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s how progressive decreases in the incidence of cases. The rates of 
occurrence among 100,000 animals were:" October 8, 1,036; October 15, 
527; and October 25, 439. The extent of spread of the infestation in 
western Florida includes 50 cases :in. the eastern portion of Jackson 
County. No cases were found west of Marianna. 
Alabama. R. A. Roberts (October 23): During the past 2-week period 25 cases 
occurred in Houston County, but were- treated promptly. They were reported 
• in the vicinity of Cottonwood and Crosby, and specimens were identified 
from Gordon. On October 26 no new cases were found in Houston and Henry 
Counties nor in the stockyards at Montgomery. ,-..':. 
Missouri. G. D. Jones (October 18): Last week the county agent in Jackson 
County reported several cases in that county this fall. 
Kansas. W. E. Dove (October 25): Three hundred and forty-five cases were 
reported in Butler County by the county agent. 
Texas. W. 2. Dove (October 30): In the southern counties of Texas.. 5,461 cases 
were reported among 1,044,245 animals for the 4-week. period ended October 
23. Localized outbreaks occurred in portions of Willacy, Kenedy, Kleberg, 
Bee, Refugio, Victoria, Calhoun, Jackson, and Matagorda Counties. Of 
these, 4,687 cases were attributed to bites of the. Gulf . coast tick 
(A mblyomma macula turn Koch.). Other counties reporting localized outbreks 
were Kinney, Bastrop, Taylor, Fisher, and Dawson. From questionnaires 
received from 73 counties, 23 reported no cases during the month ended 
October 15. From 50 counties 1,311 cases were reported by stockmen among 
92,986 animals, or at the rate of 1,409 cases ' in 100,000 animals. Cases 
were of rare occurrence in eastern and northern Texas. Normally screw- 
worm cases are most numerous in Texas from early September until frost, 
but this year and last year are said to be exceptions. Some stockmen say 
that serewworms are less numerous this year than at any time during the 
past 18 years. .• . •; ... 
Illinois. W. E. Dove (October 30): About 600 cases, were. treated in Menard 
County since the middle of July. Specimens from one case at Springfield 
were identified, and one case was reported from Sangamon County. 
GULF COAST TICK (Amblyomma macula turn Koch) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (October 20): A female of the Gulf coast tick was 
taken from the ear of a cow at Citronelle on October 5. 
HORSE 
HORSE BOTFLIES ( Gastrophilus spp. ) 
Texas. F. C. Bishopp (October 18): About 6 o'clock this evening adults of 
£• i ntestinali s Deg. were observed to be very active laying eggs, on horses 
on a farm near Uvalde. The horses were rather heavily infested with eggs, 
these being very abundant on the inside of the front legs and reasonably 
