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the pump used throws the spray with suflBcient force to 

 drive the disinfectant into cracks and uneven places in 

 the walls and floors, the disease-producing germs are not 

 killed and the house is not rid of the infection. The 

 same is true if any of the surface is missed. For this 

 reason, it is best to add sufficient hydrated lime to the 

 disinfecting solution to make a thin whitewash. This 

 enables the person who is applying the solution to detect 

 any part of the surface that has not been covered. 



The most reliable and safest disinfectant for hog- 

 houses and feeding floors is a 3 per cent water solution of 

 liquor cresolis compound. Coal-tar disinfectants may be 

 used in 3 to 5 per cent water solutions. The following 

 gives the quantity of disinfectant to a gallon of water 

 used in making the different per cent solutions : 



Table CLXXVIII. — Disinfectants for Hog-Houses 



RELATION OF QUARANTINE LAWS TO DISEASE 



Better quarantine laws and proper enforcement of 

 them are necessary before such diseases as hog cholera and 

 tuberculosis can be controlled and stamped out. Stock- 

 men realize this and instead of considering intra- and 

 interstate quarantine laws a detriment, as was the case a 



