Show pring CLEANING IS FAVORED FOR BARNS Is the time to prepare to fight now tho the dairy barn a giving th toe hy fly by thorough dairy cleaning barn la Is SUIT supposed ased to be the but tile the spring al all t lines blines at oe clean an tile the ceiling and corners covered finda dt ways cobwebs and considerable with will and dirt inight now dow says S NV dust dt of dairy husbandman assistant mead new jersey agricultural expert the havo have taio time while you stAt station IOD ment ib 16 the time ring plowing b before ef 0 re the SP spring ceiling and brush the walls walla and to then give them good coats of whitewash mixture will give following th the good results half a bushel of jin u slaked lime itale with irith boiling water cover during in the steam tile the process ss to keep strain the laiq liquid uld through a fine sieve jud and add a pe peck ck of salt previously dissolved then add in warm water three pounds of ground rice boi bolted rad to and stirred in while hot thin paste a mott add one pound of afi clear glue dis solved in cold water hung over a fire are A half pound of whiting will give it luster to the above mixture add five gallons of hot water and leave standing for a few days daya cover to keep out dirt applied hot a pint of this wash will cover a square yard the whitewash may be put bonwith on with a whitewash brush but can be applied in half the time and just as well by the use of a spray pump the spraying outfit used tor for your fruit trees will do but must be cleaned f thoroughly after using the floors mangers angera ro and gutters gul of the thep alry barn should be scraped tree free of nil all dirt washed and scrubbed atter after which when dry they should be ba sprayed with a 2 to 3 per cent solution of some good coal tar disinfectant be cureto sure to soak well all cracks and crevices the dis infecting should be done at least once each month and tile the whitewashing every three or four months this will go a long way toward discouraging cou cour raging nging the fly and will also help to prevent the spread of disease there are of courser course many nany other means of controlling the fly such as carting the manure away from the barn each day to as great a distance as may be practical this la Is very important por tant especially during the warm months spraying the cows and also the walls and floors with a good fly repellent will help no one thing tan can be said to control the fly except sanitation and there we have the keynote to the whole situation plies files breed in filth |