Show 0 U LT it 60 I 1 4 awo METHODS OF eliminating LICE user declares pest can be done away with poultry lice Is one oi 01 the annexes sary evils which many farmers toler ate the extermination of the lice Is 1 not expensive nor complex there are two to practical methods which any housewife or farmer may use with every assurance of success one of these la Is the use of an artificial dust bin in some dry protected place the breathing organs of the lice are small openings on the sides of ahe body tl TI ese openings are readily clogged with iab dust and if the hens have ac access ess to 0 o a dust bin there will be little need i of controlling lice in the poultry flock fhe rhe second method of eradicating lice from a flock of poultry is a sodium fluoride dip this dip is made by add ing one ounce of the powder which may be purchased at any drug store to one gallon of water it Is a good plan to have the water slightly warmed before adding the powder the birds may then be held with wings over the back and submerged while coder under the water the feathers must be ruffled several times after wetting the birds thoroughly hold the beak between the thumb and finder finger and d p the bird s head under the wa ter a time or two it Is a good plan to dip all of the birds in the flock when hen the weather ts is warm aarm and then provide the dust bin the rest of tt ti e year the writer his used this plan for years and has found tt it successful the dairy farmer rotation in green feed of highest importance the most successful poultry keeper will have no missing links in his yearly rotation for green feed beginning with november ear cabbage swiss chard or new zealand can often be used until december late cabbage can be fed until january green feed in succulent form Is not su table to feed when the tempera ture in the poultry house goes much below freezing beginning with no vember vein her or even before and until may the use of dried green feed in the form of aih quality immature cut alfalfa red clover or soybean hay bay seems to be the best solution of the green problem after april or may dandelions red clover and the blue grass or red clover ri p n I 1 p ci P I 1 I 1 upon until july or A t I 1 en rt it e 0 bucken icken garden t f e rh rl 11 t I 1 ie s 11 Is ct 1 rd or new ap tit 1 d I sn I 1 i es in r t make the h t t il I 1 ome onne t n I 1 f r tl ti e comple crimple I 1 D f tie tl e ear I 1 r i 1 journel avoid overcrowding 1 I 11 e pi df I 1 ling ing ani ibal sin and feath er pulling are not due as i uch to a I 1 ck ek of s ethl g to eat as for a lack f s et ell ing ng to do and over cr I 1 n arc ace r I 1 11 i g to L M hurd ornell universo ty langr I 1 arap numbers nun hers of clicks cl id s el kiil 1 not be kt kit to together ether alree tl ree hundred chicks are usually enough to keep in one lot or 01 I 1 ouse A rine on g iss ass and plenty of feed ng space at the hoppers will do much to keep do n bad habits sufficient clent stace can be provided by afford g one feeder three feet long for each chicks the first vv neel eek after the first week a feeler four feet long sl be provided for each laying hens need water I 1 aultry experts tell us that lay ing hens will III transpire about three to four gallons of water every 24 h urs and hens and pullets pulle is about half that much albl ough tt is seems I 1 ird to believe it is this moisture which forn torn s the heavy coating of frost found on the inside of the poultry house in cold old weather the only way to eliminate such frost Is to insulate thoroughly gily ly tie aalfs ails by dead air si sl ices aces or sheet I 1 isu isolation lation in such stich a way hit thit the inside wall will vill be kept from gettin cold and then to I 1 aro ro vide a straw loft or some oti ott er meth or of ventilation to remove the ex ces moisture incubation planning fresh laid begs I 1 I 1 ith in fewer hours and show more vitally ty tian tl an those kept longer before being set tor for in uha tion alt all ough they can be kept up t tc avi no a weel s with every expects tion of a reasonable hatch after that tha t the vitality of the chick Is doubtful ot gh chicks have gro from f ind tur ty tl it at were hatched fr from eggs egg 5 that were three n months of old it Is claimed I 1 ggs that are only one day old will all hatch a day diy sooner than those tha that are two weeks old growth without forcing I 1 oda od development in pullets sl st uld be assured before pr I 1 action corn com ii 11 er et ces 1 U hen el clicks icks are hatched in I 1 tl it e normal season there Is ample time to grow the b rd to in tur ty before the winter anil a al protein can be bentiv red iced lint I 1 the I 1 gullets bullets are matured non nort lal ial devel pi pt ei el t w 11 assure body size and the al seme sene f protein in the m ish ih w 11 all v the pullet to gro v without undue I 1 i stimulation of the egg prod producing organs |