Show THE TilE FLY NUISANCE The fly problem in dairies dames is 15 ser serious ious Flies annoy the cattle andare and are likely to contaminate the milk With th disease or filth Clean premises are but essential but cle cle is not enough h The in which the flies breed should be removed tWIce t 1 week neck and scattered thin to destroy the immature flies fIles Or pile the man man- manure manure manure ure in a compact rick and treat the surface ith a solution of 1 pound of borax in 2 gallons allons of water Fly Fly- Flytraps Fly Fly- Flytraps Flytraps traps help the help the trap described descrIbed described ed in Farmers Bulletin F is most effective e Blackstrap molasses di- di diluted diluted di diluted with three pal ts of water makes a satisfactory bait Milk IS good bananas Place traps outsIde the doors of dalr dairy buildings where flies are thickest Sprays are helpful but sprays alone will not control the nuisance One pound of fresh pyrethrum P flowers soaked for 48 hours or longer in a gallon of kerosene and strained through h cheesecloth cheese cheesecloth cheesecloth cloth makes a good spray which kills both house flies fIles and horn flies Pyrethrum Pyrethrum Pyre- Pyre Pyrethrum thrum is used m in some proprIetary sprays which may prove fairly economical economical econ- econ economical for limited spraying Or buy a concentrated extract to mix with kerosene Screen the milk room carefully Large dames dairies and creameries often have screened vestibules Other flies fIles which annoy livestock are reduced in numbers by manure disposal and spraying |