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coln High School will receive di
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CLEANLINESS OF HOUSES
DECLARED IMPORTANT
Source of Much Trouble for Poultry Keepers Traced to Lice-Infested
Quarters and Recommendations Made for Getting Rid of Nuisance.
WARM weather is rapidly coming
on and the poultry keeper should
realize that it brings increased
dangers to his flock unless they are
properly' cared for. It is important
that all filth In and about the houses
ehould be replaced by a state of perfect
cleanliness. The interesting work of
Incubating the chicks and brooding
Mem is past and now comes the steady
.grind of keeping them growing "to
reach maturity. There is always a cer
tain line of work which is seasonable,
work which can be performed to the
best advantage during certain months.
On the majority of farms and poultry
plants the season's output of young
etock has been 'weaned from the hens
and brooders and placed on the range,
where the youngsters can have more
ideal conditions surrounding them for
perfect growth. Much of the constant
detail work caring for the incubators
is now eliminated, and the Spring rush
is over, which gives the poultryman
leifcure time to make a general clean
tip throughout the plant.
As one visits the different places he
is surprised at the lack of cleanliness
that prevails. Recently when visiting
a plant the owner said he was suffer
ing a loss of chicks dailyC From ap
pearancei t'cey were a healthy-looking
bunch, nevertheless the daily loss was
annoying The cause of the trouble
' on this plant was the lack of cleanli
ness. The smallest details were neg
lected. One drinking fountain con
tained no water, the remaining ves
sels the chicks had scratched full of
dirt and consequently they were suf
fering for want of pure fresh water.
Not a sign of green food was visible
either in the yards or in the brooder
house. Tne litter on the brooder floor
was filthy and yet that man did all
the talking and endeavored to create'
the impression that everything in his
power was being done for the welfare
of the chicks but seeing was believ
ing. Details Often Ignored.
Another person telephoned repeatedly
for advice How to prevent chicks from
dying. The Information was given that
th brood coops were properly disin
fected, hens and chicks were dusted
with lice powder constantly and yet I
was led to believe that lice prevailed
on the place.- In fact when the sug
gestion was made that lice prevailed
an indignant reply was made that the
place was absolutely clean and free
from lice. At my suggestion a six-weeks-old
chick was brought in, and
after a thorough dusting the lice
dropped on the desk, yet this poultry
raiser's dignity was ruffled when the
Idea of cleanliness was suggested.
Much of the loss that occurs in raising
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class is the sixth organization that has
been graduated from the Lincoln High
poultry can be overcome if the little
details' that so many persons ignore
are promptly and carefully looked after.
Now, since the chicks have gradu
ated from the brooder-house to the
colony-houses the poultryman has Iles
ure time to put things in shape. If
this work is carefully done at this time
many of the trying Fall and Winter
problems will be greatly lessened and
success made possible.
One of the difficult tasks that now
confrontes the poultryman Is keeping
down the little red mites. April, May
and June are the breeding months for
these parasites and once they are al
lowed to become established in the
houses it is difficult to get rid of them.
They are called red mites because of
the reddish color of their bodies have
when filled with blood. They live on
the blood of the fowl, which they ex
tract through punctures In the skin.
The mites present a red appearance
in the morning after reasting all night
on the fowl and filling with its blood.
When hungry or towards evening the
color of the mite may be quite pale.
Cracks Are Uvlng Places.
These vicious little mites live and
breed in the cracks of poultry-houses
and nests, coming out only when nun
gry to visit the fowls or chicks. As
a ruls they make their home near the
roosting quarters of the house because
of the ease in getting food and drink
at night when the fowls are resting.
After filling themselves to the limit
with the -.blood of the birds they re
tire to the cracks of the building to
digest their hearty meal. A house that
has become badly infected with them
means suffering for the fowls and
sooner or later is sure to result in the
birds becoming so weakened that the
egg yield will be. reduced below the
line of profit.
Chicken coops or brooders that have
red mites in them will prove de,th
traps for little chicks. They simply,
cannot stand the nightly attacks of red
mites and will soon begin to die. Nest
material.that is infected with red mites
has- caused untold thousands of sit
ting hens to leave their eggs to chill.
Lice are real hinderances to success
with poultry and red mites will up
set the best laid plans. These mites
breed nicely in filth and reproduce
themselves freely in Spring and Sum
mer. Their eggs are concealed in
cracks containing filth or are deposited
in dirty nesting material. The young
the blood of fowls to sustain life. They
but atter the first molt, or shedding,
of the skin eight legs appear. Their
cast-off skin may be seen as a whitish
deposit on the roosts. This indicates
how rapidly they multiply besides the
damage they do. Mites are able to live
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and reproduce for months without ani
mal food, but when associated with
poultry the adult mites depend upon
the blood of fowls to sustln life. They
are hard to exterminate, but it can
be done. Persistent work will rid the
plant of them.
