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the loose dirt and litter is first removed before 

 applying the sublimate. 



Carbolic acid is another satisfactory disinfectant. 

 Usually a five per cent solution is recommended. 

 It can be easily applied to mangers, stalls, and feed 

 boxes. Enough should be applied so that the wood 

 or iron is made wet and the cracks and holes more 

 or less filled. Chloride of lime is a cheap and an 

 easily prepared disinfectant. Use ten ounces of 

 chloride of lime to two gallons of water. This 

 makes a four per cent solution, and should be ap- 

 plied in the same way as the corrosive sublimate. 



Formalin has come into prominence very recently 

 as a desirable disinfectant. A five per cent solu- 

 tion fills the bill. Floors and cracks should be 

 made thoroughly wet with it. By using one or 

 more of these agents the living quarters of farm 

 animals can be kept wholesome, sweet, and free 

 from germ diseases. In fact, the use of disinfect- 

 ants is one of the best aids of the farmer in warding 

 off disease and in lessening its effects when once 

 present. 



PUT SICK ANIMALS OFF BY THEMSELVES 



Many diseases are introduced into a herd or flock 

 by thoughtlessness on the part of the owner. I 

 have known distemper to be introduced into stables 

 and among horses, Texas fever and tuberculosis 

 into herds of cattle, and hog cholera among hogs, 

 because diseased animals, when purchased, were 

 not separated off by themselves, for a short time at 

 least. If this were done, farmers would lessen the 

 chance of an introduction of disease into their 

 healthy herds. Consequently quarantine quarters 

 should be provided; especially is this true if new 



