Millard County Chronicle | 1928-01-26 | Page 2 | Providing Winter Dust Bath Quite Important

Providing Winter Dust Bath Quite Important During one or of the perIods of r dry ry clear elear weather a supply of dry fine fine- grained soil be stored In a place where It will neither get wet nor freeze severely durIng tine the colder months Nothing has hns been heen found that quIte takes tine the place of a dust bath I for hens Of course we can CIn rid them of lire lice by treatment with sodium blue ointment or n a commer commer- cl ii louse powder but these do not replace re- re place the enjo enjoyment that a hen gets getsIn In dusting hersElf In a box of dust or mIxture of dust and anel ashes And the chance hance to dust herself Is particularly enjoyed during the winter r months Thoroughly dry well pulverized dirt stored in n a dry building In boxes or nr barrels or even een ba bags will add greatly to the comfort and contentment of the I flock throughout hont the winter