Plan Given For Detection.
If there are any red mites in the
poultry house they can be easily dis
covered by rubbing your hand along
under the roosts in the early morning.
Careful examination will show little
bunches of them. If droppings are long
left unremoved in a poultry house that
is badly infested with red mites, the
droppings will be found literally alive
with the red masses.
Usually when a chick becomes droopy
do not resort to the usual remedies
of doctoring, go after the mites. -Go
over the roots at least once a week
with a strong creosol disinfectant. The
roosts should be removable to enable
the solution to get into the crevices
where the roosts touch the walls and
braces. The solution, that you spray
with must go down in all places like
this, for here is the hiding place of
the mites during the day. The nests
necessary position against the wall and
close together makes it difficult to get
all the hiding places of vermin.
The question of clean poultry houses
is important and it cannot be empha
sized too strongly. The following ex
cellent advice is given by Dr. Ray
mond Pearl, of the University of Maine.
"Not every poultryman of experience
even knows how really to clean a poul
try house. The first thing to do is to
remove all the -litter and loose dirt
which can be shovelled out. Then give
the house floor, walls and ceiling a
thorough sweeping and shovel out the
accumulated debris. Then play a gar
den hose, with the maxim water pres
sure which can be obtained, upon floor.
roosting boards, walls and celling, until
all .the dirt which can bewashed down
an be easily disposed of." Then take a
heavy hoe or roost b'oard and scraper
and proceed, to scrape the floor and
roosting boards clean' of the trampled
and caked dressing and dirt. Then
shovel out what has been accumulated
and get the hose into action once
more and wash the whole place down
again thoroughly and follow this with
a.nother scraping.
Water In Plenty Recommended.
Next, with a stiff -bristled bropm
thoroughly scrub walls, floors, nest
boxes, roost boards, etc. Then, after
another rinsing down and cleaning out
of accumulated dirt, let the house dry
out for a day or two. Then make a
searching inspection to see if any dirt
can be discovered. If so, apply the
appropriate treatment as outlined
above. If. however, everythins appears
to be clean, the time has come to make
it really and truly clean by disinfect
ing. To do this it Is necessary to
spray or thoroughly wash with a
scrub-brush, wet in the solution used
for all parts of the house, with a. good
disinfectant at least twice, allowing
time between for it to dry.
Now since the house has had a most
thorough cleaning a good spray should
be used. once a week throughout the
Summer.' It is a simple matter to keep
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who was editor of the regular editions
of the Cardinal, the official organ of
the school, is also in charge of the
class issue. All the members are
the house clean after it has been thor
oughly cleaned and properly disin
fected.. If a complete job Is desired follow
the foregoing treatment with a white
wash brush and your house will be as
clean and healthful as hands can make
it. The United States Government
whitewash is one that will stick and
won't rub off; and Is made as follows:
Unslaked lime.' 2 pecks; common salt,
1 peck; rice flour. 3 pounds: Spanish
whiting, Vt pound; glue, 1 pound, and a
sufficient quantity of water. The quan
tities as stated are sufficient to make
nine or 10 gallons of whitewash. If
only a portion of the whitewash is de
sired the remainder can be kept for
future use. If a smaller quantity is
desired the proportions can be cut
down to suit.
Directions Are Gvem.
To make the amount of whitewash
above mentioned two vessels are need
ed, one holding at least 10 gallons and
the other holding half as much. A
small barrel and a' tub or any water
tight vessel will answer well. (1) Slake
the lime in the barrel, using two or
three gallons of water for two pecks
of lime. (2) Cover the barrel. (3)
Dissolve the salt in water, strain the
brine and add it to the slaked lime in
the barrel. (4) Boil the rice flour for
10 minutes in a small quantity of wa
ter. (5) Dissolve the glue In a double
cooker or water bath and avoid scorch
ing. (6) In the tub mix the whiting
with about five gallons of hot water.
(7) Add to the whiting-mixture in tub
the boiled rice and the dissolved glue
mix thoroughly. (8) Pour mixture in
tub into the barrel containing slaked
lime, stir well until thoroughly mixed.
(9) Cover barrel to protect -from dirt
and let whitewash stand for a few
days, when it will be ready for use.
(10) This whitewash should be applied
hot if best results are to be obtained.
HeaV it in any kettle or other metal
vessel on a stove or suspended over a
fire.
f The kerosene emulsion is preferred
by some poultrymen and is made by
cutting up a one-pound bar of ordinary
laundry soap or soap powder and dis
solving it in one gallon of hot water.
