POULTRY RAISING CHICKENS 285 



U. S. Government Whitewash. 



Unslaked lime 2 pecks 



Common salt 1 peck 



Rice flour 3 Ibs. 



Spanish whiting V 2 lb. 



Glue '. 1 lb. 



Water Sufficient quantity 



The quantities given are sufficient to make nine or ten gallons of- white- 

 wash. If only part of the whitewash is needed, the balance can be kept for 

 future use. Should a smaller quantity be desired, the proportions can be cut 

 down to suit. 



Directions. To properly make the amount of whitewash above men- 

 tioned, two vessels are needed, one holding at least ten gallons and the other 

 holding half as much. A small barrel and a tub or any water-tight vessel will 

 answer very 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 ten minutes in a small quantity of water 5. Dissolve the glue in a 

 double cooker or water bath and avoid scorching. 6. In the tub mix the whit- 

 ing with about five gallons of hot water. 7. Add to the whiting mixture in 

 tub the boiled rice and 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. Heat it in any kettle or other metal vessel 

 on a stove or suspended over a fire. 



Fifth. Before allowing the fowls to return to the clean house they them- 

 selves should be made clean by a thorough treatment for lice. It is a good plan 

 to go over them with some good insect powder or powdered sulphur before 

 removing them from the house, ind again on putting them back. Dust the pow- 

 der well into the feathers of every one and allow no sickly birds to enter 

 the clean house. 



A first class lice powder can be made by mixing 5 parts of Naphthalene 

 flakes with 95 parts of some good carrier such as a cheap talcum powder 

 that can be purchased for 5 to 10 cents a pound. 



Sixth. Remove and destroy all wooden feed troughs, and provide new 

 ones. If these are made of galvanized iron they can be kept clean with little 

 trouble. Galvanized or earthernware drinking vessels must be thoroughly 

 cleaned by scalding and scouring. If the old ones are not in perfect condition 

 it is much better to destroy them and to provide new. 



Disinfectants. 



Creoline, naphthos and zenoleum are good disinfectants and germicides, 

 each having a carbolic acid odor. 



