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Lice and Mites — Lice and mites are among the poultry raiser's 

 worst enemies, and a continual warfare must be waged against 

 them. They are generally distributed throughout the world wher- 

 ever chickens are raised. To get rid of body lice provide a dust 

 bath, and make free use of insect powder or tobacco. On young 

 chickens apply grease or oil on head and wings. To destroy mites 

 scald roosts and houses with boiling water, or whitewash thorough- 

 ly. A little carbolic acid may be added to the whitewash. A 

 thorough sprinkling and spraying of interior of houses with a 

 mixture of carbolic acid and kerosene is good. 



"To keep mites from my fowls I keep the house clean and dust 

 the perches and floor with dry wood ashes once a week." — R. E. 

 Wright. 



