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I 1 - THE POULTRY YARD I fl
UCE AND MITES.
Why No One Scmedy ; Will Answer
, - for Both. - ' ..'-:.
and dangerous Jf inhaled, and they
are destructive of textile fabrics and
also of " metal. . For, this .reason, the
sulfur is preferable. - V
WHAT FARMEKS FOUNB OUT
ABOUT WAGONS
to unusual service. " " v " '
Over almost roadless mountains, with heavy loads. ;up steep ascents and
down the sides of steep declivities these wagons are going dally. i ,
" They withstand In this section more use, abuse and strain iaa year than
No mediocre parts will suffice. The margin of strength must' he
rood and ample. ' : '
Right here in this rough section is where our Long t Sleeve Steel
Skein proved itself practlc ally unbreakable, and the only Skein con
sistent with Nlssen stability. '
And farmers in this section will hardly have any nuw. I. Nlssen
Wagons with long sleeve Steel Skeins and Mitered Spoke Wheels.. -
The tough materials irom wnicn.mey are uyw;,
generosity in -every part; and the use of wrought iron where ,
many makers employ malleable or castingmakes them with--stand
the hardest usage. They are literally : the foes lot wear.;
We make every part of these Nlssen Wagons in our own v
shops. We know the materials in eveTy part. is mpoB-
' Bible for a Wagon materially better to be made.
Tou may never put your wagon to such strenuous service,
but wouldn't you like to have a Wason that resists , . .
wear like tnis wagon aoes ine wagon wai
"stand b up." Ask your dealer to show you the
famous J. I. Nlssen Wagon with Mitered
Spoke Wheel. If he cannot supply you, write
us for the name of a dealer who can. - a
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A LADY correspondent of The Pro-
gressive- Farmer bewails the
failure" of insecticides in the effort to
coyer , the whole ' field " and destroy
both lice and mites. V It " would he
eaaui,,w o , ui w few rril(,ft carbolic aeldi anfl '
t - . 1 J. IX L . m. vrrhvy ; . v ivvm . -
.wisn,piu, ii can i, u uuu. xuo f kerORftT.ft oil; ; Mir wlf hv
Uncle Jos lice Powder. ,
TO ONE peck of road .dust add 4
ounces of snuff, 4 ounces sulfur.
a1
The Nissen Wagon Co.
Winston-Salem, N. C
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is clear.
Lice: prey; breed and live on the
fowl. It is only-by; accident they v
may be" found in ; the' buildings ; or '
nests. - Day and night they are on the
: job-f tiv-Vv:;V:v:;,;-i
Mites on the other hand nest; breed
and live in the huildirigsr and at .night
when the fowls are n their roosts; or.
if young chicks in their brooders or
hovers, and in case of setting hens on
their nests,'- they sally out to gorge
themselves with the blood of the
fowls. . -
When these two widely different
conditions are understood, it becomes
clear t that no one course of treatment
will apply to both, i; But if the proper
treatment for both is practically sim
ultaneous, there should 'be no ' diffi
culty in controlling tlie vermin, r
' Spraying with kerosene emulsion,
.carbolic acid solution, zenoleum or
other Insecticide Is good in fighting
mites as far as they reach, but- they
do not reach far enough.".
The mites breed and nest in the
cracks "and crevices of
passing1: through ? an" old: flour se.ive
two or three . times ito incorporate.
This is the very powder some of you
pay 2 0 and 2 5 cents a pound for, and
you can make a peck of it for 15
cents, only r you don't get the hand
some carton with it: UNCLE JO.
; Look Out for .the Chestnut-Tree
Bark Disease.
rpHE chestnut-tree bark disease or
1 blight has; destroyed' millions
of dollars worth of timber in sev
eral Northern States;' arid is spread
ing steadily southward. It may, ap
pear; at any place in Virginia or' West
Virginia, ; and perhaps , in North Cor- ;
olina or Tennessee at any time. All
persons interested in -v the pr eserva : (
,tion of;thls valuable tree .are urged
to watch closely for. the first signs of
the, disease An . order that Infection f
inay be stamped out before it has J
gained headway. v
'The disease usually appears first
the walls, upon one or a few trees some miles
nests, roosts, roof "and floors and are ahead of the general infection. In
mostly inaccessible to sprays. ' dividual "branches on any part of the
The following is thoroughly effect- tree: die suddenly at any time dur-
nnnn co a a Din cittitwh AU A 4
- S. C. White ad Brown Leghorns, White Wyandottes,
R. P. Rocks. Houdans. Black Mlnorcas. Lieht Brahmas.
r. i Romennui s. C. Rhoda Island Reds. Larsre Pekln
- and Indian Runner Duck Eggs, 12.00 for 11. Send for fol
der. ' free. , ' .
