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13fficient Farming
SIMPLE RULES FOR CULLING, I'nonlayer, olid ypu can feel what you
We know that is cverY flock that, • cannot see in the difference between :e
has been laying heavily throughout layer and `a nonleyer,
the winter and spring the production
begins to drop aft quite materially in
July,
The heavy -laying hen along in the
summer will have all of her old fea-
thers intact. She will show no pin
Among well eared for hens this fall- feathers or the appearance of new
tug off in production is due to one plumage. The old feathers will be
reason only, and that is that the na- dry and rough to the touch. They
turally poor birds, the nonpi•odueers, will be soiled and dirty. Many of them
quit laying early, but the naturally may be broken off, especially around
heavy -laying hens keep right on lay- the top of the bead and the tipe of
ing throughout the summer and into the tail feathers,
the early fall. A bird with this old worn plumage
The problem of culling is to .elimin- with no appearance of new feathers,
ate from the flock these poorer birds is in all probability laying heavily at
as they stop laying during the sum-jthat time.
mor months. I. But if you find a bird that is"neat-:
The problem of culling simply re -,Ing and its body is covered with pin
solves itself down to ane question, is feathers and she has grown in any
she or isn't she laying? I new feathers, especially on the body
It has been found that the appear- or wings, she has rested a consider-
once of the lien is closely influenced able time while these new feathers
by egg production. The birds ehange,were being grown, or she has quit for
their appearance very materially i the summer. In all probability the
when they are in heavy-layingcondi- latter is true. •
tion, as against their periods of non-) The average hen does not change
laying, so all we' have to do then in her plumage and lay at the same time.
order to determine the cull birds is There may be exceptions to this' rule,
to determine the appearance of those but they usually occur in the case of
external characters which indicate late molting hens in the fall.
non -production and production,
The art of culling is simple, but if After the Strawberry
one wishes to go into it and make.. a Harvest.
very careful study, it is possible' to In Ontario most strawberry etches
predict with great accuracy, not only , y p
whether a hen is laying or not, but are kept in fruiting two years. The
how she has been laying, how long condition of the patch 'after the first
since she stopped laying, about how crop, with the plants crowded closely
many eggs she bas laid and about how together, the ground weedy and pack
long she will continue to lay,
These more technical problems,
however, require long study and ex- the patch is merely to allow for a
perience. To the every -day poultry
keeper, certain simple rules and rela- system of cultivation and fertilization
which will build it up for the next
By far the simplest character to summer's crop. The quantity and
study in culling is that of the comb.
When the ovaries are active and eggs
are being produced in abundance the
comb is large, swollen, bright red in
color, warm to the touch and has"a
tendency to stand erect.
This is due to the large quantity of
blood which is circulating through it.
When, hibwever, ovarian activity
ceases, the comb shrinks rapidly in
size, it becomes cold and dry to the
touch and it becomes shrunken and
'covered with a whitish deposit, which
is dead skin tissue.
So, if you are 'looking to eliminate
the culls, look first at their combs.
Those which have the small, dry,
shrunken, thin, cold combs, are surely
not laying.
All pullets as they are coming into
maturity, if they are of the yellow -
skinned and yellow-shanked variety,
and have been well grown, have an
abundance of yellow pigment on their
bodies. This is•evidenced in the beak,
in the skin color, in the shank color, kept up until fall. In the colder dis-
and, in the white ear -lobed varieties,
in the ear lobe itself.
As this pullet comes into laying con-
dition and begins to produce eggs
rapidly, it bas been carefully observed
ed by pickers, calls for some system of
renovation or cleaning out.
The renovation or clea'ning up of
tions are all that are necessary.
quality of this crop depends largely
on the cultivation and fertilization
following renovation as will be sho+ -n
later,
One of the best methods of handling
the patch, after harvest, is to mow the
leaves with a scythe or mower and
rake them, together with straw or
other covering material which may
have been used as a mulch, off the
patch. This is burned, but if the
mulch is to be used a second year it
is raked off before the leaves are cut.
In the latter process the crowns of
the .plants should not be injured. To
reduce the number of plants the rows
have all except a narrow margin on
one side plowed away. This is more
satisfactory than plowing a furrow
away from each side of the row be-
cause the latter method leaves the old
plants to reformthe patch rather
than the younger vigorous plants on
the outer edges of the row.
Following plowing the ground is
worked down and constant cultivation
tricts it is advisable to cover the
plants after the ground freezes with a
mulch of straw or strawy manure.
