even though you kill every louse and nit on a towl, it a single one manages 

 later on to find lodgment on the fowl's body, its great capacity for increase 

 will soon cover the fowl and its mates again with lice. Sitting hens should 

 be dusted with CONKEY'S LICE POWDER several times as directed, and 

 all nests should be freely dusted. 



(One point to remember is that with many lice preparations there 

 is danger of injuring the fowl or tainting the eggs. CONKEY'S 

 LICE POWDER is free from this objection and can be safely used 

 for dusting setting" hens or in nests.) 



TO KILL HEAD LICE Head lice are a constant menace to the health 

 of the adult fowls, and a greater factor in the destruction of little chicks 

 than all other causes combined. They fasten themselves on the heads of the 

 older fowls and suck the blood from a position just over the brain. Soon as 

 the chicks are hatched, they catch these head lice from the old hen, or from 

 the carelessly-kept brooder, and the lice immediately begin sucking their life 

 blood. Unless these head lice are destroyed at once, they become death war- 

 rants for a large portion of the hatch. 



You must look very closely for them, as they get clear down to the base 

 of the feathers and may be mistaken for pin feathers. Their enormous size 

 readily explains their death-dealing power to little chicks. Chicks raised in 

 brooders are frequently troubled, so examine your chicks carefully. CON- 

 KEY'S HEAD LICE OINTMENT is a clean, non-poisonous, nicely per- 

 fumed ointment, which is perfectly harmless to little chicks and deadly 

 to these murderous lice. A little is all that is needed, and saving one chick 

 will pay you for all you would use on a hundred. Do not try to raise chicks 

 without it. It is also good for lice on children should they happen to catch 

 them. 



TO KILL MITES For the destruction of the much-dreaded mite, a 

 liquid is far superior to a powder, as it can be sprayed directly into their liv- 

 ing places where a powder cannot reach. CONKEY'S LICE LIQUID is cor- 

 rectly compounded, is always the same, and is guaranteed to do its work 

 quickly, effectively, and in a manner entirely satisfactory to you. This liquid 

 should be painted on the roosts, sprayed over the droppings boards, nest 

 boxes, and all parts of the building where there is any possibility of Mites 

 finding a hiding place. Care should be taken to paint the under sides of 

 roosts, and to fill all cracks and crevices with the liquid. Not only will this 

 kill the M'ites with which it comes in contact, but its fumes will get into 

 the feathers of the fowls when they go to roost, and will do excellent service 

 in helping kill the body lice. It is a strong disinfectant and germicide and 

 its frequent use will assist materially in keeping down disease. It comes in 

 different sized cans, as listed under the heading of CONKEY'S POULTRY 

 REMEDIES. 



Before leaving this subject, we wish to outline a very quick, cheap, and 

 sure way to rid yourselves of these pests. In the afternoon take out all litter 

 and burn it; then remove the roosts, nest boxes, and all apparatus attached 

 to the walls, if at all possible, and thoroughly paint same with CONKEY'S 

 LICE LIQUID. Into each gallon of whitewash, which should have been 

 prepared ready for use, mix about a half pint of CONKEY'S LICE LIQUID, 

 or CONKEY'S NOX-I-CIDE if you have it With this, thoroughly spray 

 or paint every part of the house. Don't leave a crack or crevice that is not 

 thoroughly soaked with this preparation. Just before the fowls go to roost, 

 sprinkle each one with CONKEY'S LICE POWDER according to directions, 

 immediately putting the bird carefully on the roost before it has had time 



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