The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25
DIPPING SHEEP FOR Sci3.
Prnr. Thomas Shaw Gives Some Sug-
Gestioas for the Treata!eut
of Shesp.

The dipping OF sheep is przct.ce1 -
Tree them from ticks ana also Iro.i
he presence Of the sca5 mite. The
proprietary dips are Used fer the pu:-
Jose u' n -uie. a!thoI Ii the blgela
Il animal industry st!i tayors the Use
II the lime and sulphur dip, although
much evidence mas Leen brought for
ward to show that il Injuries the wool.
II applied just after shaa.iag III =
sheep. this result woIld not follow.
Prominent amo.g the proprietary dips
are ohloronaptholaUm, zeGo.eum and
certain preparations with tobacco rs
the principal element in their potency.
The following is the fomula for
making the lime ard sulphur dip:
Take eight to eleven pounds of un-
slaked lime and add enough water to
slake the lime, sift into this three
times as many pounds of flower of sui
phur as there We're pounds of lime at
the outset. Boi! the mixture from TWO
10 three hours, adding water when
necessary. Pour the mixture into a
tub, vat or barrel that il may be
drawn off through a spigot without
sediment. When using this dip, it is
greatly important to keep the sedi-
ment out of the mixture.
The common form of the infection
known as sheep scab causes greater
loss to the sheep industry in the Unit
ed States than any of the external
parasites which prey upon them. 1t is
produced By minute insects. many of
which are too small to be seen with
out the aid of ii microscope. Usually.
however. if tuft of wool is pulled
out near the edge of the infected part.
little moving objects may be noticed
by the naked eye near the base of the
wool fihers, or among the scales ad-
herring to them. They irritate the
skin Dy biting. this causing an inlam-
nation which produces an itching and
gives the sheep no rest. The inAam-
nation is accompanied by scab forma-
ton, under which the mites live.
The rubbing of the sheep carries the
scab to new ccnters, and thus the
work of torment is frequently carried
on simultaneously en- different parts
of the body. The wool soon becomes
taggy and finally drops of in varlou s
places.
The remedy, as intimated. is DIP
ping. The sheep should be dippe
twice with an interval cf eight to ten
days between the dippngs. The sec
onh dipping is given to destroy any
mites that may have hatched out SUD
seauent to the first dipping. AS soon
as dipped the sheep should be removed
from their Old surroundings and pas
ture grounds for period of at least
20 days. The eggs hatch in two or
three days after they have been lafi
When the hocks are small. says the
Orange Judd Farmer, the dipping may
be done in water-tieht box made for
the purpose. into which the sheep are
lifted They may also be dipped in
galvanized watts made for the purpose.
When large lots are to be dipped how
ever. tanks made for the purpose are
necessary, through which the sheep
are made to swim. and from which
they are made to emerge at the farther
end. The construction of these cannot
be given to this paper. Sheep bought
at the stockyards may usually be dip
red there, but it ought to be remem-
bered that for scab one dipping IS not
enough. This preparation of the pro
prietary dips is outlined in the direc-
tions that accompany them.