Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1913 — SULPHUR HARMFUL TO YOUNG CHICKS [ARTICLE]

SULPHUR HARMFUL TO YOUNG CHICKS

Lard Grease’ Alone Is Quite Effective in Destroying Hfead Lice on Youngsters.

(By A. J. LEGG.)

It has twice come under my observation that sulphur and grease used upon young chicks to kill headlice killed the chicks also. Only a few days ago a woman mixed sulphur with hog’s lard and greased under the wings of hens that were entrusted with the brooding of 40 young chicks. The grease and sulphur killed all but one of the young chicks. Lard without sulphur is quite as efeetive in destroying the head lice, and it should be applied carefully and in small quantities. The lice cannot live in grease, and die almost as soon as the grease touches them. Two or three applications are sufficient to rid a brood effectually of head lice.’* The applications should be a week or ten days apart.