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Show : E"A ra &a mm i fed a faiL&t Lsgij KEEP LIVE STOCK MORS COMFORTABLE December Is Good Time to Eradicate Botflies. (Prcpan 1 hy Hie t'nlt:l S'a'ct Department of Affricjiliirt.-.) I Holiday cheer for fjrni live stock Is ; one of l he recommendations pitrticu- Iarly emphasized In the December page of "A Calendar of Live Stock Parasites," Par-asites," Issued by the United States Department De-partment of Agriculture. The author. Dr. Maurice C. Hall, says, "Strive to keep live stock comfortable, thereby l'uvorlng more profitable production." The text of the December advice Is: ''Lice and mange (scab or scabies) are commonly prevalent In December. If you didn't dip last fall use such palliative pal-liative measures as are possible at this i season and be sure to dip next fall, i "Now that the adult botlly has I ceased to (ly, except in parts of the ' South, call in your veterinarian and I have him treat your horse for bots j with carbon bisulphide. Treat the hot eggs with a 2 per cent coal-tar-cre-; osote solution or shave them off with a safety razor. Bots Interfere with a horse's nutrition and In heavy Infestations Infesta-tions may even cause death. One of the bots, the nose botfly, is exceedingly j troublesome as an adult fly, as hivses are badly frightened by It and may run ; away, sometimes with serious conse-; conse-; quences. Write for Farmers' Bulletin I No. 1503-F. "Ox warbles may be present in some parts of, the South in December. Ex- 1 auditing cattle for evidence of ox ! warbles in the form of lumps on the skin, especially along the back. If you find these, squeeze them out and destroy de-stroy them. Write to the United States i Department of Agriculture for information in-formation and advice." |