Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds and their profitable management . ay then be done. In regaid to the use of kerosene, it isnot more effective perha])s than someother remedies, but is applied moreeasily than lard, tobacco, sulphur, orwhitewash. We apply it to the perchesin the hennery from the commonlamp-filler. Turn a very small streamfrom the spout, and move the can ^^ he^-^usI. ^^^rapidly from end to end of the oil gets upon the feet and feathers, and is soon dis-tributed all over the fowl. The lice ^eave on very shortnotice, and the fowls are entirely relieved. It
Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds and their profitable management . ay then be done. In regaid to the use of kerosene, it isnot more effective perha])s than someother remedies, but is applied moreeasily than lard, tobacco, sulphur, orwhitewash. We apply it to the perchesin the hennery from the commonlamp-filler. Turn a very small streamfrom the spout, and move the can ^^ he^-^usI. ^^^rapidly from end to end of the oil gets upon the feet and feathers, and is soon dis-tributed all over the fowl. The lice ^eave on very shortnotice, and the fowls are entirely relieved. It is a greatersafeguard against lice on chickens, when fiist hatched* touse the oil in the boxes, before the nest is made for thesitting hen. It takes but a small quantity, applied to thecorners of the box, to keep away insects. Take care thatthe oil does not touch the cgg^. In using a substancelike kerosene about the farm buildings, remember that itis inflammable, and must be employed with caution,avoiding every chance of fire. While the kerosene will destroy vermin by the thou-. 192 PROFITS IN POULTRY. sands, its effects are not lasting, as it soon be effectual, it should be applied to the roosts anawood-workfrequently, say once a week. The red color of some of the lice is due to the bloodsucked by them from the fowls, as mosquitoes becomered after dining on human blood.
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