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in value, and loss on this one hide would be at least 25s., and probably 
30s.”—W. H. H. 
Success of various kinds of treatment specified. — It scarcely appears 
worth while to give again this year a series of communications from corre¬ 
spondents regarding the success of methods of treatment, as each season 
these have almost invariably proved very satisfactory, and the records, 
with name and locality of contributor, have been given in my preceding 
Reports; but I add the following notes, as, besides mentioning the 
success of the various kinds of treatment, they also show how, where 
the treatment has been continued for a few years, the infestation is 
almost entirely got rid of. 
On June 21st, Mr. G. F. Street, writing from Maulden, Amptliill, 
observed:—“ Warbles are getting quite stamped out now on our two 
farms, as for the past three years we have not had on an average one 
dozen Warbles on from sixty to seventy head of cattle, mostly young 
stock. We always use the McDougall’s Smear, and find it a safe 
remedy.”—G. F. S. 
The following note, with which I was favoured on September 21st 
by the Hon. Cecil Parker, from the Eaton Estate Office, Eccleston, 
Chester, also mentions the attack having been nearly got rid of:— 
“ I am quite sure that more notice has been taken of the means of 
destroying the Warble. As far as our own cattle are concerned, we 
have nearly exterminated them by killing the maggot in the beast, and 
also by smearing the backs of the stock twice in the season. If the 
farmers could be persuaded that they lose money,—in cows by the 
milk getting less, and by the beasts losing flesh,—they would take 
more interest.”—C. P. 
Sir J. Stewart Richardson, Bart., of Pitfour Castle, Perth, N.B., 
writing on September 24th, similarly mentioned benefit following the 
care taken:—“For the last three years I have been waging war 
against the Warble-pest, and think I have done a good deal to alleviate 
the sufferings of my cattle, and the result is that I have nothing to 
complain of as to the way they have fed.” 
In September last, Mr. J. Risdon, Auctioneer of the Devon Cattle 
Breeders’ Society, writing from Golsoncott Farm, near Taunton, 
mentioned that last spring he had all the animals in his own herd 
dressed with sulphur and lard, which, he believed, killed every maggot 
in their skins.” He further added :—“ There are many farmers who 
at first regarded the Warble Fly as a mere ‘ fad,’ who are now anxious 
to use means to relieve their cattle of the pest.”—J. R. 
Mr. Plenry Thorp Hincks (Auctioneer), Silver Street, Leicester, 
wrote on April 9 th, with regard to success of preventive measures:— 
“ Out of a herd of over seventy head dressed last year for Warbles, this 
season one cow only has one Warble upon it,”—H, T, H. 
