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amo ng 510 dehorned calves, in Socoro County there were practicably no 
case's; in Eddy County 125 cases were estimated, in Hidalgo 'County 6 cases 
"wore reported in U50 calves, in Harding County, abcrut 15 -percent of the 
brands made early in August became, infested late in August and early in 
September, " in Lincoln County practically no cases occurred, and in Dona 
Ana County U3 cases were reported. Recent rains favor increased numbers 
of cases. _ ....■•■ 
'_.''' '' HORN ELY ( Haemat ob i a . i rr i tan s 1.) 
Texas. E. C. Gushing (September 27): Reports on September 15, from dairymen 
and stockownors in Eastland County, indicate extreme "annoyance from horn 
flies, with considerable loss of milk' flow and weight of animals, even 
on good -pastures. 
E. W. Laake (September 20): The population at Fort Worth is on the 
increase "and the flies are exceedingly bothersome to cattle.. One ranch 
foreman reports that in pastures with, growth of tall weeds the cattle 
remain in these areas all day to escape the flies, feeding only at night. 
In one herd an average of H,000 flies were estimated. on each animal. The 
injuries caused by the flies are becoming infested with screwworms, 
CATTLE GRUB ( Hypoderma sp.) 
Arizona. C. C. Deonier (September 27): At ^empe observations of cattle in 
the Salt River Valley showed that at Mesa a few larvae had already reached 
the backs of the animals on August 17. 
HORSE 
STABLEFLY (S tomoxy s c alci tra ns L. ) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 23): Throughout September stableflies have 
continued' to be annoying to livestock in central Missouri and during the 
third week in September, following several days of cool weather, there 
seemed to be a marked increase in numbers. 
Kansas. H. 0. Schroeder (August 220 : The following observations on the stable- 
fly outbreaks in south-central Kansas from July 23 to August 22 have been 
reported:' This 'was the, heaviest outbreak of stableflies in this region 
in', 15 'years. Horses and cattle in many cases were literally exhausted 
from fighting the flies. Calves suffered particularly. Open wounds 2 
inches .across were found at the joints of the legs. Even on the backs 
of some animals areas were depilated and encrusted, or even raw. Many 
farmers confined their horses in darkened barns' during the day. Work 
animals were handled with difficulty, notwithstanding partial protection 
afforded by nets and burlap* Man, too, was subject to their vicious 
attacks and found them as annoying and persistent as mosquitoes. On 
several occasions, while operating a v tractor in the middle of a field, 
the writer counted more than two dozen on each trotise.r leg and found 
them extremely annoying, when the hands were occupied in making adjust- 
