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Show GARBAGE AND FARM HOME. By E. C. PETERSON, A. M., Ph. D, Professor cf Bacteriology, Utah Agricultural College. Tlie science of bacteriology has ren-Jored ren-Jored signal service to tl:.' arioultur-nlist. arioultur-nlist. t lie health officer and the pruc-'itioner pruc-'itioner of liu-dicine. Not tlie least of this service .i to tlie farmer, who has learned very much regarding so;i for-, tiliiy, from the knowledge of the kinds and activity of soil organisms. In regard re-gard 10 diseases, undoubtedly the largest larg-est field f r application of our knowledge knowl-edge of this subject has been along the lines of prevention rather than cure. We have found that the most sati.v tory way of handling injurious plague; is to prevent their entrance into the ?om in unity, and the prevention of their spread by proper quarantine methods, after they do gain entrance into the roniirj nity. , At t'li; time of the year the farmer and the farmer's wife must concern themselves about the sanitation of the house, and should be advised regarding the most approved methods of disposing dispos-ing of the waste material, including sewerage and garbage. They have had called to their attention atten-tion the fact that the house fly is the greatest carrier of disease which we have. It i; not so generally known that the house fly thrives only in the presence of filth of one kind or on-other. on-other. In other woids, the best way to abolish the house fly is not by means of tanglefoot or poisonous solutions, solu-tions, of one kind or another, but rather by preventing the breeding of the fly. This is most easily accomplished accomp-lished through having garbage or sewerage sew-erage disposed of properly. Probably the most satisfactory method of handling hand-ling the garbage and ether waste from the kitchen is to have for these separate separ-ate receptacles and have definite places for each receptacle. , For the general refuse and waste ira'erial of a dry nature, a sack held up 1 y some wooden frame and located conveniently near the kitchen would be most satisfactory. In the case ol gaV.age including water waste, refuse food and such material, a large garbage garb-age can with a tight-fitting lid. or a l-j-fre galvanized bucket with a lid attachment at-tachment is most satisfactory. 'Mere nil waste fund, which cannot, be util-i.ed, util-i.ed, waste dish water and such should he placed. After the material is co'-lected. co'-lected. sufficiently, the garbage can sho-'ld be taken to the field, or garden plots preferably at some a; -lance from the house, and buried in the soil or fed to animals. Care should be taken to see tha.t the material when buried is well covered by dirt, other-vis" other-vis" f!i?s may breed abundantly in rvch refuse. - In this way the bacteria of the soil gradually atlack tlie waste material and cause's its disintegration Ft aliio adds definitely to the store of rv.ilable plant food in the soil. With these few precautions taken for the disposal of garbage and waste Ihe main breeding places for the house !ly are eliminated, and the large num-hers num-hers Which are usually present in farm homes during tlie summer time will e absent. Of course, along with these preventative measures should go proper prop-er melhodn of screening for preventing prevent-ing the entrance of the few who su vlve even under the most cleanly conditions. |
