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On August 21st Mr. Byrd wrote further:—“It is pleasing to 
know that the Warble Fly is greatly lessened ; the maggots must 
have been well looked to, and the preventive measures properly 
api^lied. We are all greatly indebted to you for the information 
how to destroy the maggot, and stock-keepers have wisely attended 
to instructions.” 
On March 12th Mr. W. Bailey, Head Master of the Ablersey 
Grammar School, Bunbury, near Tarporley, wrote me that Mr. F. 
Ravenscroft, one of his pupils, had examined 114 head of stock 
belonging to his father and brother, and “ so far had found no trace 
of the warbles ” ; and later on, on the 2nd of June, Mr. F. Ravens¬ 
croft, writing from Calveley, Tarporley, reported, as below, that there 
had been little trouble from warbles in the stock which had been 
dressed in the previous year, but they were found in young stock 
which had not been dressed. “We are not much troubled this year 
with the ox warbles. Last year’s dressings have nearly stamped out 
this pest. We have, however, some of these maggots in the young 
stock which were not dressed last year, as they were out in the 
fields. I have this year applied the smear [McDougall’s, En.] 
to them, though I prefer, if possible, to squeeze them out, as I 
am not sure whether it is a good thing to leave the dead maggots in 
the beasts.” 
The following note regarding efficacy of McDougall’s dip was 
contributed by Mr. John Searley, of the Croft, Wainfleet:—“ I have 
several warbles on young cattle : have tried McDougall’s dip, and find 
it effectual. Some of the more mature bots came out, or were 
squeezed whilst being dressed. Others seem to rot in a few days.” 
On February 4th Mr. John M. Moubray, of Broom Court, Alcester, 
favoured me with the following note :— 
“My cattle have been very much troubled with warbles. The 
summer before last, in the end of May, I dressed them with 
McDougall’s §heep-dip, repeating the dressing occasionally till the 
end of August. The result was most satisfactory, as the next year 
they were almost free from them. I shall in consequence always 
continue to dress them so. I fancy that yearling cattle are more 
subject to the attacks of the fly than older cattle.” 
The following note from Mr. J. A. Farrell, D.L., of Moynalty, 
Kells, Ireland, mentions a glycerine dip as serviceable. “ I have 
treated a good many cattle of all ages this season with glycerine dip, 
with very successful effect. I think it adheres longer to the coat than 
McDougall’s dip, and it has the effect of improving the hair, especially 
in calves.” 
The two following reports refer to the use of mercurial ointment. 
The first is from Col. G. Coussmaker, of Westwood, Guildford :— 
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