Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1903 — FLY TIME. [ARTICLE]

FLY TIME.

A Valuable Extract From The Gazette. This year fortunately, the fly seasom is belated bnt for the next two month* and perhaps even longer, the pest wfll work bavoe with the herds mod flocks. Few stockmen realize their anmud losses from this source. Some yean ago a railway in Wisconsin noticed that its receipts for shipment of dairy products were not what they should be. A special agent was directed to look into the matter, and he reported, as a result of careful investigations, that the unusual shrinkage was dm to flies. No wonder the dairy cow does poorly in August and September; the beef making steer shows little or no gains, while a calf running at large shows the ill-treatment it is receiving by ite starving coat poorly hiding its too prominent bony frame. The greatest suffering these animals ever experience, is daring the sammer when at pasture. What is the remedy? The numerous preparations applied by spray to the hair of animals give temporary relief and should «ertainly be used when at all practicable. The work horses and the driving horses can be almost wholly protected by daily use of these sprayed applications and at milking time immunity from the unspeakable soul trying nuisance of fly-bitten cows, may be cheaply secured. The protection it gives is worth more than it costs. A peaceful milking free from the profanity provoking switch of the tail and npset of the backet, is worth aU it costs in time and labor to spray a dairy herd with a fly repellant, and the farmer or showman who does not use this means of protection whenever possible is neglecting a means of grace and proflt. By all means keep the thin skinned calves away from the pestering flies. Of all farm, creatures, calves suffer most from flies. WHAT IT COSTS YOU TO FEED THE FLIES. In dairy districts flies often cut off milk receipts of the dairies 20 to 4ft per cent. Fattening steers lose on® pint of blood -per day and make no gain. Use Spragues Fly Bouncer. Fendig’s Drug Store.