Mange 329 
Mix all together aud rub into the affected skin once 
daily for three or four days; then withhold for a week, 
and apply again. 
Formula No. 2.—Crude petroleum, especially a vari- 
ety that is known as “dynamo-oil,” is excellent when 
combined with one part of sulfur to eight parts 
of oil. 
Formula No. 3.—Turpentine and carbolic acid are 
excellent remedies, but they must be diluted with at 
least ten parts of oil, lard or vaseline, as they are too 
irritating when applied strong. 
In treating cases of mange, the quarters ure to be 
kept clean, dry and airy. It is well to disinfect and 
whitewash or paint them. No harness or other equip- 
ment or utensils should be used on a healthy animal 
without first disinfecting it by boiling for twenty 
minutes. 
FLIES 
It is difficult to estimate the losses that result from 
the attacks on domestic animals by the various kinds 
of flies, especially by those which gather about stables 
and yards where the animals are confined. These pests 
are rarely the direct cause of the death of an animal, 
but the continued irritation and worry result in loss of 
flesh in cows and in diminution of the milk flow, to 
say nothing of the annoyance to those who care for the 
stock. 
The handling of these annoyances is preventive. 
In most cases, the adult fly deposits her eggs in manure 
heaps or other decomposing organic matter that re- 
