American Agriculturist, July 12, 1924 
Chicken Chatter 
Fighting Mites—Something About Ducks 
T HE red mite is a small insect that 
feeds by sucking the blood of chick¬ 
ens, attacking them at night while roost¬ 
ing. Sitting hens, however, are liable 
to depredation any time, day or night. 
During the day these mites live in crevices 
in the hen house or under the roosts. 
They are very hardy and are active all 
the while except in very cold weather. 
Mites have been known to live three 
months without food. 
Naturally the poultryman whose houses 
are infested with these larv.ie wants to 
rid himself of them. Out of every con¬ 
ceivable control measure tried by the 
Poultry Division of the U. S. Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture not long ago, but 
two or three were at all effective. 
Fumigation Not Entirely Effective 
Fumigation failed. In a house of 
average construction, the burning of 
sulfur at the'rate of 6 pounds per 1,000 
cubic feet availed but little or nothing. 
Medicated roosts were all right for that 
particular locality of the hen house, but 
such treatment had no effect upon the 
remainder of the building. 
Most of the better known and oft- 
tried dusts were proved useless. 
Oils Best Means of Attacks 
Oils showed themselves to be the best 
mode of attack. Heavy oils, both pure 
and slightly diluted with water were 
good. A 5 per cent, to 10 per cent, 
solution of cresol in whitewash brought 
excellent results. Pure, heavy coal tar 
creosote oil was very efficient. Kerosene 
oil lacked the permanency of the heavier 
ones, though its killing power was nearly 
as good. 
‘‘Heavier oils from coal tar and wood 
tar, or such oils diluted with a lighter oil, 
such as kerosene, so not less than 20 
per cent, of the mixture is heavy oil, will 
successfully control chicken mites, pro¬ 
vided the premises are thoroughly sprayed 
and the material not stinted.”— Paul 
Gillette, New York. 
Editor’s Note. —Incidentally we have 
never seen any thing to heat a lubricating 
oil that has been drained from automobile 
engines, when its lubricating powers are 
gone. If applied liberally and in every 
crack and crevice mites and lice cant exist. 
Furthermore whitewash containing carbolic 
acid is very effective. For one who does 
not wish to bother mixing this, commercial 
preparations are very convenient, it being 
necessary to merely mix with water and 
apply- _ 
Ducks More Profitable than 
Chickens 
AGREE with W. H. Da Ball in every 
particular in regard to raising ducks. 
I think every farmer should raise ducks as 
they are far less trouble, less expense, and 
usually net a larger profit than chickens. 
Again, ducks generally lay better and 
longer than hens, and their eggs sell 
higher and always command a ready sale. 
Very often ducks sell for nearly double the 
price of chickens, and hens and are always 
in good demand. I personally consider 
duck meat far superior in flavor to 
chicken. 
I believe the one who raises ducks this 
year will no doubt get good money for 
them, as there are comparatively few 
ducks raised annu¬ 
ally, and we can 
see now that the 
chicken and egg 
market is going to 
he glutted this 
summer, as every¬ 
body seems to be 
going “wild” on 
the poultry sub¬ 
ject. Poultry prod¬ 
ucts have been 
extremely high 
and an over¬ 
supply will mean 
low prices again. 
If you are just going into the duck busi¬ 
ness and haven’t selected your breed, take 
my advice (which is from long experience) 
and get the Pekin breed. We have raised 
ducks for a number of years and have 
tried all breeds, and in every case secured 
far better results from the Pekin. We 
find this breed to be healthier and hardier 
in every way. 
We find that ducks are unlike chickens 
and turkeys, in that they are not subject 
to certain diseases such as roup, scaly leg, 
sorehead, cholera, gapes and diarrhea and 
also keep quite free from mites and lice. 
A good-sized flock of ducks (Pekin) should 
be on every farm, as they are money¬ 
makers. These ducks are very large, lay 
well, and are good sitters, though I find 
it is not advisable to set a duck, but use 
the chicken hen for this purpose, putting 
14 eggs under her. The young ducklings 
are large and healthy, therefore grow off 
very rapidly. 
They should be kept warm and dry the 
first two weeks, not given either food or 
water the first 36 hours after hatched. 
