Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-18
AVOID MAG6oT INJURY
Careful Management Viii Greatly De
crease Losses Of Live Stoek Caused
py 81, Larvae in Moands.

crease Losses o. Live Stoek Caused
uy Fly Larvae in Wounds.
Careful methods VI lives ock man
agement with some shifting ot season ,
al activities will greatly decrease the
losSes ~ animal. due 10 The larvae OF
flies. according To Farmers Bulletin
80. screw Worms and Other Mag
sOts Affecting Animals" by +. {.
Bishop. J. u, Mitchell. and ID. {. Par
man. Just issued by the United States
Department of Agriculture. Among
the preventive nit assures advocated la
minimize injury from masgOts ate
the burning or deep burying OF car
eaSses of animals. the arranging oil
breeding operations 81 that Young
stock will he born in tate fail. winter.
or earl, spring; the carrying ON in
winter. or early spring months al
branding. dehornIns. and other opera
tions resulting IN wounds: the taking
OF steps about pens and fences and on
range or in pasture 10 prevent injury
10 live stock: The destruction VI
ticks, and the poisoning and trapping
OF flies
The burning or burying vi carcasses
is important, il is pointed out. since
il is ON such material that the mag
sUts infesIins wounds are. chief. dr-
pendent for propagation. II all de
cayins animal matter could be de
stroycd. the troublesome blowilies
The insects bringing about mageot in
festation-would be- practically eXter
minated The arrangement OF breeding
practices 80 that young animals are
born during the cool months of the
year and the management OF dthorn'
ing and other operations so that
wounds are made during the cool
season only. would minimize the dang
er Of lnfestation, since most OF the
flies are scarce at such times The
elimination OF projecting nails, spllnt-
ers. and barbs on buildings and fences
and the clearing our of thorny under
brush on the range and in the pasture
would prevent many accidental
wounds in which maggots might de
Velop
Flies often lay their eggs in blood
spots formed on the hides OF animals
by the crushing of engorsed ticks, and
he mdsgots on Matching are enabled
10 enlarge the punCtureS made by the
ticks and SO enter the flesh. The de
struction of ticks, therefore. reduces
the Liability OF maggot lntestatlon.
Many blOwties can De trapped by eA-
posing the CarcaSses of small animals
or pieces OF meat in traps about barn
yards, in pastures, near water holes
etc. The bait should be changed every
reaching full development, and the
flies caught should be Killed also. BY
poisoning with arsenic the carcasses
OF large animals which can not be
killed. The animals should be parity
skinned, fihf flesh sldshed, and a solu
ton of pound OF white arsenic boiled
in s gallons of water should be applied
freely. After few days Ihe animal
may be turned over and the other side
treated similarly. The caicasses
should then be burned or buried.
Stock should be carefully watched
and when the presence of massots is
discover ed in wounds or in soled wool
appropriate remedies should be ap'
piled. Chloroform is the best remedy
TO apply to kill the maggots in
wounds. After the wound is ceansed
some effective fly repelient such do
pine tar should be smeared over the
wound and about its edges.
Copies of the bulletin already men
/ toned may be had free on application
to the United States Department OF
Agriculture, Washington, d. g., as
! long as the supply lasts.