Exhibited 10 birds at the great Atlanta, Ga show and
won 3 firsts. 8 seconds and S thirds, 4500 birds competing.
L Also won at Baltimore? Md.
NEVIN POULTRY YARDS
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H You Breed Poultry
You Need This Book
TRADE: NOTICE!
The . Chattanooga Hoofing & Foundry
J3ompany are very proud of the - way
their ANNIS "SAFLOK" GALVANIZED
BOOFING has aroused Interest on the
part . of dealers in roofing, contractors
and ,. lumber t dealers. They are very
busy answering inquiries and filling or
ders. They "have' Just shipped -a full
car of ,fSAFLOK" Corrugated to a large
lumber company In. Arkansas for a new
min." ' ' ' ,
PURE-BItED STOCK
White Wyandottes, S. C White Leghorns.
Eggs, 75c per 15, or $4 per 100.
r : Berkshire Pigs; also a few young boars
and gilts. . .. . : :- .
One, Registered Hblstein Frlesian Bull 8
years old; also two fine bull calves.
Write to-day for full particulars. ' '
' (One of . the . largest and best equipped
poultry plants in the South.)
. IGLOE FARM,
B. IB. Craddoek, Mgr.,: ' Lynchbnrsr, Ta,
ive : If the building is a reasonably
tight one, remove all the fowls, on a
good clear day, as early as possible.
.If an open front, arrange either a
permanent or temporary" drop cur
tain to close it, and carefully shut
all windows and doors. If floor is
wood, clear .away all litter from a
ing the summer, and the dead leaves
usually, remains' hanging on . them
while, the foliage ot other parts of"
the t tree is normal. Such limbs are
girdled where dead and healthy parts
meet by dead bark tbat is discolor ;
ed,' slightly sunken, and dotted ov-
er thickly with yellowish-brown''.
space say dive feet square, and put cushions the size of a pinhead.;Fre-
tHree or four inches of sand or soil
on the floor on that space. Use any
old east iron vessel, put in Mwa or
three handfuls of shavings or dry lit
ter, and saturate with kerosene. For
-a house 12x12, use 1 pounds of pul
verized sulfur, sprinkling it through
and on the shavings. When all ready
light the shavings, and- light out!
quently water-sprouts are sent out
just below , such bark cankers.
Chestnu and chinquapin are : the
only species attacked. . .Tre"es may
decline or die from other causes,
such as the attack of bark borers, ;
but with a different set of symp
toms from the aboyei- ; ,
The bark disease is caused by a
Close door carefully. If the soil has fungus, Diaporthe parasitica, which
been properly, arranged there is no 'grows deep "in? the bark, ' girdling
danger of fire. Let the house remain ttunk or limbs and killing them,
Lclosed most of the day, then open'-and forming millions of microscopic
windows ; and doors to air house spores in the cushions;' at the - surr
We do not know how many of the adver
tisers in this lisue own a copy of tho
Standard of Perfection; but every one of
them every person who raises poultry for
exhibition or to sell for breeding purposes
should have a copy and study. It thoroughly.
' We know no other way by which they can
keep posted on the points of their breed, by
which they can tell how nearly , their birds
come to the accepted standard, -or by which
they can prepare themselves to judge birds
and to select those of the right type Xor
breeding purposes. "
This book Is the official Standard; adopted
by the American Poultry Association, Tecog-
nized by all breeders as the authority.- To
try tq get along without It, Is to handicap
yourself right in the beginning of your work
of selection and breeding. To confess your
self ignorant of it, is to adult that , you
don't know poultry.
We can supply It at the fixed price, $1.S0;
- or .we will send you a copy free for a club
of three new yearly subscribers, at fl each.