We give them water in tin plate or shallow 
dish four or five times a day for the first 
two weeks and feed them dough made of 
corn meal three or four times a day. Wet 
bread of most any kind is also a very good 
feed. Be sure and give them water every 
time you feed them, as they run for water 
to wash the food down. After they get 
large enough to eat corn we only give 
them two feeds a day, morning and eve¬ 
ning. 
After the first two weeks they should 
have a good supply of water at all times 
to wash and play in, which is very essen¬ 
tial for their health and growth. 
We find that ducks thrive well when al¬ 
lowed free range of a grass plot, such as 
clover or alfalfa. After they get six or 
eight weeks old, are usually large enough 
to eat or sell. We find that it is best to sell 
ducks alive, not dressed. The meat of the 
Pekin duck is not coarse, but fine, juicy 
and tender, having a high, rich, duck 
flavor. 
For the amateur or beginner, it is al¬ 
ways the best and cheapest plan to buy 
two or three settings of eggs and start in 
a small way first.—W. H. Harrison. 
Poultry Cuts Down Our 
Expenses 
I HAVE always been enthusiastic about 
chickens and turkeys as they are a 
source of pleasure as well as profit for me. 
I raise Barred Rocks. They are beautiful 
chickens, and good layers and nice size 
for the table. The young chicks are strong 
and vigorous. I raise 300 chicks each 
year, and very seldom lose one. I feed 
them wheat in the morning, sorghum 
seed at noon and corn at night. I keep 
oyster shells before them all the time, 
plenty of water and buttermilk 
I have my chicks early, as the early 
pullets are needed for good winter layers. 
I raise over $100 worth of turkeys each 
year. Turkey eggs are generally incu¬ 
bated with turkey hens. When the hatch 
is over and the young turkeys are strong 
enough to run about, I remove them from 
the nest. For the first few days I give them 
hard-boiled egg sprinkled with black 
pepper. After this cornbread crumbs 
and lettuce. When they are old enough, 
if they are allowed 
to roam over the 
fields, they will 
make their living 
onbugs and insects. 
About Thanks¬ 
giving they are 
ready for market 
and bring in a 
nice sum of money 
for the farm wife. 
My chicks and tur¬ 
keys have helped 
cut down expenses 
on our farm— -Mrs. i 
Horace Johnson. I 
Absent-minded Dentist —Now this is 
going to hurt just a little.—Passing Show. 
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HATCHES JULY 1, a. IS, and 22 
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Box 60, McALISTERVILLE, PA. 
FREE RANGE STOCK 
Mixed Stock .... $7 per 100 
S. C. W. Leghorns $8 per 100 
Barred Rocks. ... $9 per 100 
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Pullets of Quality at Moderate Prices 
5 wks. 8 wks. 10 wks. 3 Mo. 4 Mo. 
Rocks and Reds.. . 85c $1425 $1.50 $1.75 $2.00 
Eng. Barron Whites ] 
Sheppard Strain } 60c 85 $1.00 $1.25 $1.50 
Anconas.j 
Early Breeding cockerels $1.00 each 10 weeks old. Am 
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S. C. Rhode Island Reds. .. II ets. each 
Barred Plymouth Rocks ... 10 cts. each 
S. C. While Leghorns. 8 els. each 
Mixed or off Color. 7 els. each 
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CATTLE AND SWINE BREEDERS 
Feeding Pigs for Sale 
100 Chester and Yorkshire Crossed 8 weeks old 
$5.00 each. 56 Berkshire and Chester Crossed 7 
to 8 weeks old, $5.00 each. 31 Pigs 9 to 10 weeks 
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If not satisfactory, return them at my expense. 
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9 Lynn St., Woburn, Mass. 
167-PIGS FOR SALE-167 
orkshire and Chester cross, Berkshire and 
hester cross, 8 to 9 weeks old, price $5 each, 
ure bred Berksbires, also Chester Whites, sows 
p boars, 7 weeks old, price $6 each. I will ship 
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16 Washington St. Tel. 1415 WOBURN, MASS. 
Registered O. I. C. and Chester White pigs. 
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$10 Down Buys 
HOLSTEIN BULL 
We offer for sale several wonderfully bred 
registered Holstein bull calves on the in¬ 
stallment plan. Prices from $50 to $100. 
This is your opportunity to get a pure 
bred bull. 
Write for particulars 
HENRY MORGENTHAU, Jr. 
Fishkill Farms 
Hopewell Junction, New York 
