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M odern P o u ltry C u ltu re
iJv I’ll II,. M A R Q U A M.
The Dermanyssus Gallinea
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Th is articl e Is not goini? to deal with
a large a n d little known animal, but
on tin* c o n t r a r y with a very small and
well known cre atu re . It m ay be need­
less to say t h a t the De rm a ny s s u s Gal­
linea is n o th in g more or less t h a n th e
tinv spider louse, commonly called red
mite, which infests the ave rag e hen
house. And yet, as long as its scein-
titic n am e is it is not ha lf long enough
it’ an insec t’s n a m e should be len g th ­
ened In propo rti on to th e da ma ge it
dues.
F or th e red m ite does mo re
da m a g e to th e poultry t h a n probably
any o t h e r pest o r cause. It lives upon
th e blood of the chicken. When one
feeds g r a i n which costs seventy or
eighty do llars a ton to he ns who are
domiciled In houses thickly populated
by the e v e r pr esent und de str uc tiv e
red mite, he is su p p ly in g these co u n t­
less tiny c re a tu r e s with very expens­
ive meals— na mel y the life blood from
his hens.
T h e d e s tr u c tiv e mite lu rk s in the
c rac ks and crevices of the hen house
by day and sallies forth, when the
sha des of night descend, to dine upon
the helpless fowl.
Hy th e h u n d r e d s
of th o u sa n d s these blood sucking
c re a tu r e s a tt a c k the liens upon the
roosts and gorge themselves upon the
‘ rich blood of the fowls.
Does th a t
pay? This whole problem centers
a ro un d the question of w h e t h e r or not
it is a good inv estm en t to feed all
these countless t h o u s a n d s of mites.
If it is a p a y in g proposition, then, of
course, a f a r m e r will do n o t h in g to ex­
t e r m i n a t e them.
Most progressive
f ar m er s have found out th a t it is not
a paying proposition, and they have
u n d e rt a k e n to e x t e r m i n a t e or hold in
check, this co nstant menace.
If given half a chance, a hen will
keep herself reasonably free from lice
which, unlike mites, live on the fowl
constantly, and do not secrete t h e m ­
selves in th e c rac ks of the hen house
by day. T h e i r chief a im in life is to
m ake existance miserable for c h ic k ­
ens of all ages. Lice, ap p a re n tl y don't
know what they a re doing or wh er e
they are going, but they a re alw ay s on
t h ei r way. W h e th e r or not they a re
a tt e m p tin g to r un foot races over the
skin of the hen, or t r y i n g to drill holes
in the fowl’s flesh, or plav hide a n d
seek upon t h e i r feathers, no one knows
At any rate, it is enough to
suv that these pests with t h ei r e n i g ­
matic habits, should be done aw a y
with. T h e r e a re several efficient ways
to rid a hen of lice. Dust b ath s a re
good, not only to put lice out of c o m ­
mission, but they also encourage th e
hen to t ak e addit ion al exercise, whi ch
is beneficial, at all times.
In fact, a
box of inexpensive road dust looks
b e tte r to ¡t hen troubled with lice t h a n
the most lu xu rio us and magnifleient
' "U's in ancient, imperial Koine eve r
did to a plcasuri secM e ’’ 'i i v " '
v< t as d u al» as this common «lust is.
It is rarely p r o v id 1 <1 for the hens,
T h e t u n h as no wa\ of co m b a t ti n g
the red mite. Man has t«» do t h a t for
her. and if he fails to do so, the he ns
fall easy vict ims t«> the a tt a c k s of
tins«* pi'sts. As a consequence of the
constant l«»ss of the fowl’s blood «'gg
prod uct io n falls off or e< ases a l t o g e t h ­
er. S «mutinies s e tti n g In ns die on the
nest and th e f a r m e r wonders why.
Nine chan ces out of ten it was m erely
a c a s e o f the hen being bled to d e a th
by r« d mites
O n e «>l the best inves tme nt s a far-
on r can m a k e is the purchase of a
bucket s p ra y pump, made of brass.
