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Show Cattle Grub War Ends in County The armistice on Cache county's intensive war against cattle puts was signed today after more than 20,000 dairy cattle and range animals ani-mals received rotenone dust, or spray treatment, according io Dr. O. Wennergren, chairman ol the county committee. First treatments were, made early in March, with the second during the past three weeks. All dairy cattle were dust ed by hand and range cattle werei sprayed with power equipment. equip-ment. The campaign was organized on a county basis and then to broken down into community units un-its in order to contact every livestock live-stock owner. At the time the second treatment treat-ment was made, visible evidence was available as to the effectiveness effective-ness of the campaign. As many as 10 dead grubs were removed from the backs of animals. The cost was estimated as Jt per head with an estimated sav. ing of $60,000 to $70,000 resulting because of increased production of milk and meat better hides and saving of fences from stampeding. stam-peding. The program will be followed up in the summer with spot checks being madei to determine where the heel flies are causin; cattle to stampede. The dusting and spraying program will be Intensified In-tensified in those areas next year. "With the full cooperation ol all livestock owners the cattle grub-heel fly menace can he eliminated elim-inated in two or three years," Dr. Wennergren declared, t |