The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-14
INDOORS AND OUT.
Thq Farm, Garden, Orchard
and Household.
HINTS AND NOTES FOR ALL.
qcbseeo and Whiskey VS.. GIuttoDy-
To Ripen TomatOes-Raspberries
and BIackberries-TO De-
stroy weeds-The Cad
Fly Etc, Etc.

Investigating and lecturing on the sub
iect of the ravages of the ox-warble-fy.
It is commonly supposed that the "gad-
Aiesp are the cause of the MARBLES on
the farm stock. The "gad flies," proper
" so-called, have nothing to do with
raising MARBLES on the backs OF cattle,
or causing deposits of maggots inside
farm stock, whether in their nostrlls or
stonachs or elsewhere. They only do
harm in their fly state as blood-suckers;
while the CAD fly maggots live, as far as
we know, in the ground or decaying
vegetables. not in animals. However,
he injury is inflicted by the ox-bot fly.
The common bot fly of the horse is
sometimes known as the "horse bee, "
and altogether many of them are not
unlike light made humble bee. The
oY-bot fiy is about three-fourths of an
inch in length, and has hairy body,
large head and yellow face. The fore
body has four raised lines along it, and
the abdomen is white or yellowish
toward the base, black in the middle, and
orange at the end. The legs are black,
with red feet, and the wings are brown
ish and unspotted, and with two large
alulets. This ox-bot fly lays its eggs on
tbe skin. The eggs are oval in shape,
and white except small brownish lump
like aupendage at one end. The dura-
tion of an attack is from one summer
fo another. 1t may begin in May or
lime, or later, according to whether the
cattle are on low ground or on hills, and
according to other circumstances of
weather. etc. 4 maggot, which at first
is white, transparent and smooth, is
Matched from these eggs. 1t makes its
yav into the lower part of the skin, and
lies there harmless until its first moult,
when theiniurious part of its life begins
Ii then gains skin beset with groups of
small bands of excessively minute
prickles, and by the pressure of this
rough surface, irritation and liberation
are caused, and swelling and the burst
ing of an orifice in the MARBLE follows.
II then gets in the orifice. tail outwards,
the breathing apparatus being here fixed
and We then have the maggot in the
state in which it is best known. 1t then
grows and gets deeper color, and the
sac or cavity enlarges. So it remains
until earlier in the following year, and
when the maggot comes to its full growth
il presses itself out OF the whole of the
warble and falls to the ground, where it
finds Some place, as beneath n stone or
in the turf, suitable to turn TO its chry-
sails state, and so into fly. The injury
that this MARBLE maggot effects is not
generally duly realized by stock owners.
II not only is decidedly taxing on the
general health OF the animal, but causes
q loss of flesh, and to cows n decrease
Of milk, and worse still nearly ruins the
hides for tanning purposes. Says the
English paper from which We quote:
From inquiries made at some tan-yards,
we believe that the numbers of such
damaged hides are increasing in num-
Der every year At large coach build
or's we saw a number of warbled hides,
and here also, were informed that
wherever the MARBLES existed, the leather
around them are invariably rotten and
useless. When it is further said that
specimens of warbled leather only twelve
inches long by three inches wide were
shown, with seventeen and twenty-four
holes in each, the amount of damage
done can be estimated. A little trouble
and nominal expense on the part of
those who own cattle, will in short
time wipe out the evil and save an
immense amount of capital. To permit
it to continue to exist is disgrace to all
who will so neglect their cattle. The
attack can be put an end to, and any
damage to the hide (save what would
soon heal durably and reliably might
he escaped by the simple plan of dress
ing each of these maggot infested swell
ings known as MARBLES, with little mer-
cuTial ointment, as soon as ever it is per-
ceptible to the touch and the opening
has formed, thus destroying the maggot
within while the sore is beginning,
instead OF after it has been established
several months. 1t is just at the time
OF the first bursting OF the liberation,
and when the sides of the hole in the
skin are raw, and able to again adhere
together, that remedy has been found
successful
1t frequently occurs that the water in
wells becomes impure, giving out a very
disagreeable stencil, suggestive OF some
offensive decaying animal or vegetable
matter being present in the water. This
also occurs with cisterns of rain or soft
water. A search for cause of the odor,
results IN failure to find any substance
lhat can have impaired the putridity.
hen the Inference is that some neigh
boring drain has contaminated the
water etc., etc. DR.. Dio Lewis advocates
mat very frequently the bad taste and
smell Of the water is because it has be-
come putrid from stagnation. So little
IS drawn from it that it is stagnant
water TO all inteuts and purposes. The
remedy is to vigorously and thoroughly
sur OF paddle the water for two hours.
when IT becomes aerated, sweet and
tasteiess. We are reminded that this
idea as practically illustrated at the
WRaterworks, supplying a large city in
the eastern States. The reservoir of
several hundred acres area. is supplied
from a stream or river, the water OF
winch IS liable TO be odorous. To remedy
this, large fountain, situated in the
middle of the reservoir. is kent con-
stantiy IN operation by force from the
pumping engines, throwing the water
to great height. In falling it be-
comes separated into spray and comes
N contact with the air which swcetens
n new horseshoe has lately been ex-
Pefllnented with at Lyons, France. The
moe Is made entirely of sleeps horn,
ana ana Is found particularly adapted to
,'oISes employed at towns and known
iiot 10 have a steady foot on the pave
i''ent' lbe results of this experiment
nave proved very satisfactory, as horses
nus Shod have been driven at rapid
pace on the pavement without slipping.
RESIDES this advantage. the new shoe is
very durable, and, though a little more
& .:t than the old ones, seems des-
Nre.n - n.