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since the appears nee of the gnats. It is probable that they 
caused the deaths. I went over into the Delta section of the 
county for a. short distance this afternoon but was unable to 
find any of these gnats and the planters with whom I talked 
reported that they had not seen any." On April 5, County 
Agent C. L. McNeill wired from Canton, Madison County, as fol- 
lov/s: "Large numbers of mules dying on account of gnats." 
On April 13 Inspector F. A. Smith, Senatobia, wrote: "On 
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week I was in Marks and Lambert, 
and the buffalo gnats were very, abundant -. and ..-when walking along 
the streets of those towns one had to keep fighting then con- 
stantly. The owners of livestock were using smoke to protect 
their animals and some mules had feed sacks fastened so as to 
protect their nostrils. I do not hear of anyone losing -any 
stock from the gnats." 
Georgia 
Dr. J. M. Sutton (April 19): A herd of 200 cows and some 
horses were all infested with Simuliu m .jenningsi Malloch : t 
Sylvester. There were from 25 to 35 adults in a space the size 
of a half dollar, causing raw sores on the breasts and under 
the fore legs. 
CATTLE 
HORN FLY (Haematocia irritans L.) 
Florida. 
F. C. Bishopp (March 21): The infestation in different herds 
and in different localities varied widely. From 5 to 75 horn 
flies per head were found on one well-kept dairy herd. At 
Jupiter 5 to 200 per head were found. At Pehokee there were 
100 to 5,000 per head causing much annoyance March 22. At 
Miami there were from 50 to 1,500 per head, and at Homestead 
from 5 to 50. 
SHE] 
SHEEP. TICK (;.:elo-ohgras ovinus L.) 
Missouri 
L. Haseman (April 24): Only a few complaints of the sheep 
tick have been received during the month. 
DOG 
PRO" 7 !: DOG TICK ( Rhipicenhalus san.-Tuir.ous Latr.) 
Florida 
F. C. Bishopp (March 15): There are but few dogs at Orlando 
infested but some have a good many ticks. At Fort Fierce, "."est 
palm Beach, and Miami infestations are gene n 1 but many dogs 
have no ticks and others are only lightly infested. The ticks 
are said to ret more abundant during the summer. 
