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kept some of them till quite recently. After examining them several 
times I have not seen a trace of Warble.” 
At the same date as the above Mr. John L. Hewer, of Copthorne 
Villa, Dymock, Gloucestershire, favoured me with the following note 
regarding effects of squeezing out the maggot, and also of application 
of the dip :— 
“ I followed your instructions with the two worst cases,—squeezed 
the grub out where possible, and put some dip on the remainder, and 
am very pleased to tell the result is quite satisfactory. My impression 
now is that I used the dip last year much too thin ; this time I have 
used it very much thicker, and the cattle are quieter and do better than 
last year.” 
Mr. D. Sturdy, of Trigon, Wareham, Dorset, writing on June 16th 
about Ox Warble Fly, mentioned that— 
“As it has been continually persecuted here from the time you 
first wrote about it, there are very few to be seen. My men have 
become very expert at pricking the maggot with a needle, and we 
depend more on that than dressing, which is rather a business with 
150 head of cattle. At the same time I found the various dressings 
very effective in years gone by.” 
Of course whatever is the cheapest and surest way of getting rid 
of the maggot is the best, but I have been afraid of advising pricking 
them, as it takes some care and practice to perform the operation 
dexterously. I have known the cattle to be put to pain when the 
prick was not quite properly given.— Ed. 
The following observations, with which I was favoured on June 5tli, 
by Mr. Gerard Meynell (of the Norfolk Estuary Company), writing 
from 20, Whitehall Place, London, S.W., refer to the successful use 
of Calvert’s carbolic sheep-wash for destroying Warble-maggot:— 
“ For some years past the sheep on this Company’s farm at Lynn 
have been dipped in a solution of Messrs. F. C. Calvert & Co.’s 
carbolic sheep-wash,—80 to 100 of water to 1 of the carbolic wash 
supplied,—which has effectually kept them free from all scab, lice, 
ticks, fleas, &c. Last week I examined the Company’s herd, and found 
some of them affected with Warbles. I had a somewhat stronger 
solution of the carbolic sheep-wash applied to the parts affected. On 
the following day all the Warbles appeared to be dead; the more 
mature ones certainly were so.” 
Mr. J. Stewart Peter, of Calley, Bridge of Calley, Perthshire, 
on June 20th sent me the following note, suggestive of dilute carbolic 
acid being in some cases better than greasy applications :— 
“ I have dressed a number of short-horn crosses as directed, and 
feel sure that they will derive great benefit from it. I rather object 
to dressing my West Highlanders, though, with an oily or greasy 
