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hornb.e tales were told of the cestru::: : c^u~-rc 

 of cattle. As a matter of lac:, exc-e::: f : : irriii::; ::, 

 no injur}". Aluch can be dir.e Ij ^.ire'.'er.: :r.c :::;r-^?e 

 insect by destroyir.g the hreechr.^--:: laces. I" the stable. :: 

 and their surroundings should be ke^: ab5:h.:.:elv ;lr 

 whitewash should be hberally applied. The :v.i::urr sh 

 mixed at once with either kainit cr la::i iliL5:er, whi:h 



the n:'::s:-:re a::d :::al:e5 :h 



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srmctural detai 



cru< 



r}' are 



to give a decided odor is ail that is r.eirfsiry, a::;' cr.t ap^li 

 will usually suffice to protect an a::in::.- fir f-.-e ir six ili^ys. 



Another series of decidedly troublesome hies we hnd 

 Anthom3'iids, whose lan^s are ffecxer.rly reor-ir.festire' m = 

 The adults closely resemble the cirn:. ir. h i use-hies, iiu: ar 

 ally somewhat smaller in size and sii^ha:er in fuiid. Th 

 found in fields on the ground, cn '.-eii-rtah i if aii kir. ds. a: 

 also commonl}- enough incur houses 1:1 hue uhud 1 ivs, -vhere they 

 are usually mistaken for the true house-hy, Reci euiiiir. cf the 

 species of these flies is a matter of n a great in: C' ir:i.r. le a radi- 

 cally ; but it may be assumed, where hies resen-fciia^- hae irdiaarA' 

 household pest in all save size arr uiiiiea ia aay auaider adiut 

 crops subject to infestation by ra ::-n:ai-gi:s, :i:a: -.ve have —em- 

 bers of this Anthomjnid series to deal with. They are ohen ver}- 



