Show E s ug G ON THE CARE OF CHICKENS N 19 I 1 it SUPERIOR FLOCK OF WHITE by Is I 1 mim mall college al loar I 1 if for far no apparent mccoon there Is lack of t thrift among your young hicks chicks per perhaps b ape the cause Is 1 lice or worms warms in the intes intestines tims examine the hicks chicks about the head for limit head lice lice or are more coom likely to be prent pr ent a on ian raised chicks it if lice are found the heads of f the chicks chick with ith leird ard which Is free from salt felt do not use lie I 1 lard rd and sulphur apply the lard ard the finger rubbing the lice head leek under the im wings wing and around to the eat the brooding mad he hen should also agtha ie treated one of 0 the best beat methods method tf of exterminating lice on the mature matura owls fowls Is to rub mb a piece of blue offit the size of a pea pan into the skin beneath the vent ned and also under ach wing do not daub it on but rub rob it well into the skin as bit blue alot olot at neat ment is very poisonous and iiii kill the hen if sue she gets time some of it into her if no lice are found carefully exam ne the hate intestines dc of a dead chick tor far P parasites ro each auch as taps tape worms a or round worms if war worms of iny any kind are found the chicks should ie treated and removed to fresh ground where there are no worms in the be soil As long as the chicks remain the old runs rems the danger of contain nation U Is always present treatment for far parasite to treat for intestinal parasites parasite teed feed be withheld tor for 12 hours and ad one me of the following remedies given P powdered ow dered mcca areca nut 30 to 45 46 grains or an adult bird pon powdered dered areca nut mati 15 grains far or immature chicks this can be mixed in a wet mash mah lud and fed so that each gets get no an equal amount at it con can be fed to older birds a capsules abich hico can lie be forced down the he gullet turpentine one to three teaspoon fill ala dela depending solin cupon upon the age of the Is also effective it can be mod made ess severe by mixing with on an equal mint niu amount of cottonseed oil but it if ineffective fec tive should be used full strength the best beat method of giving turpentine Is by y forcing it through a small 11 ft flexible b catheter that has ban been oiled and la Is passed through the tb throat tbt t let into the crop craft go good ad results result be have ve been rep reported tied also 1 a with ight the 1 uie of tobacco b amo dust using five to ten grains to a bird this can else also be fed 1 in a wet mash all the droppings containing the worms should be burned or burled burld d deep 1 ap I 1 to el pi event the chickens fin from picking the them up dollar I 1 and rd a half all he hen there them Is profit la in keeping a good poultry flock this was shown by a flock of V alte leghorn pullets at the university of missouri frown from 50 to 60 birds were housed in an open front poultry house with a yard feet square w which tell was sowed to wheat sheet in the fall this furnished green food feed in the late fall and rd early spring and wait waa not charged against agaid their fe feed ed bill butted in ID a year a time t the fowls w consumed one ua 2 2693 pounds of grain and pounds pound of fit mash the total cost cast of the feed was 1 in estimating this thia cost the fattening follow ing prices price per pounds pound were used wheat earn corn 00 X bran li cornmeal comment shorts rt and beef scraps Ps 3 25 th these so prices are higher than the feed would old bring if ft sold by the former farmer but at that jim flock returned st a good profit they produced a total of eggs at a food cost of 10 cents a dozen at the prevailing prices the eggs sold for thus giving a total profit r of 90 90 at an average price of 23 28 4 cents centa I a dozen the la hens e as returned a profit of a dollar and a half apiece above the cost of feed even ut at an average price of 20 centa cent a deal dozen the hens hen doubled the value of the feed they were fed tie as a scratch food filed a mixture of two parts cracked corn and on one e pit part it wheat the mash consisted of atud equal parts of bran shorts cornmeal and beet beef scrap grit oyster shell shall and ad water nater were cre kept before the birds all the time then |