Show FARM STOCK KEEP LIVE STOCK MORE comfortable december Is good time tim e to eradicate botflies Bot flies prepared by the united states beatea department of agriculture hollday cheer for farm live stock Is one of the recommendations particularly emphasized in the december pae page of A calendar of live stock parasites ti t issued by the united states department part ment of agriculture tito the author dr maurice 0 hall says strive to keep live stock comfortable thereby favoring more profitable production the text of the ahe december advice Is lice and mange scab or scabies are commonly prevalent in december isyou if you dip last fall use such palliative measures as are possible at this aca season son and be sure to dip next fall now that the adult botfly has haa ceased to fly except in parts of the south call in your veterinarian narlan and have him treat your horse for bots with carbon treat the hot eggs with a 2 per tent cent coal tar cr cre e ocote solution or shave them oft off with a safety razor bots interfere with a horses nutrition and in heavy infestations may even cause death one of the bots the nose botfly is exceedingly troublesome its as an adult fly as hoses hosea ho sea are badly frightened by it and may run away sometimes with serious consequences quen ces write tor for farmers farmers bulletin no 1503 F ox or warbles may be present in somo some parts of the south in december examining cattle tor for evidence of ox or warbles in the form of lumps on the especially along the back if you find these squeeze them out and destroy them write to the united states department of agriculture for information and advice |