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HcsuUs with Horses. 

 The agricultural division of this station gave a number of 

 these articles a test with work liorses, applying the same with 

 an Aspinwall sprayer. 



1. jSure Thing. — Keeps flies off" well for about five hours ; 

 the large green fly does not mind it. Gums horse some. 



2. Cattle Comfort. — Lasts about three-fourths of a day. 

 Gums horses. 



3. Stop Fly. — Inefl'ective. 



4. JVoi'wood Sanitary Fluid. — Inefl'ective. 



5. FlyJene. — Keeps flies ofl' well, and gums horses but 

 little. Very satisfactory. 



6. Eli Fly Chaser. — Quite satisfactory, and equal to 

 No. 5. Does not gum badly. 



7. Eureha. — Same as No. 6. 



8. Cyphers. — Protects for short time only and gums 

 badly. 



General Conclusions, 



(«) Quite satisfactory: 1. Flylene ; 2. Eureka; 3. Eli 

 Fly Chaser ; 4. Shoo Fly ; 5. Light coal tar oil. 



{b) Less satisfactory: 1. Sure Thing; 2. Cattle Com- 

 fort; 3. Rippley's Fly Remover; 4. Cyphers Anti-fly pest; 

 5. Recommended mixture No. 13. 



(c) Unsatisfiictory : 1. Norwood Sanitary Fluid ; 2. Stop 

 Fly ; 3. Recommended mixture No. 12. 



The only objection to those marked "quite satisfactory" 

 is their cost. It is hoped that we shall be able to find some 

 cheaper and equally efi^ective substance or mixture. The 

 most promising substance is the light coal tar oil. Even at 

 the present cost of the commercial articles, it is believed 

 their use is warranted, because cows remain much quieter, 

 and horses work better and require less attention from the 

 driver. 



C. Summer Forage Crops. 



{a) Winter Wheat and Sand or Hairy Vetch. 

 This mixture of a non-le2:ume and leo^ume has been tried 

 for a number of years at the station, and has proved to be 

 an early and desirable spring green fodder. The only ob- 



