The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-12

muddy and filthy water to drink for
months, or until the rains bring relief. Lice
aud ticks may be destroyed on farm cat
tie, AID good water may be supplied by
windmill pumps and wooden cisterns or
tanks.
Prof. Gillett of the Iowa experiment
station furnishes some remedies for cat
tie lice which farmers would do well to
paste in their scrapbooks. They ars as fol
lows:
Remedies for Cattle Lice-Kerosene aud
lard, kerosene emulsion, potato water and
pyrethrun were experimental with upon
infested animals the past winter with the
following results:
Kerosene and Lard-Three parts of lard
were melted 10 dish, and then one part of
kerosene was added, aud the mixture thor
oughly stirred. With rag this was rubbed
while warm, not hot, thoroughly into the
hair along the back of an infested animal.
An examination the following day showed
that all the lice were dead.
Kerosene Emulsion-An per cent.
emulsion was applied to ten 3-year-old ami
mails kept in a barn. The application was
made by using a small force pump with a
few feet of hose attached and nozzle. This
method was found very desirable, as the
application could be made more thoroughly,
quickly and easily in this than in any other
way. One man worked the pump, while
two others with their finger tips vigorously
shampooed the animal as the liquid was
forced into the hair through the nozzle.
The time required to treat the ten animals
was fifty minutes, aud the amount of emul-
sion required was less than eight gallons
When cloths we're used it was found much
more difficult to thoroughly wet the hide,
as the hair would mat dowl and shed the
emulsion. The next day after making the
above application the animals were exam
ined and it was found that the lice were all
dead. As an s per cent. emulsion costs les
than 2 cents gallon, and as it takes SO lit
tie time to make the application, it seems
needless that any one should allow his stock
| to become seriously lousy.
Potato Water-A number of animals are
treated like the preceding with potato
covered with water in large caldron. and
boiled until thoroughly cooked TIL > amount
of water poured off after the boiling was
eight gallons. This was used like thu kero-
| sene emulsion, except that it was apple to
the animals with cloths, tho water b3ing to
dirty to admit of the use of the pump and
nozzle. Elk limitations of the cattle the
| first, second and third days after the appli
cation showed no dead lice, but plenty of
l.. l. r. =
was told by the men that cared for the stock
that the lice had nearly all disappeared
from these animals, and on examination |
found such to be the case.
Capt. r. P. Speer, who requested that tn >
| above experiment should be made, says he
has repeatedly freed his young stock of lice
| by two or three applications of potato
water made at intervals of about one
week. Those who use this remedy do not
claim that it will destroy the eggs. Pure
| pyrethrum was busted upon the b lck AMI
neck of two young animals where the lc3
were very numerous. The folio wing day
the hair was full of dead lice and no live
ones could be found about 10 treated parts.
| OF other remedies that are often recon-
mended, probably strong decoctlo1 to to-
| bacco and mixture of sulphur and lard ar,
two of the best. A solution of zorro sive
sublimate or Il msrcurial ointment will kill
the lice, but these are dangsro is to uss
Carbolic acid soap, sulphure5 of potas SUM
and ashes all have their Advocates. anC
proba bly, are useful in destroying ve:min o,
domestic animals, but l cannot speak Of
them from ex Derience in this connection.