. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... is to makeit as easy and as convenient as possible to do the a good spraying outfit and keep suitable sprayingmaterials on hand, mixed ready for instant use. Whitewash. For fences, small coops, runs, etc., alsofor interiors, whitewash is desirable and. low in the spraying outfit shown in Fig. 234. it can beeasily and quickly applied. Whitewash brightens updark interiors surprisingly, but as usuallv made and ap-plied, it rubs off readily and scales, so that a house white-washed a few times presents a decidedly u
. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... is to makeit as easy and as convenient as possible to do the a good spraying outfit and keep suitable sprayingmaterials on hand, mixed ready for instant use. Whitewash. For fences, small coops, runs, etc., alsofor interiors, whitewash is desirable and. low in the spraying outfit shown in Fig. 234. it can beeasily and quickly applied. Whitewash brightens updark interiors surprisingly, but as usuallv made and ap-plied, it rubs off readily and scales, so that a house white-washed a few times presents a decidedly unattractive ap-pearance unless thoroughly scraped and cleaned, whichfew persons ever take the trouble to do. For_ use withsprayers, whitewash must be carefully strained and it isdesirable to have a special non-clogging nozzle. Formu-las and directions for making whitewash will be foundon pages 23 and 24. Fumigation. This method of disinfection is effectiveonly when the building to be treated can be tightlyclosed so that the interior may be subjected to the ac-. FIG. 234—BARREL SPRAYERS FOR WHITEWASHAND OTHER DISINFECTANTS tion of the fumes for a period of several hours, whichrarely is possible in the case of poultry houses. For ex-terminating red mites carbon disulphide often is usedin small buildings and coops with excellent results, butfor combating disease germs fumigation is of little prac-tical value in the average poultry house. Disinfectants. The various coal tar disinfectants onthe market are excellent for all disinfecting are comparatively cheap and are easily prepared,as it is only necessary to add the proper amount of waterto the disinfectant as purchased. Coal tar disinfectantsare effective against lice and mites as well as diseasegerms, and if used frequently about the perches, nests,etc., these pests will never make any serious trouble. If for any reason the poultry keeper desires to makehis own disinfecting solution, he cannot do better thanprovid
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