regard as to mating, and no idea in mind but producing num- 

 bers of chickens in place of quality. 



To be successful in the producing of laying Leghorn stock, 

 new blood should be constantly introduced from the best and 

 highest bred Leghorn chickens obtainable. A genuine Leg- 

 horn hen will consume less feed and lay more eggs than the 

 so-called cross breeds of white chickens. 



There are three contributary causes which cut down the 

 number of eggs produced by a hen — mites, lice, and intes- 

 tinal worms. Any one of these three or the three combined, 

 will cut down a hen's vitality, and consequently her egg pro- 

 duction. 



Mites are strictly a house proposition and any good spray 

 may be used to eradicate the same. Avoid using water in 

 poultry houses, as a chicken cannot stand dampness. A good 

 spray may be made by using 1 gallon crank case oil, obtained 

 from any garage or filling station, combined with one quart 

 of crude carbolic acid or sheep dip. The whole amount may 

 be thinned down with kerosene, distillate, or keronese tops. 

 After spraying the roosts, before the spray soaks in, lime 

 and any good lice powder may be scattered over the perches 

 and dropping boards. 



Lice contribute more to the downfall of a hen than any 

 other of the three causes mentioned, and the best way to 

 prevent lice is to start when the chickens are young by mak- 

 ing a good dirt wallow, composed of fine loose dirt, lime, and 

 a goodly sprinkling of good lice powder. Cover this mixture 

 with loose dirt and keep the same damp, but not wet, thereby 

 inducing the hen to use it freely, as they will use a damp 

 place in preference to any other. Also a handful of good lice 

 powder should be mixed with the nesting, after spraying 

 nests once a month and using sawdust or shavings. Also any 

 good lice powder placed in jute sacks may be hung suffi- 

 ciently low over the runways where the chickens go in and 

 out the houses, that it will touch their backs in passing 

 under. 



Intestinal worms are indicated, as explained before, in 

 poultry flocks by pinkish red droppings, and general weak- 

 ness of the chickens. Sixty per cent of all young stock are 

 supposed to have them. An excellent remedy may be used 

 consisting of 31/^ pounds of Epsom Salts, 2V^ pounds of to- 

 bacco dust, and a large tablespoonf ul of U. S. P. turpentine, 

 mixed thoroughly in 100 pounds of dry mash. Starve the 

 chickens one half day and place this mixture in the hoppers, 



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