Show BATTLE WORMS AND DISEASES wage war on worms and disease 19 tile the slogan adopted by tile poultry specialists of the new jersey state college who suggest seven words to the v wise sel in a campaign disease in new jersey hatch or euy buy chicks early Is the first figures froni from the farm egg lay ing contest fur for five years show that hicks lint hatched ched before slay 15 produced 75 73 eggs the farat six months from november to slay may and those hatched belched after slay may 15 produced GS eggs for tile same period neep brooder house clean the steps rug suggested for cleaning a brooder house thoroughly are first scrape the floor thus removing till all accumulated droppings end and litter second sweep the ceiling wall and floor third scrub the elie floor side walls and window sills with hot lye solution fourth ourt li clean till all brooding equipment i and oath after the hoube Is dry spray feitli ith an approved disinfectant Iro ilde clean bange or close confinement cy by clean range Is meant ground on which no chickens have licen been raised fur for at least a sear lear and where no ni poultry manure has fins been scattered for at least two beirs if room Is so limited that clean range lange cannot be provided close confinement Is recommended keep old and young stock separate do not let the 3 oung cri come in contact with the laying stock which may ile he carrying tile the germs of 49 and while be in lug apparently healthy build screen gereen manure pit this will III partially eliminate the common fly which is a fruitful source of 0 worm anfe infestation supply wire dropping boards As dropping hoards boards furni furnish bli a good source of infection these should be screened to prevent the birds from walking on tile droppings A halt half inch anesh wire stretched tig tightly beneath the roost polea li Is recommended clean dropping boards dally daily from slay may to october droppings should be cleaned from the boards and placed in the screen manure pit |