Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-21

81. Appearance. uasit. aud the War &c
Destray ~.


its Appearance. Habit. aud the WAY n
Desfroy ~.
Flies which aic quite small. liEe com
mon flies TO the naked eye. mako blotch
e. two % three inches square about The
roots Of the horns Of my cattle, and Il
nally eat the horns OF Is therea remedy
b g. $
Answor-Tms IL evidently the horn
hy UlWmaiobia serrniai II was the most
troublesome of all cattle 'iics In Sow Jcr.
sey during 1889, 20 much 90 that q special
investigation was made by the espefi'
mcnt station Of that state The follow.
ing facts are takou from Che report OF
Professor j. D Smith, The 'l.-are about
one.sixth OF m inch in length, OF u dart
Ash.gray color with a faint yellowi'h
tiugr To the ordinary observer thoy
appear nearly black and ar1 generally so
described In habits this Nv is quite IN
Ike any other biting lies that trouble
cattle. Its never seen except on horned
stock aud appear, TO worry tue cattle
both day and night In biting, tho dies
bury themselves In the hair. spreading
out their wings at the same time. Early
IN the season they prefer TO work ut the
base OF the horn. clustering there In great
numbers Later they seem TO be lcss
confined 10 the head anl attack every
part Of the body clustering at the root
Of the tail Startling stories are often
told Of the great damage done by then
Some farmers claim that they bore into
the horn M that the latter Is broken Oh
while the Insects b0re on into the brain
No case has yet been reported whore II
could be- proved that this took place. An
examination Of tho mouth parts Of the
insect through microscope will show
that It would be impossible Tor II TO gnaw
or bore. The ily - a sucker. not % chcwct
Mt ALL II operates more like tho orli.
nary fly or mosquito. IN biting, It thrusis
a fins and sharp tube through the hide
like pushing needle through cloth
a small quantity Of saliva or poison Is
then injected into the wound This sets
pHnimmeiisto Inflammation and eau 5os
u flow OF blood 10 the wound. The fly
then begins to suck or pump the blood
through the little tube Into It's body until
1t is satiated or driven oil. There Is ab-
solutely no way In which It can chew,
and not one particle Of solid matter can
be detached or swallowed. At tho base
Of the healthy horn Is soft, rulpy ma-
tcrial which feels greasy to the touch. 1t
"a hero that the hlcs suck. leaving this
part dry and lifelczs aud, 10 that extent,
injuring tho horn. Thin skinned and
nervous animals, like young JersoyA
generally suffer most from the fly. II,
eggs are generally laid at night In fresh
manure There they hatch. The hrym
depend for nouF.shment upon u ioft,
partly liquid suhsiauco-if deprived Of Il
they perish n all fresh druppugs are
thoroughly spread out to the sun with a
hoe or shovel or well spriuklcd with lime
or plaster, tho eggs will be destroyed
In the stable, plaster, abundantly spnn'
kled about the manure, not only hold.
the valuable ammonia, but kills these
eggs To kill the files on cattle nothing
"a better than fish oil with alittlccirbOliC
acid. aud tobacco dust added. Carb0nS
sheep DIPS are also good aud tar IA FIRE.
quently used. Tho best way Is 10 put In,
material on with sponge, wctting only
tho tips Of the hair ON the belly, uddoi
and other parts whore the tobacco dus
will not stay. Tho tobacco is to bo siftet
/ INTO tho hair at the base Of tho horns
along the back and NJ the root Of the tail
For this busting Professor Smith recon
mends Y. o. dust, u mixture Of fuel,
ground sand, lime and tobacco. with
small amount OF earbolic acid.-Rura
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