This is raked between the rows in the
that this yellow color disappears first spring, helping to conserve moisture
from the skin, especially in the vicin- and keep the fruit clean.
ity of the vent, then from the ear It has been shown that 'the buds
which r
lobes. At the same time it disappears produce the fruit clusters of
from the flesh immediately around the strawberries are formed in the late
eye ring and then gradually it dis- summer and early full preceding the
appears from the beak. Lastly it re rop.
cThus it follows that any prac-
cedes from the shanks and after rice which will help to strengthen the
plants and aid the formation of these
months of heavy laying the shanks
will be absolutely free from any yel- buds will increase the next year's
low pigment. Just as soon as the bird crop. It Is evident then as before
stops laying, color again appears in mentioned that the time to get this
these sections. ---.First it appears in effect will be after the.renovatlon or
the vicinity of the vent, then in the with a new patch from July or August
ear lobes and eye ring, followed .on. This does not mean that the new
quickly by the return of the color to or old patch is to be neglected earlier
the beak and finally. after a few. in the season but to stress' the need of
weeks' rest, the shanks will begin to constant latercultivation and point
take on their rich yellow color again. but that fertilizers to have any effect
The degree of pigmentation can be on the crop must be available the fall
used then as direct evidence in culling. "preceding. As far as practical exper-
If the vent and ear lobes are bleached 'ionce or experimental evidence goes
and white, the bird is 'in all probabil- no effect has been secured from spring
ity laying. • applications of fertilizer, although
If, However, the vent is surrounded until recently many thought that the
by yellow skin and the ear lobes are. spring treatment of the pateb largely
yellow' in the white ear -lobed varieties influenced that year's crop. -D. A.
and the beak and shanks" yellow, the Kimball, 0. A. College.
bird is resting and has been resting
for some time, Breaking _Up the Broody Hen.
So, use the degree of the yellow pig -1 A couple of years ago I kept a small
Ment in these sections then, as an in -'flock in a part of my barn; adjacent
dication first of present laying and to it I made a roomy yard.
also of past performance, I IIaving merged this flock with an-
One of the best evidences of laying other, the place is -vacant. The nests
or nonlaying is the condition of the are covered and now when Mrs. Hen
vent, In periods' of reproduction the becomes broody she is placed in this
vent is much enlarged. It is soft, roomy enclosure, where she has every
inoist and oval in shape, whereas in convenience a hen might want, except
periods of dormancy oe nonproduction an opportunity to sit, I am careful to
the vent is shrunken, the skin is hard- remove them to this place before they
layered with fat, it represents more of have remained in a broody condition
a -circular shape and is dry I any length of time, They enjoy get-
Just take a couple of birds, of which ting into the yard and "dusting" or
you think one is laying andone not "ruffling" in the dirt., Change of sur -
,laying, and examine the vent care roundings doubtless contributes .to _a
fully to see, how pronotmced this dif-' change of mind. They do not lose,
ference is, I weight, are contented, and usually
When eggs are being produced, forget about being broody in about
rapidly, the abdominal section of the three days.
bird's body is enlarged, It is soft and Why not give the flocks large,
pliable to the touch. There is a eon.' roomy yards when there is an abun-
siderable spread between the pubic I dance of land? It pays. Many times,
bones or the lower thin points of the , with land going .to waste, the flock
pelvic arch. There is considerable dis-:is kept in a prison -like yard in which
thrice between these pelvic bones and 'grows no living. thing. I have yards
the rear of the; keel. The skin is solt large enough to admit of something
'to the touch.
When any bird ceases to 'lay, the
ovaries become contracted and in.
native, the abdominal section seems to
shrink and shrivel, The shin becomes
dry, thick and hard,
Just lay your hand on the abdomen
growing in then all the time, .and I
never saw a more happy -looking buti h
of hens, -Il, C.
When prices for farmproducts are
down, as good returns can be had
from the farm of 120 to 140 acres as
of a heavy -laying hen and with the 'from larger farms, since the large
tips of the fingers feel the looseness 'farms multiply losses unless they are
and pliability of this section, and then properly stocked with efficient ani-
eompare the same condition in the mals and welt managed.
Hogs on premises where Foot and Mouth Disease has been found are
killed and buried..
TRAINING OUR
CHILDREN
aY IRENEAYERY- JUDSON.
JOHNNY AND THE COMPANY.
Company was coming. The atmos-
phere of Johnny's home. was tense; the
very shininess of woodwork and furni-
ture, the forbidding spick spanners of
every room, even to the nursery, caus-
ed the tired eyes of Johnny's mother
to 'glow with satisfaction and the
round orbs of Johnny to overeloud
with gloom.
