Show COMBAT POULTRY YARD FOES great amount of loss and much annoyance caused by insect parasites how to control by GEORGE M U TURPIN ins insect cc t parasites are arcs the cause of e great deal ot of annoyance and loss to poultry men boico assent essential al measures measure for their control are have the poultry houses separated from all other farm buildings have all ot of the tha interior fixtures ol of the poultry houses such as roost poles nest boxes teed feed hoppers dropping boards etc removable so BO that every part ot of the interior can bo be readily cleaned and spray sprayed edi keep a hood good dust bath to which the fowls may have access at all times or of the day common road dust with fine ashes and powdered sulphur or air slacked lime added is excellent the road dust should be gathered A dropping board easily removed cleaned sanded banded and replaced without going into t ie e hen house A dropp ng board proper s I 1 duillio dri veather eather for use d daring u t frig the winter spray tha the coops and fixtures with a good whitewash twice each year adding two pounds of salt and one fourth gallon of crude carbolic acid to every fifty gallons of the spraying mixture setting hens should have access tc a good dust bath such as mentioned above if lice are found later on the chicks rub lard in the feathers ol of the head and throat and in bad cases also under the wings |