FLY IN SHEEP.
The detestable curse known as the £< fly in sheep” has, says the Tiraaru Herald) made its appearance amongst Mr Archer’s sheep near Timaru. This is the first time we believe the insect has been' discovered in a New Zealand flock, at all events in South Canterbury. It is bad enough when the destructive worm is found to exist amongst small flocks, where sheep are rekoned by units, for under such conditions its eradication may possibly be effected. But should the insect once get amongst the flocks pasturing, on the hills and on the large runs, its presence with them would indeed be a dread calamity to sbeepmasters. We devoutly hope that the present case is an isolated one, and that we shall not hear of its multiplication.
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Patea Mail, 27 February 1882, Page 3
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130FLY IN SHEEP. Patea Mail, 27 February 1882, Page 3
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