Hutchinson gazette., 1901-03-14
Lice Of Cattle.

Those who write TO us about this
time of the year complaining that their
cattle are lousy arc doubtless unaware
of the fact that there are two kinds OF
lice which infest cattle. They are d.
vlded into two separate famllies-viz,
sucking lice and biting lice, or the
first named there are two varieties
VIZ, short-nosed louise and long-nosed
louse OF these two the short-nosed
louise is the larger and most dlflicult TO
destroy, II Is to bo found mainly
about the neck and shoulders, which
parts are often denuded OF hair by tho
rubbing induced by the itchness
caused by the little pest, The long
nosed louise is, however, the most ia
miliar to cattle breeders, The body
Is about an eighth OF an inch long and
about a third Of that In width Tho
head is long and slender without vls-
ible eyes, The one species OF biting
louise Ii very common upon cattle and
Is easily recognized and differentiated
from the sucking louise, as II Is red
while the other Is blue. II Is often
called the little red louse," but al
though 1t is more common than the
sucking louise does not cause 80 much
real damage as It's blue relative. The
biting louise has pair OF cutting aud
biting jaws and attacks the animal
along the spine, hips, rump and some
times the head and neck, It's body
does not Hll up with blood as does
that of the sucking louse but II leads
to great deal of discomfort whore
numerous One notices the presence
Of lice about this time of the year and
towards spring. The cattle rub them
selves on posts and fences and often
do 80 In such vigorous manner as to
scratch the skin, causing It to bleed
and become bare Of hair. Emaelation
ls then likely to follow, and II the cat
tie be not relieved the owner Is a con-
siderable loser from his feeding opera
tlons.
When any of the above symphonic
arc observed the cattle should be ex-
amined for lice and II Is best done
after they have stood In the sun for
n time as the louise comes toward the
surface when warm, II II Is found, the
building occupied by the cattle should
be vacated then thoroughly cleansed
and whltewaBhed, adding q quarter of
n pound Of chloride of lime to each
pailful of lime wash, The cattle should
not be returned TO the building before
they have been vigorously treated for
lice with one OF the usual remedies.
The Bureau OF Animal Industry ad-
vlses the use Of decoctlon Of fish
berries (Cocculus Indlcus). Take half
a pound OF the berries for each ami
NAL pound fine, then add two quarts
Of vinegar and set on the stove to
simmer for an hour, Apply this thor
oughly by rubbing It into tho hair OF
the affected parts, This will not in
jure the skin or scken the animals
and Is said to remain long enough to
kill all OF the young lice as they hatch
out of the "nits." Professor Rlley's
kerosene emulsion is also highly rec-
commended and Is prepared as follows;
. Kerosene, two gallons; common or
} whale-oil soap, one quarter pound;
, water, one gallon, Heat the solution
of soap and add 1t boiling hot to the
, kerosense Churn the mixture for Ave
or ten minutes or long enough to make
an emulsion. Dilute the emulsion with
eight parts Of water, and apply It to
tho animal by thorough rubbing.
Fifty animals can be treated with ten
gallons of this emulsion. Another ia
vorlte application for lice and espe-
cially the lice of horses, Is stavesacro
seeds, four ounces; boiling water, one
quart. Apply twice daily when solu-
: tlon Is cold. For lice on hogs 30
! luton of chloro-naphtholeum is found
very effective. Some use one-third tur.
pentlne, two-thlrds machine oil, and
, claim to have the best OF results.