. Poultry for the farm and home. The paintshould be dry before the coops are used again. Cresol Soap Mixture. Dissolve a bar of laundry soap in apint of hot water. Add a pound of commercial cresol. Whencold stir in a gallon of kerosene. Apply without diluting. Dontget any of this on the hands or face as it will smart. Lime Sulphur. The lime sulphur spray used for fruit treesis also an effective remedy against mites. TEXAS TICKS OR BLUE BUGS In Southwest United States the Texas ticks or blue bugs aregreat pests. They breed in the cracks and crevices ofthe coop and feed by gorging themselves ont

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. Poultry for the farm and home. The paintshould be dry before the coops are used again. Cresol Soap Mixture. Dissolve a bar of laundry soap in apint of hot water. Add a pound of commercial cresol. Whencold stir in a gallon of kerosene. Apply without diluting. Dontget any of this on the hands or face as it will smart. Lime Sulphur. The lime sulphur spray used for fruit treesis also an effective remedy against mites. TEXAS TICKS OR BLUE BUGS In Southwest United States the Texas ticks or blue bugs aregreat pests. They breed in the cracks and crevices ofthe coop and feed by gorging themselves onthe blood of the hens. Hens badly infestedcease to lay and often die. These ticks are extremely difficult to con-trol because they breed in great numbers andcan live for months without food. They arevery flat and can hide in deep crevices. Fight them along the same Unes as youfight chicken mites, but use only the stronger, more penetrating, and more lasting sprays orptdnts. Crude petroleum or carbolineum haveproved most effective.. The TexaS tickor blue bug is theworst poultryparasite in drySouthwestUnitedStates. It can livefor months with-out food. Mites in a poultry house proclaim to the world acareless poultryman just as bedbugs in a home pro-claim a careless housewife. GET RID OF LICE