Mew 1912 Edition now ready. , ;
The Progressive Farmer.
thoroughly. ; ; . t :y- r;
- -When the fowls are allowed to en-
X Au 1 - i. -- 11.. " ' J ' . 'J . m m
Vl-mAl flr'i tt A 11 flfA vl I "Jr iev iuem in one uy one. laze
UnCIC 1K6 S All Vf 001 each one and thoroughly, dust with
Persian insect powder or' a good lice,
powder. : To do this provide a box,. or
can, an empty baking powder can Is
good, perforate the top, and fill witif
the powder. Take the fowl by the
legs, head down, and shake the pow
der' thoroughly over the fowl, from
vent to bill. , If properly done it will
kill all the lice, as the sulfur fumes
killed 11 the. mites. - But the eggs
are yet there; It will therefore be
necessary to repeat the dose, both
fumigating and dusting two or three
BUFF LEGIIORNS -AND WHITE BOCKS
Pay Dividends; Dally. '
' ."There's a reason." : -V. '
Please -. write - your wants. , Catalog
Free. ,
- WOOLLEY POULTRY FARM. -.'
Bonte 4, - v -- .. - Charlotte, if. C
ROSE COMB RHODE ISLAND BEDS
Southern Beauty strain. Grand bargains
.in prize-winning cocks and hens, also cock
erels and pullets. Write, ? ,
E. M. HENLEY, ' ' - v. - ; Bake, N. C.
CLOSING OUT SALE .
' 200 High-class Dark and White Cornish
Indians and White Bocks must go at once,
regardless of price. , Several prize winners.
Write for particulars. - : - .
BYBON L. OSBORNE, Greensboro, N. C.
. CDOICETOCNf BUEDIN6 STOCK FOR SALS ;
Best Barred Plymouth Rocks and S. C. Brown
Leghorns, in trios, half dozens and dozens. Say
what you want and get my prices, please. -
B. B. CEUt. V v V-ir;. ; ' Waghvttlc, Tcnn.
WHITE ORPINGTONS
A limited number of stock tor, ijjale.
lOngs Poultry Yard, Windsor, N. O.
Both Combs, Prize R, I. Beds- Breeders and
young stock at summer prices. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Catalog free. Mrs. J. C. Dea-
ton, Landis, N. c, , -v; , ; v .-.; r--
O. I. C. PIGS For Sale From Silver's best
registered exhibition stock. -Will produce
more pounds for the same feed than. any hog
.known. C. C. Ramsey ft Bra Crouse, N. C.
face. These spores are carried
about by various means and can
cause new infection in other chest-;
: Tint. trftp.H. - l. street : ttaaa . nra ' com-
alter nrst lnrfintion anfl m tne same.
tma! triY'a 4o 11 it oil 'tVta ' imoa In . Ill A
lftoHtv -will Viava' "nf rnitn1 - trie
disease, - v - '-,J.
. Control depends upon recogniz
ing the disease when - it first ap-
-i". . ' L A J - M
pears, , ana prampiiy - cuiuag uunu
all affected- trees.:: : Affected por
: tions '"of the ' bark should be peeled
from the felled trees and the
stumps,; and this Iwith; the; brush
should be piled over the stumps
times more, five or six days apart, and burned as soon as possible. The
and you may then feel- fairly secure."
An occasional dusting and spray
ing, with -tobacco, stems -or dust in
nests; will then probably, control the
pests "effectively.,
Deeled timber . may, be utilized m
the .usual : ways. "
" - The ' possibility of controlling -the
Tchestnut bark 41seaBe, 'like' fire, is
far rr.fttir VhAfnrft" It " hafl ealned
The. dip treatment is a; desperate headway: than afterwards-. It is 1m-
and dangerous remedy, and does not nortant fo know immediately of
touch the mites at all. . , r' . its appearance in .ny 'locality.;
The-use of chlorine gas can be'sub- Keep a lookout ' for lit and" get
fitlriifprl fnv anlfni fVir T . i. ai.a.m a Ua T onf ana
last. Wlth same preparation as for picious symptoms are noticed,' or-if
sulfur, put in the iron vessel 2 or 3 'further information is desired,1, com-
pounds pulverized chloride of lime. .
Pour on about three pints of water
and stir well, and last, ; add 2 or 3
pounds of sulfuric acid and clear out.
The" chlorine gas fumes are very acrid,
municate with. . the Plant ; Patholo
gist at 'the State 'Agricultural Ex
periment Station. ' i - r -
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