The independent., 1907-04-25
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Is killed, 1t becomes easy to devise
some means for it's destruction, and
therefore 1t is not necessary to apply
q poison. There are any number OF
remedies on the market that can be
used effectually for the destruction OF
the pest. Many breeders recommend
coal oil. This, Of course, has penetrat-
ing power, but 1t is not so effective as
when made into an emulsion or when
mixed with some oily substance, such
as oil or grease. With all the remedies
on the market ii Is quite problem to
keep ahead Of the lice, for the nits
hatch very fast. Many breeders use a
coal tar solution and go over their hogs
with q spripkling can during feeding
time. aiming to wet the back OF the
ears and fianks with the solution.
Others simply use coal oil, mixing IL
with soapy emulsion or with some OIL
When hogs are accustomed to being
handled, this is very handy way and
quite effectuaI; but where they are not
used to being handled, they are not
quiet and 1t becomes necessary to place
them In small enclosure and then
spray or dip them. Spraying or dipping
hogs Is at all times advisable, as it liz
the only safe and rational thing to do
IL they are infested with lice
There are d number of dips on the
market that have given very good re-
suits. such as kresno, zenoleum, and
chlOro-naptholeum. The coal-tar dips
make q very fine emulsion. The coal
tar solution should be made in the fol-
lowing proportion, which Is usually
recommended: / part of dip to rs parts
Of water Soft water Is preferable, as
1T forms better emulsion. More salts
factory results are obtained when dips
are used warm, for their penetrating
power Is far greater than when used
cold. Cold water and hard water do not
readily emulsify and therefore do not
give the results wished for. When soft
water cannot he obtained, hard water
can be softcned as follows: Take three
pounds Of hard soap or ten pounds OF
soft soap, and one pound of washing
soda, and boil with about twenty-five
gallons Of water until all Is well dis
solved. This can be added to every
thousand gallons of the dip solution.
When these rules are carefully fol-
lowed the lice problem will not be SO
difficult to handle. Spraying however,
does not suffice alone. Thorough dis
Infection of the breeding pens and
stables should be insisted upon. The
hog pens must be thoroughly cleansed
and the bedding and all the litter
burned The coal-tar preparations make
excellent adisinfectants when used at
the required strength The water
should be as hot as one can comfor-
tably handle it. The disinfcctant should
reach every part and all the cracks in
fact everything that may have been
exposed or in any way contaminated
by the affected hogs. This is by no
4 "a a nd
persistence 1t Is on account of the
slack way in which the hog pens are
disinfectcd that SO many failures are
reported by persons not having had
the desired results from dipping or
spraying These failures can be wholly
attributed to the fact that the parties
did not thoroughly disinfect the hog
pens, the bedding, and in fact every
thing that the infected hogs could con-
taminate To sum up, in order to have
good success with dipping everything
that the affected hogs could possibly
contaminate must be disinfected either
with Stacked lime or with one of the
coal-tar preparations.
Those who do not wish to buy the
dip can make the following kerosene
emulsion which has been used with
good success:
Hard soap or whale oil IL pound.
Water | gallon.
Kerosene, 2 gallons.
Dissolve the soap in boiling water
and while still hot add the kerosene
and agitate thoroughly until cool, when
the stock emulsion thus obtained
should be Of the consistency of thick
cream and without the presence of free
kerosene. When ready for use dissolve
in about twenty times its volume of
water.
Dipping speaks well for itself Breed
ers who have ppt In dipping plant
aud have dipped faithfully once a
month. many dipping oftener than
that have found ta9t IL leaves the
skin in soft and pliable condition.
, which Is OF great Importance. Many
breeders have testified that since they
haze dipped their hogs 1t has prevented
hog cholera from gaining foothold in
their herd IL Il also "A fact that 1t aids
well balanced ration. for the hogs
are III better condition to assimilate
their food it ii fact that all breed
ers cannot put i'm dipping tank. but
thnse who cannot should use the spray