The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
DIPPING CATTLE IN OIL.
An Expert Authority Says II Is An Effee'
tive Remedy For Mango.

The dipping orders recently issued
by the board Of stock commissioners
are causing Montana stockmen 10 dis.
cuss the best methods for treating cat.
tie mango. Many of them express the
opinion that lime and sulphur dip re.
quires too much labor, as it is ueces.
sary to hold the cattle ten days to
give the cattle a sound dipping, and
In many districts 1t is proposed to
use Beaumont oil for this purpose.
Stockmen south of the Yellowstone
have decided to use beaumont oil in
their dipping operations, and the
River Press is informed by an official
of the Marias Roundup association
that the same treatment will probably
be used at the dipping plant nea Ga.
lata. The question of cost is at pres
en-, the subject of investigation.
Dipping cattle in Beaumont oil is
not an untried experiment in Mon.
tana. Last fall a big herd of cattle
was given this treatment at Monda ak,
In Valley county, and it is said to
have completely eradica,ed mango ia
that particular outfit. According to
Inspector +. G. Eels, who SUPERVISE
the dipping, about three feet OF water
was placed in the bottom of the vat,
then 81 feet of oil drawn from tank,
car, which stood on the side track
about 100 feet distant. The cattle t.
be dipped We're run into corrals, ther
into a narrow chute in single file III
to edge Of vat, when the animal wa.
out GU Il trap door arrangement. Thu
latter WAS sprung by II lever and tn.
animal, instead of being thrown into
the vat hNadioug, would slide on it,
launches into the oil vat, down int
Oil, then, coming to surface, would
get q foot hold on cleat iucline aut
emerge dripping with oil to the drain
ing-hoor, whence the oil carried GU
would return to vat, to be used agar
and again.
Two reliable and competent mel
went out with the dipped herd and re
manned two days, and not IL single
death occurred in a herd of abOu
900 that had been dipped in oil. TIE
only bad effect noticed was that ,
large percentage were rendered stiff
but from what cause, W are unable tl
say. Last August u large band o
horses were sprayed with oil and sui
phur, and q large percentage of then
were stiff for TWO or three days fol
lowing the application of the oil, bu'
no deaths or other bad effects wer.
reported.
As to the matter of expense, Mr.
Eels says u tank.car holding 500
gallons cost at Port Arthur, Texas
STA 20: freight on oil from there t.
MOndak, Montana. was $5S3. 80, max
ing cost Of oil 8 7.lO cents per gallon
1t was estimated that each ANNA
would carry off about one gallon 0
oil. The cost of corral, vat dippin,
pens, complete ready for dipping, o
the plant ut Moudak. Montana, wa
about ~, 1000. From above figure.
cost per head a be easily figured. 4
fore: of about twelve men /, needed I,
run II plant of thi, kind.
Any outfit intending - use OH as
dip would do we'll - lOcat: curral
aud vat near u railroad s.. oil can b.
drawn from tanN car directly into va
through pipes, u, it will bc more con
venicnt and economical than to con
vey :; any distance IN tank wagon,
Two very important points j.. using
oil uie: Frs, OnIy One dipping re
quirrd Second, IT, acts a. IL proven
tiuu a-aiu,t re- infection, as traces o
Ol. are in evidence IN animal hid
six weeks Or NOR. af er uippiay.
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