MANAGEMENT 107 
pullets, the problem of cleaning the houses 
and getting ready for the new pullets arises. 
If he has culled his birds systematically and 
thoroughly there would probably not be over 
four to five hundred hens on the place by Au- 
gust 1st, which would mean that a little more 
than half of the pens would be empty. If such 
is the case the cleaning process is simplified. 
Thorough Cleaning. Whenever the 
doubling up of various pens has left one or 
more empty that pen should be cleaned. 
All of the litter, droppings, and nesting ma- 
terial should be swept out. Then, if possible, 
a hose should be attached and the entire 
room or pen thoroughly washed. If the 
water is allowed to stand on the floor, the 
droppings which have stuck to the floor will 
be softened and may easily be removed. The 
house should then be allowed to dry, and 
after it is thoroughly dried should be sprayed 
with a strong solution of crude carbolic acid 
or any good similar spray. This again should 
be allowed to dry for two or three days 
and the house should again be thoroughly 
sprayed. The feed hoppers and nests also 
should be thoroughly cleaned, sprayed twice, 