T h e r e a re several good makes on th e
market
W ith tills p um p a mite d«>s
t r o v i n g liquid can be s p r a y «1 into th e
c r a c k s of t h e hen house every week
in s u m m e r a n d every two weeks in
winter. Ily t h is m ea n s the red m ite
will Is- held in check. It is well to see
th a t tin* tine s p ra y g« ts into the small
e-neks. and . In fa«*t. into all the places
where tnlt«'s se cr e te themselves. NVg
b e t of th is i m p o r t a n t m a t t e r will lead
to sur«' a n d u l t i m a t e failure in the
poultry business.
Seo our now Spring Hat* now
on Display. Dale’s.
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EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
Thursday, March 18, 1920
UPPER EAGLE CREEK
Otho Richey and family visited
with ivjr. and Mrs. Fred Hoff-
meister Sunday.
Walter Douglass made a busi­
ness trip to Portland last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Platt have left
theif farm and g o n e over near
Astoria to cook at a logging
camp.
H. S. Gibson was an Estacada
visitor the other da>.
Johnny Atfolter, who has
been the guest of Tillamook rel­
atives lor a week or so, returned
home last Friday. He is intend­
ing to leave for South America
soon.
Mrs. Katie Douglass called on
Mrs. Naylor Sunday afternoon.
Spring millinery at
Have a look.
Dale’s.
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FOR SALE—Two fresh milch
cows, one Roan Durham and one
Durham and Jersey mixed, both
with calves. Inquire of
A. Miller, Colton, Ore. 3-25
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Win Preference
There are two main reasons— one, the name itself,
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Thus reputation and performance unite in giving
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Yet Brunswicks cost no more than like-type tires.
Many motorists would pay more readily, but the
Brunswick idea is to GIVE the utmost, rather than
to GET the utmost. And this has been true since 1845.
You can appreciate what Brunswick Standards mean
by trying ONE Brunswick Tire. It will be a reve­
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And, like other motorists, you’ll decide fo have
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Portland Headquarters: 46-4L Fifth Street
Owing to different arrange­
ments, the Rebekahs and Odd
Fellows will not put on their play
in connection with the regular
program at the Family Theater,
March 27th. therefore there will
be no matinee. Manager Linn
has secured the consent of the
city council to present that great
picture, “ Hearts of Humanity,”
on Easter Sunday, with a mati­
nee in the afternoon. There
will be good music and other
special features.
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CONTEST IN POETICS
The N kws has very kindly giv­
en me space to advertise a CON­
TEST IN POETICS. I want to
promote the study and writing
of poetry, and encourage the tal­
ents of the young in the finest of
the fine arts. To this end I will
give five dollars as a first prize,
three dollars as a second prize
and two dollars as a third prize.
The conditions of the conlest
are as follows.
The contest is
open to any high school student
in Clackamas county and will
close April 15th, 1920. The poem
must be a sonnet. The manu­
script must be accompanied with
a letter stating name, age and
grade of the contestant and the
name of the school and the
teacher. Also a brief statement
from the teacher certifying the
poem and the letter of the stu­
dent. But one poem from each
contestant will be considered.
If any desire their manuscripts
returned they must send with it
a self directed stamped envelope.
The judges will be announced la­
ter. Mail manuscripts to F. W.
Parker, 215 9th street. Oregon
City.
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Propiietors
LOWER EAGLE CRJ EK pendicitis. He is improving at
Mr. and Mr«. Wm. Still of this writing.
Portland are the proud parents
Mrs. Anna Full and sons, Boy
of a baby boy. Mrs. Still will and Glenn, of Gresham, spent
be remembered as Minnie Mas­ Sunday with Mrs. W. A. Smith.
son.
Dale’s have a fine Show in
Little Edward Ballou is very
No cost to
ill at his home. Physicians say Spring millinery.
look,
and
Low
Prices
to Buy. 4-1
he has typhoid fever.
Clyde Munger was taken to J. R. Hughes expert painter
the Good Samaritan hospital last ( and paper hanger has an ad in
week for an operation for ap- ^ this issue. Lick it up.