Iron County register., 1893-04-20

sidered very important, especially be-
cause of the quantities of blood they
draw from their victims, and without
considering the relation which they
seem to bear to Texas fever, he con-
siders preventive and remedial meas
ures necessary. For prevention, keep
ing cattle from thickly wooded pas
lures during summer and autumn and
substituting pastures recently in culti-
vation is recommended. Sulphur and
and salt fed to cattle is thought to be
useful. To destroy the ticks "a COM
bination of lard and sulphur or lard
and kerosene gives good results"
OF kerosene emulsion he says: '"Ten
per cent does fairly we'll. At one time
entertained a high opinion of it but
later experiences have failed to fully
satisfy the demands" The material
he recommends most highly with
novel plan for its application we re-
peat here in full. as it will doubtless
interest many stockmen who have this
pest or other parasites to contend with:
I've have found nothing which gives
SO general satisfaction as several
brands of sheep dip now on the market.
Two per cent. solutions were applied
The qualities these possess are eff
cheney, cheapness, ease of application.
miscible with water, non-poisonous,
non-irritating or injurious to eyes,
skin, or hair, stability. uniformity,
non-corrosive to apparatus, and when
applied require no heat
The treatment of few dairy cows is
an easy affair. Apply the dip with
sponges, brushes, mops or syringes.
We use a brass hand syringe with spray
nozzle intended for gardeners use.
With range cattle it is quite different
and involves time, labor and expense.
This has led us to devise an apparatus
for the purpose. This consists, as
shown in the accompanying llnstra-
ton, of derrick 16 feet high on which
is a barrel. From the barrel there
comes a pipe that divides into five
smaller ones Is inches apart on each OF
which is a piece of hose IL inches long
and to the end of each hose tin ros.
is fixed. There also comes from the
main down pipe another hose Is to 20
feet long for hand use, this is also pro-
wided with rose and q stop-cock. The
derr1ck is built directly ON . plat
form by feet made Of flooring and
substance used can be collected by q
trough and poured into n lower barrel
sunk in the ground. From the low1r
barrel there is a pipe running to ti.s
upper one which is provided with q
pump. There is also q narrow chute
Leading to the derrick Through which
the cattle pass. Our method of opera
ton is as follows: The dip is mixed in
the lower barrel and then lis pumped
into the upper one. An anizral is driven
ON the platform and the dip allowed to
play ON it for one minute. wisile SO do
ing the hanG hose is used between the
thighs and on the brisket and lower
parts sef the body. The Others are
treated in a similar manner. That
which runs off the animal is caught IL
the lower barrel and pumped up, thus
preventing much waste. Trash must
be ker4 .outor it will clog the nozzle.
This is accomplished by using q cloth
strainer ON the upper barrel With the
arrangements as here described and
illustrated, we are able to trext about
80 animals per hour, at q cost. ine1ud-
ing material and labor, of S cents PR
head. The small ticks will soon Ac
dead and the large ones also in few
hours