Show MITES CAUSE IMMENSE LOSS common sentiment among farmers that all flocks are troubled by little marauders many a keeper of poultry has had bad occasion to regret not being careful elou enough gh about the nests where the birds lay and where they hatch their broods on farms where poultry are neglected it Is safo safe to assume that the nests are worse neglected than any other feature of tile the poultry establishment in the majority of neglected locks flocks it will v doubtless bo be found that mites miles are present ent in fact it Is common sentiment among farmers that all flocks have mites the presence of mites in the poultry house means that they are enormously abundant in the nests where they hide under the nest material when then somo some nests are lifted up it Is found that the under part of the straw Is allep with these very small marauders think of liens beris trying to stay long enough on such nests to deposit eggs but what is worse think of hens trying to hatch out broods with these parasites attacking them nightly where mites are present the nests must be cleaned out every few days and the old material burned also the noat nest boxes should have the cracks filled up to prevent the mites from finding a hiding place one of the very good to use for this purpose Is what la Is called tar in the cast and pitch in the west it Is the kind used on the hulls and rigging of vessels and is not the coal tar to BO commonly used tor for various purposes the pitch Is solid and easily rills nils up the cracks and all apertures aper tures and will last forever it can usually be purchased in minall quantities and will be found very useful to have about |