HOUSE AND GARDEN 
September, 1915 
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Poultry Work for September 
I T is not pleasant to begin thinking 
about winter again, but the wise 
poultry keeper is forehanded, as the far¬ 
mers say, and in September makes prepa¬ 
rations for the months just ahead. He 
gives his poultry houses a thorough clean¬ 
ing, for one thing, spraying the walls with 
kerosene to which a little carbolic acid has 
been added, and paints the perches and 
nesting boxes with carbolineum or some 
similar preparation which will banish the 
red mites for three or four months at 
least. This is by all means the easiest way 
to win freedom from insect pests—and no 
flock will thrive if infested with vermin. 
If there are glass windows they should 
he washed, and if muslin curtains are used 
they should be thoroughly cleaned. In 
point of fact, it is better to renew the 
curtains, for they quickly get clogged with 
dust and then admit little more air than 
a hoard. When the house has a dirt floor 
a new layer of sand will be required, and 
it is well to haul it now, before the fall 
rains set in. Then the sand will be per¬ 
fectly dry when it goes onto the floor. 
I f all this renovation work is put through 
in September the houses will be ready for 
the pullets by the first of October, which 
is the proper date for installing them in 
their permanent winter quarters. 
Some of the early-hatched pullets may 
begin laying this month, but performances 
of that character are not to he encouraged, 
as these extra-early eggs are usually very 
small. By the end of next month, how¬ 
ever, laying 011 the part of the pullets 
should he well under way. 
While the pullets which are to be used 
for laying may be yarded from now on, 
if deemed desirable, it is well to give as 
wide range as possible to such birds as 
may have been kept over for breeding 
purposes. It is better if they do not begin 
laying until the first of the year, but they 
should have every chance to build up 
rugged bodies and strong physiques. 
Sometimes people who move into the 
suburbs or the country at this season are 
able to pick up well matured pullets at 
$ 1.50 or less apiece, at which price they 
can well afford to buy them, making sure, 
however, that the birds are in a healthy 
condition and not suffering from roup. 
Pullets bought in this way should be thor¬ 
oughly dusted with insect powder before 
they are placed in the houses, though 
many poultry keepers are not as particu¬ 
lar in the matter of suppressing the lice 
nuisance as they ought to be. 
A uniform flock of well-bred birds is 
much more satisfactory to the eye than 
a mixed flock, yet the amateur should 
not hesitate to buy a mixed lot of pullets 
for the winter’s laying if nothing better 
is offered. Crosses sometimes lay remark¬ 
ably well, but they should not be used to 
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