Two busy days of preparation had
brought the heavy droop to the shoul-
ders of the mother, who little realized
how many irritable words had been
thoughtlessly, impatiently directed to
the defenceless laddie. And now when
all was ready and the guests were due,
tho fresh, crisp linens that gave John.
ny such a smartly starched appear-
ance merely heightened the uneasiness
that filled the boyts heart.
The company arrived and there was
a flood of warm embraces; the strain,
alas! was very hard on Johnny.
Then the long anticipated visiting
began, and who could wonder that the
general relaxation caused all the pent-
up steam in Johnny to burst forth
most shockingly?
The laddie's mother, near distrac-
tion, thought not of the reason for it,
but remembered only how fatigued
she was from much unnecessary work.
Too weary to think clearly, she pun-
ished him -it little matters how ---be-
fore the strange, onlooking crowd.
Terrible .Humiliation bore down
upon Johnny, and causedthe fair
young head to droop with shame. The
world was black indeed, filled with
harsh indifference, and the"truel peo-
ple in it smiled behind their hands!
0, if he had just been punished where
they could not see -those eyes now so
amused at his distress! Then he and
his mother might have kept it all a
secret. Ile need not have lost his
boyish self-respect.
Yes, if she had but thought a mo-
ment, and given him a chance to quiet
that excited little mind in the seclu-
sion of hisroom, later to come forth
from there rested, self-controlled, then
he could have met their faces with
frank -boyish purpose 56 disturb no
longer. That would have spelled a
victory for Johnny. But as it was, in
silent mortification, he slunk away
from everyoup, and the memory of
that day was never bright.
Bruise not the fine stem of the
flower, 0 Mother! lest it lift its face
less frankly to the light.
The old idea' of slapping youngsters
on the back and telling them to "stand
like a soldier" is inaccurate, say pos-
ture specialists. "Erectness with ease
is the idea," they say.
The Sunday School Le
$ail
AUGUST 3.
The First Disciples of Jesus, John 1: 3541. Golden TE t
Jesus saith unto him, Follow me, -John 1: 43.
ANALYSIS.
L NEW EXPERIENCES, 30-40.
IL NEW NMES, 41-42.
III. New HOPES, 43.61.
lemeonuexzorr-One of the first acte
of Jesus was to gather round him a
circle of young men who should be the
witnesses and supporters of his min-
istry; and to whom, in course of time,
he might communieata the divine'se-
cret of his Mesaiahship. What had
come to him in his baptism must ono
day be published to•the :world, and for
this the proper instruments could only
be men whose hearts he had won, and
whose souls he had led step by step
into the light. All our Gospels men-
tion the calling of a group of disciples
at the beginning of the ministry, but
only St.' John ,records that certain
members of this group hadpreviously
belonged to the ranks of John the
Baptist, As men who had come under
deep religious impressions during the
mission of John, the latter were spe-
cially prepared to receive the call of
Christ. At this time Jesus himself
would, to the outward eye appear
only as a disciple and assistant of
John. Gradually, however, the assist-
ant attracts more followers than the
master, and John, himself recognizing
this, gladly hands over to Jesus the
choicest of his associates.
I. NEW erceneeeNCES, 85-40.
The first followers of Jeans began
their discipleship with new exper-
iences which attached them to Jesus
for the rest of their lives.
V. 35. The names of the first two
v
Growing Breeding Males. disciples are not given here, but from
After, the surplus cockerels have v. 40 we gather that one of them was
been sold as broilers and the best Andrew. It is generally concluded
youngsters selected to be grown into from the silence observed with regard
future breeders either for sale or for Ito the other that he was no other than
,John, the source of the special teach -
home use it is a problem on many ing of this Gospel.
farms how best to take care of these Vs. 36, 37. The Baptist points the „
young roosters. Itwo disciples to Jesus with the words: 3, Catch -my -pal One of the first
If only a few are to be grown it is `Behold' the Lamb of God." These principles adopted by General Booth
often especially difficult to find a suit- words represent the aspect under m Planning for the continuance of the
able range. Where large numbers are which the disciples finally came to reafounder ove ent�oawhich he
was
to be raised it is best to put as his
understand the mysterious calling of
diem in Jesus. They came to see him as the ,own kind." This was the method of
flocks of not over fifty each in large sin -bearer, who on the cross laid down the first disciple of Jesus, who became
runs that are well shaded, with onehis life, thus takings the place of the at once the first missionary, and be -
old cock to boss the lot. I Passover -lamb, which .in the older gan in hie own home. The greatest
days supplied the "blood of the coven- act of Andrew's splendid life was
ant." At the beginning they did not bringing his brother Peter to Jesus,
If a man
understand this mystery, but it was is not a Christian in his own
gradually revealed by Jesus. home, it is doubtful if he is one any -
Vs. 38, 39. The - disciples ask timid- where. There i a story of a devout
] where Jesus dwells and on receiv- man who was concerned for his bro-
an open heart, only a personal exper.
iencc can prove what Jesus is.
