Show methods given to eradicate pests the horn hom fly soon will appear in in large numbers to annoy cattle by sucking their blood and preventing them from making normal gains in weight says nat taggart county agent these annoying fly pests can be controlled safely and cheaply by the use of DDT applied as a spray various farmers who used DDT last year for controlling lice and hom horn flies reported to the county agent that they were going to use DDT more generally this spring and summer for horn fly and mosquito control some of the men who are so pleased with DDT are george fry A R turner A R rich W C nelson sons and verl poll one dipping in a 25 per cent solution will give complete control for three weeks and satisfactory control for a month says mr air use 4 to 8 pounds of 50 per cent DDT to make each gallons of spray solution spraying with the stronger solution should give longer protection dr G F knowlton extension entomologist of the utah state agricultural college says that gains averaging or exceeding a half pound per head daily can be expected of treated animals above that of untreated calves will make even greater gains as their mothers when not annoyed by flies produce wore more milk DDT is safe to use and controls mosquitoes lice and most ticks as well as horn hom flies it is expected that hundreds of livestock owners will profit from DDT use this year in utah making 50 pounds of extra meat from the application of loc worth of DDT per animal is just good business will you be one of those to benefit from this economical easy pest control program |