Show control of lice and mites of chickens big Bi gLosses I 1 losses may be avoided by simple treatment P Prepa by the th united S tat e a department of agriculture in no other agricultural subject has baa so so much interest been manifested according to requests received during a year for bulletins published by tile the department of agriculture than in the control of lice and mites miles of poultry sixteen editions or of a bulletin on this subject amounting to nearly 1000 copies have been printed although these recommendations have been put into effect very generally oy dy commercial poultry raisers with the result that in intensive poultry raising sections ns there is very little infesta infests In festa tion of parasites on poultry owners of farm and town flocks continue to lose much money through injury caused by these external parasites losses are especially large bom r om heal head lice on chicks and lice on fowls but the fact that the treatment Is simple and certain makes the tosses entirely avoidable commercial sodium fluoride ared in the form of a 8 dust or dip will completely destroy destro all kinds of poultry lice and their egge in one treatment ireat ment this material is easy to handle and if used in accordance with instructions causes no harm in any way to the operator or to the fowls in using tile the material as a dip all that Is necessary to insure a full fully y etory job le ie to td pick out a w warm or m sunny day and to treat very fowl |