Vs. 47-49. Trow markedly different
from Nethanael's first word about
Jesus, is the welcome of Jesus to Na-
thanael1 Jesus received him as a pat-
tern "Israelite" devoid of the "guile"
which had characterized the ancient
Jacob, Nathaniel is astonished at
the salutation, and still more aston-
ished that Jesus had already read his
thoughts as he was sitting under the
fig tree, and he at once takes up the
words of the other disciples, hailing
Jesus as the San of Gad, the King
of Israel.
Vs, 50, 51. But Jesus premises Na-
thatiael and the other disciples still
greater discoveries. He assures thein
that they shall yet see him in his
heavenly glory, as the true fulfilment
of the vision which Jacob had once
seen at Bethel, Gen. 28:12. They shall
come to see that it is Jesus who truly
leads men up from earth to heaven,
and who is thus, "the way, the truth,
the life."
APPLICATION.
1. Tho Country Preacher. In to-
day's lesson we have the stimulating
word -picture of one of the greatest
preachers in the world's history, with
a congregation of but two men. That
sermon, by the uncouth country
preacher, led the two young men to
Christ.; "One of the two was An-
drew," the first of that famous group.
of men to whom we owe all our knowl-
edge of Christ and the gospel. Let
us be humbly grateful for the faithful
testimony of "the voice in the wilder-
ness."
2. "What Seek Ye?This is a pene-
trating question, searching out not
only deeds but motives. For what
port are you bound? John's preaching
made the young men in the story feel
deeply the need of something they had
not. It awakened a divine discontent.
This old male will solve many of
the problems' that otherwise come up,
as he seems to have a very quieting
influence on the youngsters.
Another big help is to have plenty
of outdoor roosting poles in the .runsing the invitation "conte and see" they ther and prayed earnestly "0 Lord,
so that any. rooster that is being, join him. It was now the tetnh hour, touch him with thy finger.' Then in
chased can get away frock his tor- which,reckoned from 6 a,m., would be a dream he heard the voice of God
mentors. They can follow him up on 4 p.m, and the disciples remain with say, "Thou art my finger; go and
the pole but they can not stage a very their new-found Master for the°rest touch him. Having kindled our
successful fight on a small pole three of the day. What did he teach them? torches, let us hand them on to others.
Where did he have his dwelling? Does The modern brotherhood of St. An -
the evangelist mean that he had his drew, whose sole object is the spread
dwelling -place in God, and that this of Christ's kingdom among young men
thea ret which his first disciples and boys, has two rules -1. Prayer, to
s
or four feet above the ground.
Weighing a Spring.
was c pray daily for youngmen. 2. Service,
A spring -which furnished a water discovered? Certainly the disciples,P Y
supply by gravity became so low dur- became at once aware of the spiritual, -to make an earnest effort each week
ing a protracted dry spell that the magnetism of Jesus, since they re-tto bring one young man within the
flow of water was interrupted daily, mained with him not for that day- hearing of the gospel. Thus in ever -
till
it being impossible to obtain water only, but for the whole rest of their br ng iSimon,circ�and John s AV ds James,
from a tap for an hour or more at a lives'and Philip finds Nathanael. This is
time. To overcome the difficultyfive II, NEW NAMES, 41, 42. the way in which the Church has
galvanized, iron bushel baskets were The first effect of the interview on grown and will grow.
placed bn the surface of the water in•
the spring and loaded with stones, S Christ. h The Live Stock Market.
