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Show County Agent's Column LOSSES CAUSED BY GRUBS ON CATTLE Cattle grubs or heel flies cause a loss of over 50,000,000 annually and many authorities place the loss up to $100,000,000. It is onlj when one sees the? stampede caus ed by the flies in pastures anc fields that the seriousness of these losses is realized. Estimates have been made oi the possible milk redction causec by cattle grubs, with some placee as high as one-third of total here production. If this were the case, i cow giving one pound of butterfa daily would lose one-third of thi: pound, or about 25 cents worth o: butterfat at present prices. In i montth this amount would be nea $8., or with a herd of about si) cows would mean approximatel; $50 a month. Where feed is. good and shade plentiful, losses would be less thai this amount. Many farmers fine their milk check cut about one third during the heel fly season especially where feed or water ane shade are not plentiful. Anothe danger comes from cows stamped ing and damaging their udders. Al so, calves and heifers often lie ii the shade during the fly seasoi and thus do not show norma growth. Grubs cause a heavy loss in the hides, with from 40 to 100 grul holes found in single hides accord ing to a recent USDA yearbook Stampeding cattle also cause brok n fences, injuries from barbee wire cuts, and cross-breeding thn mixing of cattle in adjoining past ures. To summarize, grubs cause (1) decreased milk flow; (2) dam age to cattle hides. (3) poorl; grown out calves; (4) damage te udders; and (5) accidents and bro ken fences. G. I. RIGHTS AT THE GRASS HOOTS Some sections of the G. I. Bill o Rights apply to veterans who wil want to turn their swords intc plowshares, their machine guns in to mowing machines. In particula: this applies to Government guaran tees of farm loans made to veterans. veter-ans. Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, Ad-minitsrator Ad-minitsrator of Veterans' Affairs has named the U. S. Department o Agriculture as ocoperating agencj in determining whether such 8 guarantee should be made in eact individual case. Charles F. Branna Assistant Secretary of Agriculture is acting for the Department. The Department, in turn, has passed active responsibility along to "grass roots" committeess in the counties. Most of the committee members are already experienced workers in other "grass roots" activities ac-tivities of the Department, and the guarantee recommendations will require almost no change in the nationwide organization now in operation op-eration through the Extension Service, Ser-vice, Farm Security Administration and Farm Credit Administration. If a veteran is not familiar with farming conditions or with land a-vailable a-vailable in the community in which he wishes to settle, says Mr. Bran-nan, Bran-nan, his first contact will be the |