Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-14
Lilo. q cattle.

LlOo d cattle.
Those who write to us about this
time Of the year complaining that Their
cattle are lousy are doubtless unaware
of the fact that there are two kinds of
lice which infest cattle. They are d.
vided into two separate families-vix.
sucking lice and biting lice. OF the
first named there are two varietles-
viz, short-nosed louise and long-nossd
louise. OF these two the short-nosed
louise 10 the larger and most difficult to
destroy. It Is to be found mainly
about the neck and shoulders, which
parts are often denuded of hair by the
rubbing induced by the itchiness
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. The
head is long and slender without WIS.,
tble eyes. The one species OF biting
louise is very common upon cattle and
Is easily recognized and differentiated
from the sucking louise. as it is red
while the other is blue. 1t is often
called "the little red louse," but al
though 1t is more common than the
sucking louise does not cause so much
real damage as its blue relative. The
biting louise has pair of cutting and
biting jaws and attacks the animal
along the spine, hips, rump. and some.
times the head and neck. Its body
does not fill up with bl~od as does
that OF the sucking louise, but it leads
to great deal of discomfort where
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 so in such vigorous manner as to
scratch the skin, causing it to bleed
and become bare OF hair. Emaciatiou
Is then likely to follow, and If the cat
tie be not relieved the owner is q con-
siderable loser from his feeding opera
lions.
When any of the above symptom.
are observed the cattle should be ex-
amined for lice and it is best done
after they have stood in the sun for
time as the louise comes toward the
surface when warm. If it is found. the
building occupied by the cattle should
be vacated then thoroughly cleansed
and whitewashed, adding a quarter of
a pound Of chloride of lime to each
pa1lful 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 a decOction of fish
berries (Cocculus Indicus). Take half
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 the hair OF
the affected parts. This will not in
jure the skin or sicken the animals
and is said to remain long enough to
kill all of the young lice as they hatch
out of the "nits." Professor Rileys
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 it boiling hot to the
kerosense. Churn the mixture for five
or ten minutes or long enough to make
an emulsion. Dilute the emulsion with
eight parts of water, and apply it to
the animal by thorough rubbing.
Fifty animals can be treated with ten
gallons Of this emulsion. Another IA
vorite application for lice and espe-
cially the lice of horses, is stavesacre
seeds, four ounces; boiling water, one
quart. Apply twice daily when solu-
ton is cold. For lice on hogs a So
luton of schloro-naphtholeum is found
very effective. Some use one-third tur.
pentine. two-thirds machine oil, and
claim to have the best of results.
Horse Sales at Chicago.
During the last week in January ana
the first week in February horse re-
ceipts at Chicago were the largest in