Show EEST BEST METHOD OF exterminating VERMIN 4 A 4 I 1 mno id f I 1 g HEALTHY FLOCK OF WHITE LEGHORNS ily by MOP IL 11 1 L missouri college of agriculture if for no apparent reason there Is alack a lock of thrift among your young chicks perhaps the cause Is lice or worms in the intestines examine the chicks about the lend head for head lice lice are hore more likely to be present on hen raised chicks if lice are found grease the heads of the chicks with lard which Is free front from salt do not use ise lard and sulphur apply the lard with the finger rubbing the lie head neck under the wings and around the vent the brooding lion lien should also be treated one of the best methods of exterminating lice on the mature owls Is to rub a piece of blue ointment bic size of a pea into the skin list beneath chii vent and also under und e r each ach wing do not daub it on but b t rub it well into tile the skin its as blue ointment oil Is very poisonous mid and will h kill 1 I 1 tile lie lien if she gets sonic of it into her it no lice are found carefully ex dinine the intestines of a dead chick tor for intestinal parasites such ns as tape corins or round worms if worms of my iny kind are arc found the chicks should ae H treated and removed to fresh around where there aro are no worms in ili the soll soil As long as tho the chicks re main on the lie old runs the danger of contamination la Is always present to treat for intestinal parasites parasite feed should be withhold withheld for 32 12 hours hour and ono one of the following rein remedies edles given powdered areca nut 80 to ar 45 grain for nn an adult bird powdered areca nu nut 15 grains for immature chicks tills this can bo be mixed in a wet mash and alid fed so BO hat flint ench each gets an equal amount it can be fod fed to older birds in capsules which can be forced down the gullet turpentine one to three teaspoonfuls depending upon the ago age of the ard ard Is also effective it can be malle made less severo severe by mixing with nn an equal amount of cottonseed oil but if ineffective fec tive should bo be used full strength the best method of giving turpentine Is by forcing it through a small flexible catheter that has been oiled and la Is passed through the throat into the crop good results have been reported also with the use of tobacco dutt using alve to ten grains to it bird this can also ile be fed in ili a wet mash the droppings dropping containing the alio worms should be burned or burled deep to prevent the chicks from froia picking them thein up ill |