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Kansas. TT. E. Dove (August 3l) : Scattered cases of screwworms are present at 
different places in the grazing sectionsof Kansas where .biting flies are 
now causing a serious outbreak. 
Oklahoma. W, E. Dove (August 3l) : Reports from stockmen in Stephens, Love, 
McLain, and Bryan Counties show very light infestations for the month 
ended August 15. 
Texas, T7, E. Dove (August 3l) : Stockmen in 56 counties, in reply to question- 
naires, reported 6,859 cases, representing ^98,793 animals. In the princi- 
pal sheep- and goat-broeding area 9 counties reported S60 infestations 
among 35»7^2 animals. In Briscoe County, of the Panhandle, 20H cases were 
reported among 3»000 animals. In eastern Texas stockmen are treating in- 
juries when animals are dipped for ticks, and sere wwerm cases in this area 
are of rare occurrence. There is now a strong tendency. for cases to build 
up in the coastal areas between Willacy and Jackson Counties in bites of 
the Gulf coast tick. ".- . ■ . 
Arizona. W. E. Dove (August 3l) : County agent K. A. Boevers reports 50 infesta- 
tions among 18,000 animals in the southern half of Greenlee County.. 
HORSES 
STABLEPLY ( Stomoxys calcitrans L. ) 
General. F. C. Bishopp (September. 2) : A rather severe outbreak of stableflies 
beginning about the middle of July has continued to cause considerable 
losses to farmers and stockraisers in the North Central. States. In the 
grazing area of southern Kansas cattle were reported to have suffered an 
average loss in weight of 50 pounds per head on. account of the pest. Recent 
reports from Iowa indicate that the outbreak is beginning tc subside in 
that State. 
Iowa. S. 77. Simmons (June 28 to July 13): In a survey. of 37 farms in the 
vicinity of Ames the stable fly was the worst of all insect pests of horses. 
Of the 101 animals examined 19 were mules. It was the opinion of their 
owners, in all instances except one, that stableflies were worse on mules 
than on horses. One farmer owning both, mules and horses, said that he had 
not been able to use his mules on several occasions due to the abundance 
of stableflies. Examination revealed the preference of stableflies f r <r 
mules. It is estimated that about 80 percent of the farmers regularly 
use nets on their work animals as protection against the stablcfly. In 
quite a few instances farmers sprayed their animals three or four times 
daily. Some farmers carried sprays with then. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (August 2l): Stableflies have been less abundant and 
vicious than during July. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (August 2^-): Biting flics R.re causing much onnoyance to 
livestock in many sections of the State. 