When the soap is all dissolved and
while the water is still hot stir in one
gallon of kerosene. The mixture should
be stirred for 15 or 20 minutes until it
is emulsified, when it will be creamy
in appearance. If the oil and water
separate on standing then the soap was
not caustic enough. Take one quart of
this, add to It 10 quarts of water, and
spray thoroughly the house. It is
strong enough to kill all the mites and
nits or eggs with which it comes in
contact. If there is a desire to make
this emulsion more effective one pint
of crude carbolic acid can be added
while the emulsion is still hot. This
emulsion used twice a month will keep
the houses free from vermin and dis
infected from disease.
Warm Went her Adda to Cares.
Warm weather quickly sours or de
composes the food. Since warm weather
encourages . and multiplies the germs
and hastens , fermentation, it follows
that special care must be taken in re
gard to both food and drink during the
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JUNE 20, 1915.
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noted for their interest taken in both
literary and athletic competitions,
The commencement programme. wiH
start at 8:15 o'clock P. M.
Summer. Keep the water in clean, un
contaminated vessels within easy ac
cess of the birds, especially during, hot
weather. Musty, spo.iled or improper
food is the source of bowel trouble and
can be easily avoided.
Usually there is a certain amount of
rubbish of valueless odds and, ends
which should be disposed of. Piles of
lumber or brush are, great shelters for
rats and other destructive vermin.
High weeds not only loolt bad, but are
unhealthy and always afford hiding
places for varmints and secluded places
for dead chickens, etc., thus-affording
good opportunity for the fowls getting
hold of decayed matter and dying like
files. Everything of this kind should
be cleaned up.
Whenever there is a rent in the
poultry fence repair it. Straighten- up
the sagging gate. Close up any open
ings. If there are any broken or rotten
fence posts renew them. Next Spring
when the rush is on there will be little
time for these matters.
If tne ditches are filled up clean
them (iut and dig new ones wherever
necessary. Place dirt around the
foundations of the buildings so that the
surface water will be turned away from
them Instead of causing that dreaded
dampness to appear. Mud puddles in
the yards mean muddy feet for the
hens and the latter will see to it that
some of the dirt goes on the shells of
the eggs. It is easier to dig a few
ditches than to put the eggs in market
able condition. . 1
Green Yards Desirable.
If the yards are bare' cultivate them
and get them seeded down early. Get a
thicl stand of green stuff growing
before Fall. This means freedom from
the evils of ground poisoning and sup
plies he needed green food well into
the early Winter.
If there are any loose boards on the
poultry-house nail them tight. If there
are any cracks and holes which may
cause troublesome drafts thus bning
ing on colds -and roup they should be
closed. A leaky roof is the source of
many poultry illls and should be at
tended to. , If windows are broken
replace them. If the sash cords are
not working properly locate the
trouble. See that the cloth covered
frames are in good condition 'and suit
able for another season's work. If
the wire partitions have been torn or
loosened, repair them so the birds can
not pass through or be injured by loose
ends of projecting wire. Many a bright
eye has been dulled through neglect.
If there'-are any broken hinges and
catches replace them and see that they
work easily. '
Overhaul the incubator and brooders
and if there are any parts broken or
missing make a list of them and order
the parts. They should then be thorough
ly disinfected and everything about
them. The water in the brooders should
be withdrawn, likewise the water in the
hot water incubators. This is in
surance for the future, the premium
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Trap Wests SngKctxed.
If It is the desire of the poultry
man to install trap nests and begin
the keeping of systematic records as
the basis of intelligent breeding work,
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these appliances should be built or pur
chased and -placed in positon so the
incoming flock may use them from the
start. Leg bands and the necessary
record sheets should be provided in
order that there may be no delay when
the pullets begin laying. Failure to
attend to this early enough often is
the cause of incomplete records being
kept and much of the value of the
work lost. '
If the surplus stock is to be crate
fattened this Fall so as to improve the
quality ami obtain better prices, the
crates should be built now and an ef
fort should be made to get in touch
with the special ' feeds, in order that
this work may begin promptly at the
proper time. ' As a rule last-minute
preparations make necessary the use
of makeshift methods.
"A stitch in time saves nine" should
be the motto for every poultryman to i
have before him constantly. Success in
the poultry business comes to those
who are forehanded,' who ward off
dangers and, anticipating the needs of
their flocks, have everything in read
iness for Immediate use when wanted.
The remarkable scores made in the
New Zealand Utility Poultry Club tenth
annual egg-laying competition, which
ended March 31, gives evidence of a sys
tem of breeding which has been car
ried to a high degree of perfection.
