The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-06-27

ject of live interest. fer You
life May Depend on Being hep
Prom Disease Spread by the Flies
Not Only HOusekeepers, But Ever.
One should Read it and Other Pa
pers We are Printing On the subject
To the Editor: To the average citi-
zen a fly is a fly, and he cares no
whether it be a common houSe-fl,
Iypoid fly or one Of the several 9th
er species of flies known by sucl
name as bIue-bottle fly, stable fly
wndow-fly cluster-fly. or the smaller
fruit fly. All are a nuisance. a men.
ace to health and an ever-present~en
envy TO mankind. For generations the
fly has been tolerated largely because
it has been considered nothing more
serious than a constant nuisance; bur
since it has been discovered and prov
en- beyond a doubt that the germ OF
typhoid fever and other deadly dis
eases are carried about on the feel
and BODY Of tn flies-Whence they
ole UtFtSittu Ou dil uidHLti OIL looG
stufs, meat, milk, fruit, vegetables
and ever drinking vater-the citizens
of every community should work &c
prevent the fly's breeding places.
Manure in and around the stables is
the principal source of flies. The
common, medium-sized house fly. The
a fly that is very similar in appear
t+ ---a i ~
horse Unknown as a stable fly
breed mainly from stable manure
The horse stables furnish a large per
cent OF the flies, particularly in towns
and cities where few COWS are kept
However, where cow stables are pres
ent, they also breed flies in great num-
bers.
This is particularly true when con
siderable litter, such as eHsilage, corr
slower and straw is mixed with the
manure. Garbage piles, decaying veg
etable matter of all kinds, and any &C.
emulation OF filth, will furnish an ex-
cellent breeding place for flies.
The green and blue flies, which are
not usually as numerous as the com
NOR house flies. are bred largely from
decaylng animal matter. sucn as the
refuse around slaughter pens. One
small jet black fly-tl1e window fly
breeds in the dust under carpets anC
rugs.
The open closets furnish another
source for flies, and even if the mum.
bers originating in this matter are
comparatively small the germs con
viewed bN Snch flies are froniIantIxy tn.
cause of disastrous outbreaks of ty
phoid and otner intestinal diseases.
Life History of the Fly.
Every fly that We see represent.
the mature stage of a white wriggling
waggot which we call the larvai stage.
Some flies deposit tiny living maggots
but the majority deposit tiny whit.
eggs. which hatch in a few hours
These eggs are often seen on meat il
noticeable White masses, and the clos,
observer viii readily find them in
like manne on fresh stable manure.
The fly maggot lives five or six day.
n then changes to a reddish brown
capsule-shaped pupa, which also
lives five days, or more. before trans
forming to the adult winged fly. /
may be understood. therefore, that tn,
fly requires fully ten days to grow
from the egg to the adult stage.
Now. what does this SIGNIFY? Simpl,
this:
If tie breed ns material for flies
especially all stable manure. i sthor
OuShly cieaned up and carried out oi
the city once each week. there would
he fcU flies maturing. This is not an
impossible undertaking, but a difficult
one. nevertheless. Public sentimen
must be Thoroughly reused befor,
any successful fight can be commence.
against flies.
Space does not permit of a full dis
cussion of the possibilities of prevent
ing the breeding of flies. 1t is a ire
problem. Let every Settler
lOok to his own health and happines