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The whole stable is then to be scraped clean and swept, 

 all hooks and corners, all joints in walls and floor; the 

 ceiling is freed from dust and cobwebs by means of a stiff 

 broom. The sweepings are at once to be removed from 

 the vicinity of the stable and either burned (this is essen- 

 tial if any contagious disease has appeared in the herd 

 during the year) or else ploughed under in the field. They 

 ought never to be left uncovered near the stable, e.g., on 

 the compost heap outside the same, for in this case the 

 same filthiness filled with bacterial life may again enter 

 the stable or else be introduced to the living-houses, etc. 



The ceiling, floor, and walls in the stable having been 

 scraped clean, both they and the tools ought to be care- 

 fully scoured and finally rinsed with boiling-hot water; 

 small pools of water possibly remaining in recesses must 

 be well wiped up. 



If a mow for keeping coarse fodders, etc., is found in the 

 stable it should also be emptied and cleaned every spring. 



Whitewashing the Stable. If no contagious diseases 

 have appeared among the cattle in the stable since the last 

 general cleaning, disinfection of the stable is not abso- 

 lutely necessary. After the cleaning, the inside of the 

 stable should be at once whitewashed. To prepare milk of 

 lime 100 parts (by weight) of quick-lime are mixed with 60 

 parts of water, and a quart of the powder-like slaked lime 

 is then mixed with 5 quarts of water. The milk of lime 

 is well stirred before being applied. Walls and ceilings, 

 pillars, etc., are brushed with lime-water, an effort being 

 made to have it soak into cracks and corners as much as 

 possible. By this whitewash, which is very cheap, sev- 

 eral advantages are gained : the stable becomes lighter and 

 more cheerful, the woodwork is preserved, and, what is 