each basket being weighted with all d A d There is a noteworthy feature in
it would hold without sinking. The the Dominion Live Stock Branch mar -
displacement made by the weightedv
baskets raised the level of the water inspiration. B th A d 8,i report for the week ending July
3, inasmuch as the top price for select
and increased the pressure to such an bacon hogs at Toronto is quoted as
extent that a normal flow of water which $9.75 as against $9.35 for the same
was available during a dry period date last year, thick smooth hogs at
when the supply`of water would have have we found in Jesus to make us $8.90 against $8.50, and heavies at
been too low to keep the pipes filled. $8.25 against $7.50. For other kinds
the prices average unchanged. Lambs
The New Dictionary. and light sheep also show an increase,
That great work, the Oxford Die- the former of the good kind being
tionary, after more than forty years quoted at $17 compared with $16.31,
of toil,' is almost done. Parts of the
letters U and W, the only letters not and common at $15.75 Heavy
ycoand cod witn
14 topprices. a
yet completed, will ,soon be published. $ , p s He t y and common
W has proved the most difficult letter, sheep were a bit down, but light sheep
for it abounds In onomatopoetic words, are quoted 56 the top a $6.50 com-
pared with 86. 6 last year.
such, far example, as "whiff" and From January 1 to July 3 this year
"whush." The dictionary will finally
contain approximately four hundred thed5,820 shipped to England number-
contain
twenty-flue- thousand words and ed 36,820 compared with 31,094 dur-
Andrew is that he brings his brother
Simon to st, Thus Jesus atonce
inspires in his followers the mission-
aryspirit, an m n rew s words,
"We have found the Messiah, or an-
ointed one," we see the secret of their
o A Andrew- andSimon
apparently were waiting for the hope.
of Israel, and now it is the spiritual
character of Jesus w is •convinces
them that the Saviour has come. What
wish that others might know and love
him?
V, 42. Jesus discerns the future
strength of Simon, and gives him the.
new name of Peter, that is, "the
Rock." This, in Aramaic (the lan-
guage of Jesus), "Cep
has," a is "Ce haas," in
Greek it is "Petrol," -Pater. Notice
how Jesus discerns, and by such
names brings out the hidden strength,
the future possibilities of his disciples.
III. NEW HOPES, 43-51.
Vs, 43-45. Jesus and his disciples
now leave for Galilee, and there a
fourth disciple is added in the person
two million quotations.
A "canning . budget" enpb'.es the
housewife to put up just about enough
of each vegetable.
From the standpoint of value, dairy
animals are the most important class
of live stock on the Canadian farm.
It is declared that our eyes are the
primary -contributing agent for about
seventy per cent -of'our muscular ac-
tivity. This should impress upon us
the need of looking well to the preser-
vation of this sense.
ing the same period last year, an in -
of Philip Philip in turn brings Na -i! crease of 4,126. The sales of cattle at
thaniel by declaring that Jesus is no I the principal stock yards of the coun-
other than the Prophet foretold in theiry thisyear total 348,762 compared
Law (Dent.n18:15),the Messiah .prom -It- reit- 317,068 last year, 146,422 calves
ised in Isaiah anei'sewhere in the'
prophetical books. ' against 119,998, 638,026 hogs against
V. 46. Nathaniel is at first sceptical., 520,708, and 75,237 sheep against
The Jews had not a very high opinion 92,089.
of Galilee, for Galilee had originally a
mixed population, and even at this
time it was lot so leavened with strict
Pharisaic piety as Judea. Hence the
mention of Nazareth affects Nathan-
ael unfavorably. Philip's answer to
Nathanael's prejudice is "Come, and
have the sight of your eyes." Only
Shooting sonttict cheep on infected farms -Foot and Mouth Disease.
--G
Sweet Clover Milk.
Two years' tests at the Dairy Dept,,
0.A.C., on milk from cows fed on
sweet clover pasture indicate that
there is apparently no reason why
cows fed or pastured on sweet clover
should not produce satisfactory milk
for the making of good Cheddai
cheese. The average yield of cheese
per 1,000 pounds of milk was 91.23
pounds for the sweet clover lots, and
92.33 for the non -clover lots. The per-
centage of moisture in the green and
ripe cheese was practically the same,
'The average total score teas 93.15 for
the sweet clover lot and 93,6 for the
non -clover cheese. There was prac
eically no difference in the acidity at
time 01 dipping between the sweet
clover and the non -clover vats of milk.
o.
Precautions in the Use of
Paris 'Green.
An Account Book for
Farmers.
e farmer who desires fig adopt
The
simple :method of bookkeeping, in
order to ascertain with accuracy What
the farm is earning, would do well to
give a trial to the system devised by
the Dept. of Agriculture at Ottawa.
