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CHJCGGHTS (ll'rcm'^cala .^lalzahuaU Murray) 
Indiana J, J 4 T):- X vis (September 15) : Chigger"s reem to be unusually 
abundant this year throughout the southern two-thirds of the 
Z-'a'-.e, They are not only abundant; ana. annoying in the country 
but : : n the city lawns as well. 
CATTLg 
ELACK ILOk-FLY (ghcrmia resfna Meig.) 
Texas 0,. G-* BebcocK (September 12): Flies are just beginning to appear, 
as far as trap records snow. 
STAPLE FLY (SttimopS'^s cal^itrans L« ) 
~-*n*ral F, C* 3^snopp (September 28): This insect has been seriously 
annoying to live sliooir \a tne nor thor:v- a c thirds of the grain 
belt, In come sect-one milk cows nave been markedly cut in 
production and fleshj beef stock rerucrd in rone ition, and horses 
seriously annoyea. Serre report flies so bad that fall plowing 
has been interfered with, There is evidence that they have played 
a part in the air semination of antra ax in South Dakota, 
Nebraska IU Ho Swank (August 3^/ : The stable fly continued more than 
usually annoying curing the month of ^.Tgart* 
Texas 0. G-,- Babcock (September ?.l): The stable fly has been increasing 
for the past two weeks at Sonera. It is not sermons- however „ 
HOFH FLY te aemetubia irr ikon: L,) 
General F. C* Bishopp (September 2Z ) : This f J \ has teen more abundant 
than us'ial this summer in Colorado, Wyoming; and narts of the 
Dakotas. It is reported that in some sect ions the condition of 
grass fed cat Lie shipped rirom the range is markedly reduced as 
a result, 'dome claim a fle^h condition dut of 10 'per cent. 
Texas OX. Babcock (September 20) : For the past 1C days or two weeks 
the horn flies have been increasing considerably at Soeora'd with 
330 to 300 per animal approximately. The increase has followed 
the cooler and moist weather* 
SCR G^WQRM 'Chryscji ya mac ^Ibtj^. Fab r ) 
Texas 0« G* Babcock (August ?2-Sept M 5): Screwvorm oases occur in 
about normal, numbers, but ere increasing^ They are /as numerous 
as expected, on account of the weather apparently, 
