COMMON SENSE POULTRY HOUSES 17 



in which has been dissolved four or five pounds of coarse ground 

 salt. Into this put a pail full of the best lime obtainable. The large 

 lumps should be broken into quite small pieces. Immediately cover 

 the barrel and cover with a heavy weight, in order to keep it in 

 place when the lime is slaking, for the uplifting power of the boiling 

 mass will be surprisingly great. After a few moments uncover and 

 stir the mixture to the bottom with a long stick, then recover and 

 keep closed for a day or two. When fully slaked the lime should 

 be of the consistency of thick cream. When applied to hen houses 

 or a fence, it should be thinned with water to the consistency of 

 common paint. 



If too much water is used in slaking, the lime will be drowned 

 and as a result the wash will be thin and watery. If not enough 

 water is used, the lime will "burn" and granulate. If properly 

 slaked, the mass will be smooth and free from lumps. 



When applying the whitewash, dip out a sufficient quantity into 

 a pail, then stir in a handful of cement. This will cause the wash to 

 firmly adhere to the surface to which it is applied. It will be a 

 dazzling whiteness and will "lay on" like paint. 



An excellent plan when whitewash is to be used about the hen 

 house, chicken coops, etc., is to put in a liberal quantity of crude 

 carbolic acid. 



This may be a lengthy description of the simple process of mak- 

 ing whitewash, but anyone will find the recipe first class. The old- 

 time method of slaking lime in cold water and applying the weak 

 solution is very unsatisfactory. 



ONE HATCHER OF THE GARDENA HATCHERY, CONTAINING FOUR THOUSAND EGGS. 



THERE ARE TWENTY-THREE OF THESE IN THE BUILDING, MAKING THIS THE 



LARGEST HATCHERY IN Los ANGELES COUNTY. 



