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Show CARE OF THE YOUNG CALVES Especially Susceptible to Ravages of Flies and Should Be Kept In Barn Good Repellent. (Hy W. W. KIMBALL.) The young calves are especially susceptible to tho ravages of rites and It will seldom prove profitable to allow al-low them out of the barn except for exercise during the night when the flies will not prove troublesome. There are numerous remedies that may be used as fly repellents but the following formula recommended bv iHietor Moore has given excellent satisfaction sat-isfaction wherever used and where many of the expensive preparations hnve failed to perform what their manufacturers claimed for them. Fish oil 100 parts OH of tnr CO parts Crude carbolic acid 1 part The cost of the mixture Is about ?.n rents a gallon and It may be np-plled np-plled with a hand sprayer every two days. Some prefer applying the mix ture once a day, using lighter appll cations. Loads of clover and other forage hauled to the stable every two or three days will keep the calves and cows In excellent condition and the manure thus made will nearly pay for the Increased labor required In cutting cut-ting and hauling When we consider the relationship between the comfort of the cows and ealvee and the amount of milk and growth we can hardly fall to see that we should do all In our power to Improve Im-prove their condition In fly time. |