THE CATTLE TICK CAN BE DESTROYED 



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Portion of steer's hide showing the Texas fever tick 



time. The male emerges from his skin as a brown, oval tick, about 

 one-tenth of an inch in length. He has reached liis growth and goes 

 tliroiigh no further development. He later shows great activity, 

 moving about more or less over the skin of the host Tlie female, 

 at the time of molting, is slightly larger then the male. She never 



