DOMESTIC AjnMALS. VS? 



Another thought or two are -worthy of consideration. Mr. Leland con- 

 siders fumigation, smoke from feathers, or sulphur, better than kerosene, or 

 carbolic acid washes. There is not a doubt of it, as the smoke will reach every 

 crack and crevice, while many will be missed with the washes. And the idea 

 of a chimney and a pretty large fire-place in the hen house, is really the grand- 

 est idea of all, by it he secures warmth, life, and health, to his poultry in damp, 

 as well as cold winter weather. Let the size of the house be in proportion only 

 to the number of poultry you wish to keep. 



Now, all that is necessary to consider before engaging in the poultry 

 business is, what does the market demand in my neighborhood, or within 

 points I can quickly reach by rail? 



Still, as some people will neglect their duties towards their poultry, and 

 some will get cholera, gapes, roup, etc., I will give a few of the best remedies 

 for them, manner of feeding, kinds of food considered best generally, their 

 need of pure water, dust baths, etc, I will reverse the order of na ming them 

 and begin with 



Dust Baths, Necessary for Poultry to Keep tliem Free from 

 Lice.— Unless you have a fire-place in your poultry house, as in the case 

 reported above, take dry, fine sand, or dry dust from the road, twenty measures 

 (the size of the measure to be governed by the number of hens to be provided 

 for); wood ashes, five measures; and " flowers "(fine) sulphur, one measiure, 

 and mix well together and place in large, shallow boxes, or in a comer of the 

 poultry house ; at all events, sheltered from rain and snow. They delight to 

 bathe and dust themselves in this, as much as boys delight to bathe and frolic 

 in the creeks of a warm summer day; besides it keeps the lice from troubling 

 the poultry if the house and perches are kept free of them by washes or 

 fumigation. The following is considered one of the best washes for a poultry 

 \iouse, perches, etc. 



Lice in Poultry Houses, the Best "Wash to Destroy Them.— 

 Pake 1 lb. of hard soap, sliced thin, and put into an iron kettle with water 

 2 qts. ; or soft soap and water, each 1 qt. , and heat till it boils ; thea removi? 

 from the fire and stir in kerosene, 1 qt., continuing the stiiTiug until the kero- 

 eeue is all absorbed into the mixture. This may be poui'ed into a common pail 

 of hot water, stirred well and immediately applied to the perches and every 

 possible crevice about the house where the perches are fastened ; an*! it 

 enough is made in these proportions, to wash the whole inside of the house 

 and every nest-box (the nest being first taken out and burned, new straw bemg 

 ut'terwards put in), it will be all the more certain to make a " clear riddan'^e ' 

 of the lice. The composition I take from the K Y. Rural of Augiost 30> 

 1884, so it may be considered the latest thin':;' out for this purpose ; and it may 

 be noticed, it is much like Prof. Beal's remedy to kill bark lice on fruit tre'-'-s. 

 I know it will prove " too much " for all bee which it can be made to reach. 



2. The following is from the American Agrimlturht, is quite differeiJ-^r 

 from the above, is very thorough in its plan of work, and may therefore suit 

 some people better by the removal of every cleat and everything else from »^nfr. 



