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When one ot these flies happens to attack oxen 

 that are yoked in the plough, there is often consi- 

 derable danger, as the animals become quite ungo- 

 vernable, and will often rush directly forwards with 

 the plough, through hedges, or whatever opposes 

 their career. 



Heifers, steers, and the younger cattle, are in ge- 

 neral most frequently attacked by this fly ; the 

 strongest and most healthy beasts seem constantly 

 to be preferred by it, and this circumstance is said 

 to be a criterion of goodness held in much esteem 

 by the dealers in cattle. Tanners also have remark- 

 ed, that their best and strongest hides have generally 

 the greatest number of holes in them. 



The larvae of the Oe. bovis are commonly known 

 to the country people by the names of ivormils, or 

 wormuls, or warhles. 



The larvae of the Oe. equl are generally called 

 hots, and the puncture they make jmcheridge, and 

 whicli is not unfrequently attributed to the bite of 

 the goat-sucker. For the destruction of the larvse 

 thus deposited, it has been recommended to press 

 the parts, and rub them well with a little oil of tur- 

 pentine, or some other stimulating application, or a 

 little oil of turpentine may be injected into each hole. 



A common and useful remedy for cattle bitten by 

 these insects is as follows : 



Hog's lard, _ - _ 4 ounces. 



Tar, _ _ _ _ 2 ounces. 



JMelted together, and applied to the bitten parts. 



19. The Fouls. 



This disorder in cattle is very similar to canker in 



the horse, producing a discharge of fetid matter 



from between the claws of the hoof, or sometimes 



from only one claw, when the cattle are said to be 



Jhul in the foot. Managers of cattle commonly 



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