THE SHEEP MAGGOT.
r Wellington, January 30. A bulletin on the sbeep maggot, wiih > a colored plate . of the fly, by Mr I Gilruth, Chief Government veteri marian, has boen issued by the De^ partment of Agriculture, and copies fc are being forwarded to all sheep- ; owners in the Dominion. The pest i has been positively identified? in New Zealand only within the last year or two, but already its ravages [ in some localities are serious. The I illustrated bulletin will enable far , mers to identify th_ fly and check ) its spread) and direct them how to protect their flocks from attacs. The . illustration is of a maggot taken c from a stricken sheep.
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Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12154, 31 January 1908, Page 4
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114THE SHEEP MAGGOT. Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12154, 31 January 1908, Page 4
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