Show DOSING FAILS TO DESTROY VERMIN prepared by the in united states Devart department ment of agriculture Aerl cullum many liany farmers and pon nave have believed it possible that certain chem bicais administered as medicine or mixed feed or water may protect their aill mals froni from external paras parasites itee ignorant and unscrupulous dealers in the poultry business love have played on this belief the prevailing idea is that the material la Is taken up by the blood and then excreted on the lie surface many bel believe letie that the parasites are elther poisoned la in this way may or else that a condition Is induced which makes tile the fowl di dis ri ersing to its parasites ites and cau caus es thein to leave leae vendors of no strums have sold liquids tablets and powders fr fair use in this way may the insecticide authorities lit in tile the united states department part ment of agriculture have issued warnings against these remedies unit anil in many cases have e forced the makers to cease advertising und selling the frauds in bulletin GOT COT GO CO T ineffectiveness ti veness of internal medication of poultry tor for the control of external parasites just off eft the press prem departmental investigators give the results of experiments on which they based their opposition to this fakery in approximately 50 tests testa of the preparations advertised none showed any indications of value against the common external parasites with which the liens hens were infested lice and thrived and multiplied as they might have been expected to do it if the me medicine had bad not been administered these tests were the basis of the campaign against tile the falers bakers in addition the department carried out tests with a considerable number of other chemicals in addition to those revealed by analysis of these vermin lik eradicators chemicals tested included magnesium sulphate or epsom salt sodium carbonate naphthalene naptha lene cal calcium clutia calcium sulphide magnesium oxide sodium sulphate potassium nitrate ferric oxide ferric sulphate ferrous sulphate Pota potassium illin potassium diethyl bodum sod um bi nit iKie tivie tartar emetic potassium iodide sulphur flowers capsicum gentian ginger fenugreek garlic camphor po powdered dered tobacco quinine omica and others in no case was there conclusive evidence of any benefit from dosage the ticks lice mites and fleas were not noi eradicated furthermore there la Is grave danger in giving certain internal medi cants to healthy fowls as their vitality may be decreased t to 0 such nn an extent that the parasites find them an easier prey than they would have been had find no drass dos 3 been admin adain ered the conclusion of the invests investigators gators Is that the use of internal medications against external parasites Is detrimental ri to the poultry industry in that it not only ln involves olves useless expenditures tures turee but allows the parasites to continue their ravages when they might be destroyed by recognized methods poultry raisers who desire to review tor for themselves the evidence the nos no strums trunIs may obtain technical bulletin Eul letin GOT COT GO CO T free while the supply lasts by lip applying plying to the united stat states ea department of agriculture washington D C |