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Show ' FARM "I ii POULTRY ii iJ LICE INJURE LIHLE POULTS fl Supposedly Mysterious Trouble Often 1B Proves to Be Nothing More or ' Less Than Vermin. r'M iB '.rrepared by the United States Depart- j H mant of Agriculture.) r.H Lice are very destructive to turkey poults both when very smnll nnd Nhen partly grown. Frequently tur- , 'H key poultrt dlo off from some supposed- M ly mysterious trouble, which when H properly Investigated proves to bo H nothing moro nor less than lice. Keep , H the newly-hatched poults free from J M lice, If possible, by properly dusting ' the lien used to hatch tho eggs. Then 11 watch tho poults for head lice. KsB These will ho found burrowing Into ifl tho skin on top of the head nbovo nnd JcJ In front of the eyes nnd under tho i'''i I 1 H HBPBPHBftwY! f'ssiiH Keep Newly-Hatched Poults Free 11 From Lice, If Possible. i thr6at. If any arc discovered, grease ' H thefcu places carefully with plain lard, ' i lard to which a few drops of kero- f t!iie have been nddud or by using u r drop of olive oil, Too much greuso H may prove fatal to tho poults. jH As tlio poultN grow, lice will some- L times bo present In harmful ufohherg , H and yet escape tho notlco of tho per- 'tsia son who does not know where to look f fur them. If one looks .In tho hollows fH or creases on tho upper side of tho lB wing between tho inillls of tho main fB wing feathers, thoy may llnd hldlnx f , places there literally swurmlng with iH i lice. Greuso uppllcd to theso places fil i will prove effectlvo in getting rid of i tho lice. iB Llco mny also occur on other parts i'l of tho body and must bo combated. ',H If your young turkeys are droopy t 1 and unthrifty nnd you jrnvo cxaiiilncd , H them without finding nny llco, do not 11 bo too sure that none are present tin H til you, hnve tried tho following I i Submerge tho little turkey In wunil H water, holding lt wJth Just Its blU. M sticking out, so that It can breatho, j until the entlro plumage Is wet. Then rcmovo lt from tho water and ?s wrap In a light-colored cloth which tl has previously been vf armed, and hold lt In this manner for Msvernl lain- tH utes. Then tnko tho cloth off. If lM there are no llco, on It, tho turkey fsl Is frco from them, and some other ex- il j plauatlmi than llco must bu sought for ! Its condition, Usually, however, a !H sunirlslngly large number of lice will IH bo found on tho cloth, even lu cuhos H where n cursory examination hall con- vluccd tho owner thnt It wns absolute- H ly free. tlfl |