SANITATION 307 



tials in the renovation and cleaning of the poultry house. If 

 possible the school poultry house should be the one cleaned. 

 If not, the house of some student living nearby can be used. 



EXERCISE No. 78. Mixing a Disinfecting Solution. Secure 

 the materials necessary to prepare the New Jersey Disinfecting 

 Solution. Prepare the same according to instructions and after 

 the poultry house is cleaned, apply the solution thoroughly 

 with a pump. If same is not available, a brush will answer. 



EXERCISE No. 79. Cleansing the Poultry Yard. Find a bare, 

 dirty, foul poultry yard on some of the pupil's home farms. 

 Lime the soil, have the yard plowed and harrow in a thick 

 seeding of oats. Such work as this about the community 

 not only acts as instruction to the pupils taking the poultry 

 course, but it also acts as an object lesson to the whole com- 

 munity and makes the school a center of agricultural interest. 



THOUGHT QUESTIONS 



1. What is the first requisite in the management of all animals? 



2. What is the most important factor in management towards keeping 



the flock healthy? 



3. Enumerate four factors which must be attended to in order to insure 



clean management. 



4. Name two things which will insure healthy birds. 



5. Why is vigor important? 



6. Discuss the keeping of birds free from disease. 



7. How does the number of birds kept in a given house affect the condi- 



tion of their environment? 



8. Discuss in detail the proper care of the droppings. 



9. What is the object of litter in the poultry house? 



10. How would you describe litter which was in ideal condition for the 



health of the birds? 



11. How often is it necessary to make a general cleaning of the ulterior 



of the poultry house? 



12. Give the composition and method of applying the New Jersey 



Disinfecting Solution. 



13. Enumerate the different operations which are necessary to perform 



in making a general cleaning of the house. 



14. Describe the location of the ideal poultry yard. 



15. How should a poultry yard be managed to keep it sweet and clean? 



16. What conditions of feed should be avoided in a clean feeding practice? 



17. What is the effect of moldy or sour feeds? 



18. How should the water vessels be cared for to induce cleanliness? 



19. What small tools are necessary to properly care for a small flock 



of poultry? 



