a force spray pump this mixture gives good results slack lump lime with water to tho the consistency of cream take five quarts of this add one pint of good coal tar disinfectant and one quart of kerosene stir thoroughly and add an equal amount of water strain the whitewash through a fine screen or a piece of burlap burine before using it in the sprayer window lights should be cleaned and broken ones replaced sweep down all muslin curtains and replace with new muslin those that are too dirty or torn this la Is the best time of tile the year to repair the roof or put on a new one check over all S seams eams on patent roofing for leaks A good deep litter should be put in the laying house next and new nesting material in the nest boxes remove old litter and replace with bright clean straw every four weeks or oftener it if necessary |