2 POULTRY LABOEATORY GUIDE 



Sweep walls and ceiling thoroughly, removing 



all dirt and cobwebs. Remove all Htter from 



. the house and burn or mix with compost. If the 



floor is of dirt, remove a few inches of the top 



SOU and in its place put fresh clean sand or gravel. 



Next close the house, making it as air-tight as 

 possible, and thoroughly fumigate for several 

 hours by bm"ning flowers of sulphur. The 

 powdered sulphur should be placed in a metaUic 

 basin on top of an inverted pail or pan. Alcohol 

 may be used to aid ignition. Care should 

 be taken to avoid all danger from fire. One 

 pound of sulphur wiU thoroughly cleanse a 

 house which contains 120 square feet of floor 

 space. Allow the sulphur to burn continuously 

 for a number of hours, after which air the house 

 for an hour by opening all doors and windows. 

 Next spray the house with the disinfecting solu- 

 tion, being careful to touch all inside parts. 



Replace aU movable fixtures and give the 

 inside of the house a good coat of whitewash, 

 after which wash the windows perfectly clean 

 with sand soap and hot water, outside and in, 

 to admit all the sunhght possible. Fresh clean 

 nesting material and clean litter to the depth 

 of four or five inches must next be placed in the 

 house, and everything arranged in neat and 

 orderly manner for future use. 



