Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-05-05
FCR s!iE-P TICKS.
Use This K .rosene Emulsion on Them like
& Christian.

Six lively sheep ticks VIII make tie
existence Ct q lamb miserable, AID =
dozan will ruin all Eope Of profit Ill
l:,:,b feeding. kovoy II generous tl,e "a
ton. From careful observation s1n
sure that sheep ticks annually cause
more loss to American flock owEcrS than
all other sheep parasites combined. As
! On as the 1lcck is shorll the ticks 60
rom sheep 10 lambs, and thereafter the
poor things have to fight far existence.
was once offered a b.,EcL Ct lambs
very cl1oaply which the owner said were
all run down. 4 careful examination
satisfied re that their only troDblc vas
''ticl-s This was late ii the fall, alid
after buying them l had them ct once
sholn. On olc lamb wlIe found Over
/, ZOO ticks After their 1lcoccs We're cll
the lambs averaged less th;tn % pounds
each | treated them Tor ticks, fed
through till spring aad sCld them with
an average weight OF 50 ponds, mai
ing more clear profit per Ec:5d Oh them
than upon any sheep or lambs, fed before
Or since.
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this, that OF the other preparation, many
or all Ct which are sure death 70 ticks.
but tic average American Shepherd viii
not do it. He has not the convcnicncc&
and it takes too long. and he regards /;
as altogether too much trouble for the
man with fro,n s5 to eco sheep.
have tried q score CT more Of reno
dies but after al have only recently ex-
Deri,ncntGd with the kerosene c1nulaiC.i
Its virtues arc that it Is cheap. casily3p
piled, perfectly harEalcss AID & ocad
shot to ticks. TO make the leroau.lc
emulsion put into ely convenient r21op-
tacle soft water ard soap III the proper
tions Of q sal7on CT water TO half & sal
len Of soft soap CT half g pound CT 2iiy
good hard soap sl:avcd Jp i1sto slice.
Str we'll, aid when thc soaD is dis
solved AID tie whole boil5 add , gallons
Of common kerosene. Immediately str
CT a<,itatc violently tie r2a@3 until 1t
mixes and looks !. good Zeal like cream.
1t takes about five minutes Ct Lively
work to Go il well. When thoropgh,y
einulsifc&1, ada &s much SOFT hot water
as there i III emulsion AND Thoroughly
stir tic whole ,oGcthcr. It may ro"' bv
kept any length Of time rcsgfsy for l,l-
meli;:tc uso aud viii lca(liiy mix with
;,ny quantity e cold water, soft Or hard,
although rain CT ot!-cr soft water is
much the best. The emulsion l.ixCs
ruch moro readily aEd With half the
4aLcr and remains more permanent when
soft water is used With hard water add
more soap CT a little washing soda
To apply to the flock take ore gallon
of the emulsion thoroughly St t:rrcd fo2
eac1, 10 sheep and add toit four gallons
Of soft water. II warmed, it is better.
| Crowd tho sheep into some corner or PEI!
Sc. g.; to bring them i:.to G compact boGy,
and having we'll mixed the emulsion
with an ordinary force pump or til
sprinkler stray or sprinkle tho fccl,
until tlfCrCu~hly Wet lii GTelCr to reach
every part CT every sllce p the flock SHOULD,
be occasionally stirred around or mad"
to change places, exposing all parts t"
the action OF he emulsion. There need
be 10 fear CT using it too freely, g; Lo
harm will accrue to sheep or wool II
twice the Quantity or twice the strength
be used Nor will it iiljure their eyes Ii
it happen to get Tito thcla CT lar.l tie
| sheep if swallGvcd cd-in fact, it is al c.
ccl;ent ycll1ifugc.
As viii be seen, each gallon contains
but two-sovenths Of q gallon CT Ecro.cnc,
and as this treats 10 CT more sheep Its
cost is merely nominal, IS in few places
Goes l.crosc..c in quantities cost as much
as 10 cents per gallon. 1t is equally &C.
structivc TO lice Oil horses cattle or Legs,
| and used at double the above strength L
valuable to spray the hcnilou&e. il
sprayed or spriGlzled over the EcHs At
night while Oh tic roCsts about c1cc /;
month, there viii Fever be lorso CT
the hens CT in the hoUsc. With tli.
remedy so cheap so readily obtained
ard so easily applied the flock o"-nel
who let's his sheep Or lambs &c eaten Vi
alive with ticks and thus ncglccts t
provide for his own is wcrsc than ;
hcathcn.-G. s. Wcodwald il Amer
lean AI5ricUlturist.