Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-31
DIPPING STOCK.

From the Farmer and Breeder.
The investigation OF mango in horses
and scabies in cattle and sheep during
the past few years has brought to light
some points that do not bear upon the
disease. Stock raisers have long nown
that their stock very frequently be-
comes so lousy during the winter that
IL takes very much more feed TO fatten
or Keep them In a thriving condition.
Yet we had very little data bearing d.
rectly upon the amount Of such loss, or
a practical way OF obviating il. Again.
IL has been the observation OF all
discerning stockmen that a greater or
less percentage of the stock becomes
scurvy and hide bound, n do not
shed well and early In the spring.
But no satisfactory and economical
method of treatment has been devised
so the average stockman considered
that these were drawbacks to the in
dustry that had to be born without re-
lief when met. And many considered
them unavoidable. and made the best
of a bad condition by giving an extra
amount of feed. And in part this was
probably the best solution of the prob
lem, because no other satisfactory and
practical solution was known. But
such a procedure was more or less eX-
pensive, as the stock could not. under
such conditions, give a fair return for
the feed consumed.
Did YOU ever give serious consider
alton, relative to how much energy an
animal will consume in trying To rid
itself of the irritation caused by a linz
tied number of lice, and that all such
energy comes from food? If not go to
your stock pens and carefully watch
your stock lick. and rub themselves,
and how much time the animals con-
sumo in their efforts to rid themselves
of the that should be used
in feeding and resting If the best re-
suits are to be obtained. Such study
will be interesting and instructive.
Regarding the scurvy and hide bound
condition, usually these are not so Sc
we're as to attract much attention and
demand special treatment, but they
are evidence that the animal is not
thriving properly. The severe cases of
his character often call for special
treatment. but it is the mild cases that
we wish to call your attention to in this
connection.
In dipping to eradicate mango many
cattle were dipped as a precautionary
measure, and h results We're very
surprising to many, for it demon
strated that dipped cattle do much bet
ter under similar conditions than cat
tie that have not been dipped. and
further that the dipped cattle do
enough better than those not dipped
to pay all expense of dipping n leave
a good margin of profit.
The reason for this is that the Dip
ping has a tendency to destroy the lice
and other parasites and stimulate the
kin TO a healthier action, hereby pro-
noting the secretions of the skin and
the shedding of the old and growth of
the new coat. For similar reasons good
results often follow the dipping of
horses.
Hence it would seem advisable for
every community to have a dipping
plant, where the cattle and horses OF
the community could be dipped in the
fall and spring. A number of farmers
could club together and build the Dip
ping plant, and all could dip at the
proper time. Dipping plants can be
erected for S100 and nn according &c
the size, style, etc, which should de-
pend upon the amount of stock to be
dipped. For small stock like sheep.
pigs and goats, q smaller vat is more
convenient, but they can be dipped
successfully In the large watts, SO that
one vat may be used TO dip all animals
of a community. Or q sheep and hog
vat can be put in OF each farm at a
small cost. AS to the expense of dip
ming after the plant has been estab-
lished, outside of the labor, the ex-
pense should not be W. 5 cents per
head for the large animals and 2 to 3
cents for the small ones. AS to the
kind of dip to use, the lime and sui
phur is probably the best. but good re-
suits can be obtained with some of the
coal tar dips. especially when sulphur
has been added.
We believe that it would pay every
farmer to dip his stock at least once
a year. when satisfactory arrange
rents can be made TO build or use a.
DINING plant