28 



A REVOLUTION IN EGG PRODUCTION 



from a sanitary standpoint. A good sprayer makes easy work 

 of whitewashing, and will be as valuable to use in a poultry 

 house for the benefit of the light effect, as for sanitation. 



The roost platform should be cleaned olT frequently — 

 daily would be good practice. If thoroughly done once a 



view Showing the Two Houses Used in These Experiments 



week, however, and ashes or dust are strewn over the plat- 

 forms, with an occasional dusting with air slacked lime, the 

 houses will be kept in a fair and practically sanitary condition. 



The litter should also be cleaned out and renewed at 

 intervals. 



Nesting material should be cleaned out of the nests at 

 intervals, and a sprinkling of lice powder in the nests, when 

 putting in new material, will help keep the fowls comfortable. 



Trap Nesting 



Trap nests have their uses, and are a great convenience 

 fur certain purposes. There are several very clever trap nest 



