PROTECTION FROM FLIES. 



BY P. M. HARWOOD. 



For the information of practical dairymen and the bene- 

 fit of the general joiiblic this circular, containing extracts re- 

 lating to the prize winners, together with the final scores in 

 the protection from flies contest of 1913 from the report of 

 Mr. E. H. Forbush, judge, is published. 



The following score card was used : — 



Points. 



1. Means adopted to prevent fly breeding, including the treat- 



ment and disposal of manure, refuse, etc., . . . .25 



2. Thoroughness of screening, shading, etc., . . . .15 



3. Best methods of trapping, spraying, etc., . . . .10 



4. General effectiveness of the whole scheme, . . . .50 



Total, 100 



This method of scoring, placing special emphasis upon the 

 prevention of fly breeding, was adopted because it was be- 

 lieved that such prevention is of primary importance. If no 

 flies are bred there are none to screen or trap, and much 

 annoyance and expense is avoided. 



Extract from Mr. Forbush's Report. 



The first prize, of $100, is awarded to Miss Helen Holmes, Kings- 

 ton, Mass., on a score of 95 points. The methods of fly prevention 

 adopted by her are as follows : — 



Her stable is a modern one, with cement floors and gutters. It is 

 washed down with a hose in summer and swept out and sprinkled 

 with gi-ound plaster in winter. The cement troughs in which the 

 feeding is done are flushed out after each feeding. The walls and 

 ceilings are painted twice each year with cold water paint. The 

 manure is removed twice daily and placed in a pit. The horse 

 manure particularly is treated daily with acid phosphate and kainite 