The total number of eggs laid was
72,185, an average of 202 eggs for each
layer. The contest was won by a pen
of Black Orpingtons, with 1461 eggs,
each bird averaging 244 eggs. This
record far exceeds any ever made in
this country A pen of White Leghorns,
with-1425 eggs to their credit, an aver
age per bird of 238; eggs, won second
place. In the case "of the 42 pens of
light breeds. Mediterraneans, the aver
age bird is 208 eggs; the heavy breeds
the average is 188 eggs.
Elmer Dixon, of Oregon City, the
well-known poultry judge, has been
appointed one of the 25 judges at the
universal poultry show, Panama-Pacific
Exposition. San Francisco, 'from
November 18 to 28. Other Western
Judges are Harry H. Collier, of Tacoma,
Wash., and William Coats, of "Vancou
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Poultrymen recognize that this show
will reflect great credit upon the in
telligence and progresslveness of
American Doultry breeders and one that
will result in Inestimable benefits to
the industry. It should mark an . im
provement in. many varieties and
breeds, as it will be the first big show
of the country to be judged by the new
1915 standard of perfection. Entries
for this show will close October 15,
and there is no limit to the number of
birds any exhibitor may enter. A nom
inal fee of $1.50 for ach specimen and
$4 for each- pen ' will be charged to
cover the expense of receiving, cooping,
feeding, watering, exhibiting and re
turning the blrds.
D. E. Hale, editor of the Big Four
Poultry Journal, of Chicago, and a well
known poultry Judge, will place ' the
awards at the Oregon State Fair.
ELOPER IS- FINED $100
Millionaire- Poultry Farm Manager
' Accused by Stenographer.'
MOBILE, Ae... June 11. Joel M.' Fos
ter, a millionaire manager of a poultry
farm in New Jersey, through his at
torneys here recently entered a plea.
of guilty in City Court and was fined
S100 and costs. The defendant is said
to be ill in his home at Browns Mills,
N. J.
Foster was arrested in Mobile in
January, 1914, at a prominent hotel. In
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year-old stenographer, of Pemberton,
N. J., on a charge of violating the Mann
white slave law. After a preliminary
trial, he was released in $5000 bond.
The state case was made later on the
charge that he had lived with the
Bradley girl at a hotel here.
LOCKS SHffRN FOR HISS
Student Who Causes Demonstration
Against Poet Gets Hair Cut.
PHILADELPHIA, June 11. A Sha
vian, who hissed Alfred Noyes. the
English- poet, had a close hair cut ad
ministered by fellow-students at the
University of Pennsylvania under the
cover of darkness, and other Shavians
are said to have had a close shave get
ting away from the avengers of the
poet.
The victim of the poets admirers.
who takes his experience good natured-
ly although he has a black eye and
wears his hat closely pulled down over
his head now is Ralph Cheyncy, son
of Professor Edward P. Cheyney, of the
department of history. He is a fresh
man in the art department. The hiss
ing occurred in Houston Hall, when
Mr. Noyes called George Bernard Shaw
fool, ignorant and contemptible."
This was followed by applause and a
few hisses from Shaw s admirers.
Cheyney, according to his own story.
was called from a meeting of the Phllo
mathean Society to the basement of
College Hall, on the ruse that he was
wanted on the telephone, vv hile he was
in the booth a band of masked figures
entered, seized him, forced a gag into
his mouth and blindfolded him. They
carried him to the library steps, where
a pair of scissors and a clipper were
produced. His hair was cropped closely.
When Cheyney was released he fol
lowed his erstwhile captors, in an at
tempt to recognize them, and was
"punched in the eye" for his trouble.
They made their escape before an alarm
could be given.
The student paper, the Pennsylva
nian, published a letter signed by J.
Vaughn Merrick, captain of the crew,
apologizing to Mr. Noyes for Cheyney's
action. And, although hazing is for
bidden at the university, it is whis
pered about the campus that more
haircuts and maybe some shaves wilt
be administered.
German subalterns may not marry without
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COCOANUT OIL FINE
FOR WASHING HAIR
If you want to keep your hair in
good condition, the less soap you
use the better.
Most soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much alkali. This
dries the scalp, makes the hair brit
tle, and is very harmful. Just plain
mulsified coeoanut oil which is pure
and entirely greaseless), is much
better than soap or anything else
you can use for shampooing, as this
can't possibly injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with
water and rub It In. One or two
teaspoonf uls will make an abundance
of rich, creamy lather, and cleanses
the hair and ccalp thoroughly. The
lather rinses out easily, and re
moves every particle of dust, dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and it
leaves it fine and silky, bright,
fluffy and easy to manage.
You can get mulsified coeoanut oil
at most any drug store. It is very
cheap, and a few ounces is enough
to last everyone in the family for
months.
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