| Show sodium fluoride may be used as a louse killer an excellent louse control method consists of dipping each bird tor for 20 to 30 seconds in a mixture of 5 ounces of commercial sodium flour ide in 5 gallons of warm water such a quantity should treat birds sodium fluoride may be also applied as a dust says the indiana farmers guide perhaps the cheapest treatment of the roosts boosts and nests consists of spraying infected quarters with a mixture of crude oil and kerosene the mixture I 1 part kerosene to 4 parts of crude oil may be applied as a spray or with a brush and will retain a killing power tor for several weeks crank case drain ings has proven equally as good when thinned in a similar way with kerosene whenever such oils are used care should be taken to prevent the fowls from coming into contact with with the oil another remedy calls tor for a streak of nicotine sulphate or blackleaf Black leat leaf 40 the width of a pencil lead spread on the perches about halt half an hour before the birds go to roost followed by a second treatment 10 days later the presence of lime on the roosts boosts with such a treatment may cause death of the birds |
