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at night. Only four flies were found in the milk room, which was 

 open at the time it was inspected. The cow stable was very neat 

 and contained but ten Hies.* Garbage cans about the premises were 

 kept closed and treated with lime when washed. The privy con- 

 tained a vault tiglitly closed. 



The second prize, of $90, is awarded to Mr. C. Herbert Poore, 

 Bradford, on a score of 93 points. His is a modern stable, and both 

 stable and milk room are carefully screened. There is a shed for the 

 manure where wagon or manure spreader is kept, and the manure is 

 hauled out and spread twice daily. A heavy curtain hangs in front 

 of the manure shed to darken it, and a large fly trap is placed on 

 top of the shed, so that the flies which come in quieldy seek the 

 opening above and go into the trap. This method and the frequent 

 carting out of manure is intended to prevent the breeding of flies. 

 Everything is properly whitewashed, and many sheets of fly paper 

 are used in the milk room. Milk is bottled by machine and nine flies 

 only were seen in the milk room and ih the ice box, where it was so 

 cold they were practically quiescent and harmless. The wash room 

 was not darkened. There was no privy, there being a water-closet in 

 the house. 



The third prize, of $80, is awarded to Mr. L. W. Newton, South- 

 borough, on a score of 91 points. His stable is a lean-to to the barn, 

 with cement floors and well whitewashed. Horses are kei3t near by, 

 but with a closed door between the horse stable and the cow stable. 

 The cows are sprayed with " Cow Ease." The fly killer is used to 

 kill flies daily. All windows are perfectly screened, and the stable 

 is tight enough to exclude flies. Fewer flies were seen in this stable 

 than in any other. The manure is thrown into the barn cellar and 

 horse manure is covered with cow manure. The cows are brushed 

 off daily as they come through the door. Twenty sheets of fly paper 

 are laid in the windows. Only three flies were found in the milk 

 room. The stable is small and but few cows are kept, but all are 

 exceedingly well cared for. Water-closet in the house. 



The fourth prize, of $70, is awarded to Mr. Henry Ferguson, 

 Westborough, on a score of 88 points. His is an old Avooden barn 

 with a large cellar. Manure is thrown into the cellar, which is dark 

 and cool. The stable is Avhitewashed and well screened. There are 

 small cellar windows around the cellar, but those directly over the 

 manure are screened, and flies did not seem to come in through the 

 others. There were few flies in the stable and none at all in the milk 

 room, which was screened and somewhat shaded. Two visits were 

 made to this place and no flies were seen in the milk room although 

 there were flies outside. The cows were sprayed daily with a disin- 

 fectant manufactured locally. The same disinfectant was sprinkled 

 around the floor of the milk room and may have driven the flies out. 



