Show y V vaccination IS REMEDY FOR POX new method being used by nevada Poultry men control ol of chicken pox in nevada has bits been facilitated in washoe county by a method new to ot of the state one that has proved itself speedy economical and effective according to edward C reed eed county agricultural extension agent the method which in essentials Is similar to the vaccination ot of persons persona against smallpox consists of plucking feathers from the leg or the wing of the chicken and applying a concentrated concentrate d chicken pox vaccine to the follicles from which the feathers are removed advantages over the subcutaneous method by the fowls are vac with a hypodermic consist in the much greater speed often running as high as 2000 vaccinations a daa day less resulting illness among the pullets and smaller expense tor for vaccine as less Is used washoe county poultry men are planning what they think will be an improvement on lost last years method for instead of using a stiff bristle brush tor for the application they propose to use a small email ralie rake like metal instrument and to scratch the web under the chickens wing vaccine for or the method Is especially prepared find and Is secured through the veterinary control service of the university of nevada the method was dirst used exten in holland but experimental work in agricultural experiment stations in the united states particularly in california and oregon has resulted in some come improvement in the european method time of feeding hens very important matter the old idea was to rive give the hens some grain the first thing in the morning because they are hungry at that time and will eat readily the new idea is to feed in the evening enough grain that a little will be left over for tile the rooming morning feeding this leftover left over grain will III in no way satisfy their morning appe titles so there should be a good sized mash hopper filled with laying mash for them to finish ort off on cleaning up op the leftover left over grain oil and eating mash should occupy the hens time until ten at this time give them a light feed ing of grain about one third of the total amount of grain they will get that day the hens being tired rom from a morning of continual eating they will rest for a while after the ten feeding of grain As soon as this feed Is exhausted the hens bens will begin to eat gasn and continue until the regular grain feed ing in tile the evening |