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“ I have used and also recommend the following mixtures as a 
preventive :—Flour of sulphur, 4 oz.; spirits of tar, 1 gill; train 
(whale) oil, 1 quart. Mix well together, and apply along the spine of 
the cow once a week with a small brush. The smell drives off the 
flies, and prevents them depositing their eggs, and the cattle are left 
at peace to graze, and warbles thus prevented.”— Henry Thompson, 
Aspatria. 
“I venture to give my experience of many years. If cattle that 
are turned out into the fields (those that are in sheds escape entirely 
with me) are rubbed all down the spine with train oil, and a little also 
on the loins and ribs, they will be free from this pest, have their 
hides uninjured, will do much better, and will graze quietly at the 
time that others not so treated are tearing about with their tails in 
the air. 
“ Two or three dressings I generally find enough, but much 
depends on the season and the thickness of the ‘coat.’ ”—B. St. John 
Ackers, Prinknash Park, Painswick. 
“ I should have written you before as to the effect of dressing for 
fly, but thought I would wait and make quite sure as to the results. 
I prepared mixture as you recommended, id est, 4 oz. flower of sulphur, 
1 gill spirits of tar, and 1 quart of train oil, and applied the same to 
sixteen beasts. The effect was very marked; previously they had been 
galloping about all the day, continually getting out of the field and 
giving much trouble thereby; since not one of them has got out, and 
the men who were making hay in adjoining fields, and had full oppor¬ 
tunity of watching them, tell me that since being dressed they have 
scarcely run about at all, I have since applied the same mixture to the 
whole of the beasts on my farm, and am so well satisfied with this 
application that I have not tried either of the other receipts.”—H. J. 
Hillard, Helland, North Curry, Taunton. 
“ I am glad to say my cattle have to my knowledge only once been 
disturbed through this very hot weather. I have dressed this year 
with sulphur and train oil, which I see you recommended.”—W. 
Davidson, Lower Green, Acton, Northwicli. 
“I had each cow dusted along the back with sulphur. The result 
is that only two cows had one solitary deposit each ; the others were 
perfectly free, whilst there are several on the backs of their calves. 
To those deposits I have used carbolic acid mixed with hog’s lard, in 
the proportion of one to twenty, with excellent effect.”—T. Duckham, 
Baysham Court, Boss. 
“ I promised to write you again regarding dressing cattle against 
the Warble Fly. My experience at present is that they lie much 
quieter in the fields, and appear far more contented, after being dressed 
than without. I dressed them with McDougall’s Smear, and then 
