VETERINARY SCIEXCE. 59 



RULiES FOR DISINFECTION OF STABLES. 



In Case of Appearance of Contagious Diseases. 



(TrUM BOWER.) 



1. Have all loose litter, hay, and rubbish removed and 

 burned. 



2. Have all manure removed to land where cattle have no 

 access. 



3. Have all feed-troughs, hay-racks and all woodwork 

 thoroughly cleaned by washing with hot water in which two 

 ounces of carbolic acid to each gallon of water are dissolved. 



4. Thoroughly whitewash the whole of the interior of the 

 building with a whitewash containing one pound of chloride 

 of lime to each four gallons of water. Enough freshly 

 burned quicklime should be added to make the wash show 

 where applied. Especially should this be applied to the 

 sides and front of the stalls, feed-troughs and hay-racks 

 (inside and outside). 



5. All rotten woodwork to be removed and burned, and 

 replaced with new. 



6. All buckets, forks, shovels, brooms, and other objects 

 used about the stable to be washed and covered with the 

 same solution. 



7. All drains to be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected 

 with a solution of chloride of lime, one pound to four gal- 

 lons of water. 



8. In cases of glanders, all harness, poles, and shafts of 

 wagons, neck-yokes and pole-straps should be thoroughly 

 washed with hot water and soap, and afterwards oiled with 

 carbolized oil (one part of carbolic acid to ten of oil). Before 

 applying the oil, harness should be hung up in the open air 

 for one week. 



REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF 

 Dairies and Dairy Farms in tlie District of Colum- 

 bia. 



Section i. — No building shall be used for stabling cows 

 for dairy purposes which is not well lighted, ventilated, 

 drained, and constructed. 



