Show I Seed Poultry Yards for Prevention of Diseases Success with chicks depends largely large large- I ly iy upon the condition of their runs rUM The most effective prevention and control control con con- of diseases and parasites transmitted transmitted trans trans- through the soil Is to provide a heavy growth of ot vegetation which will clean up the soil solI This his 1 applies particularly to Intestinal worms and tuberculosis Alsike blue grass an and timothy or vetch etch and rye re are ver very satisfactory seed mixtures for tor brooder runs and und poultry p yards A generous application of ot lime will aid In the growth of ot vegetation vege vege- tation and cleansing the soil solI Seeding the ilie yards In this way not only overcomes overcomes over oyer comes the disease contamination of ot ottile the tile soil loll but provides pro an abundance of ot green feed In the yards which Is so essential for the chicks in the spring The brooder houses should be moved so the ground occupied by chicks this year can be seeded now They should be placed on new ground each spring and the following year they may be I returned to the ground on which they now stand I |