Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-02-27

strong ammonia water occasionally put int
the dipping vat will render the water soft
and will take to the skin more readily.
The dip should be used warm, as nea
"blood heat' as possible, which tempera
ture may be easily maintained by putting ii
the dipping vat as often as required ho
rocks or irons, to be heated in a fire conven
iently at hand.
It may be well to remark that sulphu
will not remain in suspension long in til,
dip, as, unless the liquor be frequently agi
tated, it will settle at or near the bottom
it is therefore advisable, before filling or re
plenishing the dipping vat, to stir the liq
uor, that a due proportion of the sulphur
may be applied-the idea being to leave {
good trace of it in the fleece as a prevention
to the return OF insects and parasites, a;
well as to obtain the benefit of it's curative
offensive to insect life as it's fumes are te
man. Hs un
TO prepare for dipping a flock, it is o.
course requisite that a convenient vat should
be provided for the purpose, which may be
made of moderately stout plank, two feet
wide, two and a half feet deep and four feet
long, with a slapting platform made with
tight matched boards tor the sheep to re.
main on for a few minutes after being dip.
ped, the drippings from which will return
to the vat, saving a considerable of the dip
that would otherwise be wasted.
In dipping tor scab the sheep should be
completely immersed, except, of course,
the eyes and nostrils, and care should be ia
ken that the wool is thoroughly saturated,
hard crusts of the scab loosened from the
skin, and the raw surfaces (if amy well
washed. tyYl
A second application should be made but
a few days after the first, which will de-
stroy any of the scab insect that may have
Matched subsequent to the first dipping.
The rams strength of the dip for scab will
destroy the screw-worm by two or three ap-
p~lications Of the parts infested.
In localities where the CAD fly abounds it
is almost impossible to prevent the deposit
OF the egg from which the head grub is
Matched, and the prevention is especially
difficult with large flocks, rendering it i'm
practicable for frequent applications to the
nose Of the animal Of tar or other substance
that is obnoxious to the fly. TO counteract
the drain upon the animal caused by the ir-
~ritation the grub makes in its journey up
the n~ostrils, and during its Judgement in the
head for the winter, an injection of the scab
strength dip is recommended two or three
times during the fly season, and 0 after
its close. The effect is almost. ~instantane-
GUS in destroying the grub, which is quick
~ elected
The most easy method of making. this APP
plication is to place the sheep upon its back,
draw the head in line with its spine, and in
ject the dip with a syringe or wooden
squirt gum" forcing it well through the
In dipping to destroy and prevent vermin
the work should be thorough, and care used
to the end that a complete saturation of the
fleece occurs. When done Immediately ac-
ter the shearing a good ''sousing" is suf-
ficient. Healthy sheep have, at least two,
dips each year. 1t will keep them healthy
and more thanrepay the expense and troub-
le In an increased production Of wool, and
as well add materially to its quality.
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FROM CAMAS CREEK.
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