Mange 327 



Mix all together and rub into the affected skin once 

 daily for three or four days ; then withhold for a week, 

 and apply again. 



Formula N'o. 2. — Crude petroleum, especially a vari- 

 ety that is known as "dynamo -oil," is excellent when 

 combined with one part of sulfur to eight parts 

 of oil. 



Formula No. 3. — Turpentine and carbolic acid are 

 excellent remedies, but they must be diluted with at 

 least ten parts of oil, lard or vaseline, as they are too 

 irritating when applied strong. 



In treating cases of mange, the quarters are to be 

 kept clean, dry and airy. It is well to disinfect and 

 whitewash or paint them. No harness or other equip- 

 ment or utensils should be used on a healthy animal 

 without first disinfecting it by boiling for twenty 

 minutes. 



FLIES 



It is difficult to estimate the losses that result from 

 the attacks on domestic animals by the various kinds 

 of flies, especially by those which gather about stables 

 and yards where the animals are confined. These pests 

 are rarely the direct cause of the death of an animal, 

 but the continued irritation and worry result in loss of 

 flesh in cows and in diminution of the milk flow, to 

 say nothing of the annoyance to those who care for the 

 stock. 



The handling of these annoyances is preventive. 

 In most cases, the adult fly deposits her eggs in manure 

 heaps or other decomposing organic matter that re- 



