in equal parts, approximately two j^ounds per horse, to prevent fly 

 breeding. In the cow stable cheese-cloth screens are placed in the 

 windows on the north side. On the south side there are shutters left 

 open at the top to allow the flies to escape. There are green cambric 

 shades in the horse stable, so arranged that they flap outward to 

 allow flies to escape. Miss Holmes says that her horses are never 

 disturbed by flies in the stable. " Humane Fly Killer " and fly poison 

 are sprinkled on floors and used in dishes in the windows. Fly 

 papers are put up in the milk room. Home-made fly traps of the 

 Hodge pattern are used in the barn. Cream cheese and molasses 

 have proved to be the best baits in the traps. Cows are sprayed 

 before being turned out to pasture and when they come into the barn 

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

 oi^en at the time it was inspected. The cow stable was very neat 

 and contained but ten flies. Garbage cans about the premises were 

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

 tained vault tightly 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 quickly 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 in 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 kept 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 

 exceedinglj'- well cared for. Wafer-closet in the house. 



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



