Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-17
PROTECT HORSES
FROM The FLIES
Stable Flies Are d Source or
Annoyance And
Nuisance
SPONGE BATHS HELPFUL

stable fiIes are d aource of keen an
noyanee 10 work animal, during NJ
heat aS sanmog hseTy owner mhp
has the Welfare ii tiie dumb beasts ai
heart should strive 70 aIIesiats Il; far
as possible he dIaeomforfa f. which
he h,lIses are eaItosed
The most logical nsekbed of abat
ing tile NJ nuisance Is W elimHiate All
breeding places. such as manure piles
The rsuJeaa of f,ntomoloey advise
that manure bc kept III iis tight pits
or bins until such time as II can Dt
hauled 10 the fields Pits should be
ronyeniently los.aied 80 the laanure
can be easily thrown III ai tile tii.le oi
cleaning aBd-ssa instructed that Il
can bc readily removed 4 III essen
tial that flies lg prevented from reach
Ing the manure. hui, as soIne q them
will. even though great care IL exer
cisesl. il ii advisable ~ place aytrap
On Tho pit
The c0aI.tar sprays used ii cofnba,
ing the iiy evil III the dairy stable are
also efficient iii driving the winged
pests away from tho horses Among
the hest OF these Ii d solution 81 Too
parts of fish oil. 30 parts 81 OH VI
Tar. and ! part of crude carbolic acid
IL may be prepared III home pllif
simay as Weli IS Kerosene emulsion
and other fly repellants containing
ctMl.tar products. aHh oil. rosln ane
OH Of tar, are best applied with IN in
expef I've spray pump II il preferable
10 give the horses d hasty spray each
morning before they 90 to work This
brings best results from the use d
tie fly eradicator
sponge Baths Alter Work
For the general comfort OF lie work
unimals when they Gene from the
field III might Ii II recommended that
after the harness has been removed
each animal be given sponge bath
with solution Of cool salt water. III
ease there aSe any work gals or
shoulder sores. these injuries shuula
DO treated with white lotion, which IL
one On he most healing md sooshing
preparations of IT'S kind for use III
warm weather White lotion Is com
posed If i mixture pf SIX drums Of
zinc sulpAate tWiite yitrioll one
ounce Of lead acetate (slgar Of lead
and one pint of water. II Is efficient
iii curing wounds, sores, summer sails
and iissuia. ana should be applied
three times daily for best RESULTS
The prevalent sentiment AMONG
l1nrsenen III that Il IS better to nous,
and feed tlie work Horse during thu
summer than TO atiemps ia run The
animals ii, grass with i scant snppls
o. grain and hay Grass Ii not de
sirahIe material 20 serve as the basis
Of tlrc work horse ration The prac
lice of turning work animals out on
Sundays to, eat grass to which they
are unaccusiomed, ii ii prolific source
Of collie ana uthcr digestive disorders
Generally the animals would he bet
Ter on In cool, darkened stable.
where they conid be carrlcd on halt
ratlons III grain during itlleness.
Night t:raxIug Harmful
Whore work horses whiellsafe fed Il.
full allowance III grain are turned ont
10 Craze each night they usually nrc
- Atftt ttCeA TILL
as the extra feed they have consumed
merely tends To increase tho tax al
their digestive capacity However
where the stables are hot and in ven
tilated Il ii preferable 10 expose the
horses to digestive troubles iii the
pastures rather than 10 attempt 20
carry them la the barns
The feet of All work animals should
be examined frequently during the
summer IN order hat accommodations
Of dirt may be removed ii few mo-
mcllts devoted 70 scraping ont the
hoofs each morning and evening viii
aud to the confos.t Of the beaats. AS
often such foreign materials as mills
on stuiles lodge in the wall III sole af
the foot or are collected in the cIefts
Of the frog or between the bars and
tllc FROG. II the hoofs arc excessively
dry or brittle, they should be soften.
cd with some good oil or hoof ONT