The Publications Branch of that
department supplies a book of entry,
known as the Farmer's Account Book,.
which will enable a farmer to keep
track of his business with very little
trouble and without any special
knowledge. The book is designed to
cover one year's business, and ex-
plains just how the entries are to be
made. It is an account of the farmer
with his farm, and does not include
faintly and household expenses,
The first step is to make as neeur-
ately as possible, a valuation, item hy
item, of all possessions in land, build-
ings, live stock, implements, feed, and
supplies.
The farmer then proceeds through
the twelve mouths following to enter
in their respective places the amounts
paid out and the sums received. The
book is arranged so that separate ac-
counts can be kept for cattle, horses,
sheep, swine, poultry, crops, labor,
etc. The entries may be made say at
the end of each week, or at any eon-
vonient time, from items jotted down
in a pocket memorandum book.
At the end of the twelve months,
a summary of the year's business is
made out on the form provided. This
will show precisely what the gain or
loss has been on the year's business
after allowing for cost of hired help,
value of family labor, interest on
capital, and interest on mortgage, if
any.
A Flight Experiment With
Geese.
An especially interesting experi-
ment with migratory birds is recorded
by the Dominion Poultry Husband-
man, Mr. G. C. Efford, in his report
of the Poultry Division of the Experi-
mental Farms for 1923. In the spring,
four wild geese were sent to Ottawa
by Jack Miner of Kingsville, Ont. As
a wing was clipped the birds had to
stop 'at the Central Experimental
Farm until they were able to fly. The
birds bore Mr. Miner's usual band
with his name, date, and a verse of
Scripture. On reaching Ottawa they
were fitted with the recognized band
from Washington. In addition to these
four, five wild geese were hatched by
the Poultry Division, and without being
pinioned (a wing taken off at the last
joint), were given their liberty to fly.
They were banded with the Washing-
ton band, and it was expected they
would go south with the Miner quar-
tette, if the latter did not return to
Kingsville, The question then was,
would the nine on their return stop at
Ottawa, and thus possibly establish a
permanent flight line? lTp to January,
1924, the geese had not left the farm.
preferring, as Mr. Elford says, the
flesh pots there, though they we se
flying freely in the fall for apparent
ly miles in every direction. It was
thought possible that they might go
north in the spring, but they only took
short local flights.
How to Prevent -Bacteria
from
Spoiling the Milk.
Even after all reasonable care hoe
been taken to prevent bacterial con-
tamination of the milk, some contam-
ination will occur, that is, a few bee-
teria will have got into the milk in
some way or other. If these are allot.
ed to multiply in the milk they will
spoil it
The best way to prevent their rapid
multiplication is the milk is to chill it
immediately in the cooling tank and
keep it cold until used: A small am-
ount of bacterial multiplication will
take place, even at refrigeration tem-
peratures, and this will show itself
in the condition of the milk in c,.urse
of time. But inilk that has been ob-
tained under clean conditions and leas
been kept cold •houid be in excellent
condition even after forty-eight hours.
Prevent dust, cow hairs, bits of hay,
straw and manure, flies and drops of
dirty water from getting into the milk
during milking operations. Thorough-
ly clean and sterilize all pails, cans,
bottles and other utensils. Cool the
milk at once down to refrigeration
temperature and keep it cool and cov-
ered until used, so says Prof, Dan
Jones, Dept. of Bacteriology, O.A.C.
-Consult Bulletin 265.
. Watch Out for Mites.
About this trine of year the co:union
red mite or roost mite can be expect-
ed to make its first appearance iu
really formidable- numbers.
Miscellaneous treatments, such as
fumigation, banding roosts with sticky
tree -banding material, medicating the
roosts, giving sulphur compounds in
the drinking water, hanging bottles of
repellant substances above the roosts,
tiling medicated nest eggs and treat-
ing individual hens, were found to be
generally ineffective under practical
conditions.
Itecoranunclations made fof the con-
trol of mites are as follows:
"Heavy oils from coal ter and wood
If a double quantity of good, freshly tar, or such oils diluted with a lighter
slaked limo or hydrated lime be mixed oil, such as kerosene, so that not"loss
with the Paris green and then the than 20 per cent. of the mixture is
mixture made into a paste with water heavy oil, will successfully control
and allowed to stand in, this forte: chicken mites, provided the premises
some little tune before diluting and are thoroughly sprayed and the ma -
spraying, the lime will combine with terial not stinted.
the greater part of the free arsenious! "A heavy mineral -o11 emulsion con.
oxide and removo its loaf' scorching; taming at least 20 per centoil in
rho
property to a great extent, so says actual sprit, will no efficient undj,r
Prof, II, Punster, 0, A. College, `similar conditions
4.