. The American fancier's poultry book. Poultry. 98 THE AMERICAN FANCIER'S yards, and we earnestly admonish the reader on this subject again. It is a much easier task to prevent lice than to exterminate them after they get a foot-hold. Lice breed in dark and filthy places, cracks and crevices. They are sure to be found in such places—they are not cleaned regu. Lipeurus va- riabilis. Goniocotes burn- etii Pack. Goniocotes ab- dominalis holo- gaster of Denny LOUSE OF THE HEN Menopon pal- lidum. Goniodes dissimilis. larly. This complaint is liable to lead the observer astray, and he will fear that

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. The American fancier's poultry book. Poultry. 98 THE AMERICAN FANCIER'S yards, and we earnestly admonish the reader on this subject again. It is a much easier task to prevent lice than to exterminate them after they get a foot-hold. Lice breed in dark and filthy places, cracks and crevices. They are sure to be found in such places—they are not cleaned regu. Lipeurus va- riabilis. Goniocotes burn- etii Pack. Goniocotes ab- dominalis holo- gaster of Denny LOUSE OF THE HEN Menopon pal- lidum. Goniodes dissimilis. larly. This complaint is liable to lead the observer astray, and he will fear that his fowls are attacked with some grave disease. When vermin infests a fowl, it looks droopy, as if drawn up in a knot; loss of appe- tite is noticeable and the bird is generally debilitated. When you see a bird like this it would be well to examine it before treating for some other disease of complaint. Treatment. There are two points essential to treating fowls for lice, viz : the houses and the fowls. As regard the treatment of the houses, we refer you to the chapter on General Management. For treating the fowls, the most popular remedy is Persian insect powder. Other reme- dies are as follows : A bath of one part of carbolic acid to sixty parts of water, into which the birds are dipped ; suds of carbolic soap may be applied to the fowls, on all places underneath the wings, etc. This should. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Howard, George Ellsworth. [from old catalog]. Johnstown, N. Y. , A. E. Blunck