Show HIE ME COUNTY AGENTS COLUMN by MORGAN P melia A serious handicap to good pullet development is the present e of para sites mites and body lice are the mot moa common external parasites en countered during this i of the year and round worms and tape worms are the chief internal parasites mites and lice multiply rapidly during hot weather for this reas on frequent examinations should be made to determine their presence it the pullets aie infested with body lice they can be killed by putting a thin application of black leaf loaf 40 along the center of each perch at night just before the pullets go to jooa sinice since large amounts of this nicotine solution will injure ta tie e birds care should be exercised in its use A small pa nt ut brush can be used to apply the black leaf 40 to the perches and tio applications made ten days apart are usually to rid the pullets of lice if taken in time a good way get rid of mites Is to spray the per ches and the dropping boards a few imes jmes during the summer with used crank case oil that has been thinned with kei olne sufficiently to deimit it to pass readily through a spray I 1 lump ump or creosote crude carbol add acid and kerosene mixed in equal parts may also be us fed ed for this purpose damp unsanitary conditions in the coops favor the spread and de of coce ldla and round worms worm tape worm infestation can usually be prevented by cleaning up the poultry mancie bjes p jes because the common house fly Is the inter mediate host for this parasite and flies file multiply rapidly in manure pil es whenever pullets are purchased and brought to the farm they hould be quarantined tor for a period ot of at least three weeks to make sure that disease and parasites are not bro t to the farm culling should be practiced thru out the entire development period and all unhealthy 3 bici weak pul lets and thoe tho e lacking in vigor are to 10 be taken out ue icare in feeding the best pul lets are usually produced on full feed mash as well as scratch should be fed to obtain good body growth about 11 pounds of mash and 13 pounds of scratch I 1 a good geed mixture under average cor from the time the pullet is 6 to 7 weeks old until it enters the laying pen pel at 5 I 1 months at which time it should weigh about 3 or 4 pounds can or pi ewt e foods foi AV al inter in a previous article in th s column kiss aa eina elna miller food specialist for the axtens on course give a verv thorough discus discussion ion on food pres er and canning the prospects tor for the winter of 1932 and 1933 are not exceptionally bright ther fole etcie it behooves everyone to begin b begin g pre paring tor for the future thi may bo be done very well at this time of the bear ear by planning the canning cam laign chickens are cheaper than they have ever been and any hen that isi ik not pi ng at the pro pre ent tine ti ue should have her I 1 bead ead cut oaf and I 1 ut in a bottle foi wai ter use in the vegetable gar ie i a great many things which will soon b gone may be pre dived very economically 1 oung beets are iu iii N at their prime peas may be canned to good addan tage and even c corrot may be jut i ut up f toi oi v intel use the utter latter hon hy evel may be stored very beadily in III a good storage cellar and it if kert ker t ci ll c i Y and cool will I 1 cep until late si sl r ng currants currant tind and goo eb iries ail oi 01 acla and the apricot season will the be on amne 13 altho ig igi 1 ula has tal en an advance of in III the last few week it la Is till one 0 th che cheapest apet foods we can use especial ly it if combined N ith f mt uit in botti s J the kutlu tl tc f the future of egg Is not very bright prices aie lev a the P ent time a ai d whilce they rf rc a drug on the market in most corn com muni ties thea the r be very red 1 preserved pie served in water glass if I 1 i properly they are practically as good as fresh eggs in the th winter ti t t e specially pec lally ally for cooking at our farmers meeting on july 8 and 8 9 demonstrations is in food pie er N ill be given these sho il receive careful attention from ill tl 11 thrifty housewives of this ectro continued on lac i e AGENTS BUGS according to t the h e latest reports from la ili millard county fields the insects this year aside from grasshoppers are decidedly less numerous than previously tarnish plant bugs aphis and which have been so extremely nume numerous roub during the past few beals eais ale a neglect ible factor this year although it has not been definitely established that these insects aie ale the cause of alfalfa eed failures ye yet ac plant chiding to mr A L plant patho pathologist logIs they are decidedly ajr lous ious at certain stages in ili seed pio pi the tact fact that they are not as numerous this year should be very encouraging for those who are try ing for seed |