Show BYRON ALDER ADVISES ADVISE S I 1 BREEDERS ON SUMMER I 1 CARE OF POULTRY the per period iod of intensive care and very close watch over all conditions of brooding and feeding the chicks is now past says byron alder extension a at t the utah state agricultural college most of the pullets have a good start but a good start is 11 only a battle half won professor alder aider says that during the hot summer months there may be conditions other than breeding bree dim feeding and brooding which gave the pullets a good start that may develop to make them weak unthrifty i birds next fall the most I 1 common conditions are overcrowding poor ventilation unsanitary houses and yards so that the pullets become infected with parasites such as mites round worms tape worms and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and in this case is it especially true while certain i drug treatments may be used to rid the birds of these parasites and sometimes with fair results the only safe and thoroughly satisfactory is control measure is a sound sanitation program aimed at prevention and this is just as true of other disease problems as well outbreaks of fowl pox and bronchitis are very common in many sections of the state advises professor alder these are the cause of heavy loss in egg production and frequently also a high death rate in the pullet flocks during the fall and winter months while there is no satisfactory treatment for either of these diseases when they appear in the flock prevention by vaccination daring dofring the summer months gives almost perfect control with little or no loss if either of these diseases appeared in the neighborhood I 1 of your flock in the past year all pullets should be vaccinated vaccina ted this summer su m during july or at least be fore they start aay layha ing weather conditions are and ad 01 W A dry says mr alder N vaccinate if ne necessary necess cesary arv one e u these diseases disease S at the or bot hl 01 with little or no A it sanie ti it 01 consult y your our local loc best a and rid get his help to in veter 0 factory results f from rom vac vs ure sails 10 vaccination for CInat iol t these should never be started stariet 1 disease has a until appeared in the boyhood bo explains professor profess 14 lp |