The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-11
TEXAS FEVER TICKS
HOW TO FREE CATTLE AND
PASTURES OF THE PESTS.
Some Plain. Simple Directions That
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There are four practical methods
that may be employed in freeing cat
lie and pastures OF Texas fever ticks:
% Picking OF brushing OF the
ticks; (2) smeaving or spraying the
animals with disinfecting solu-
ton: CD dipping the "ticky" AMI
mails in a vat containing solution
capable Of killing the ticks without
injury TO the cattle: CD syste-
matte pasture rotation whereby the
;icks are eliminated by changing the
cattle 10 one pasture after another.
allowing the ticks 10 drop OF. and
| preventing new ticks from getting
| Oh the cattle.
In sections where there are large
herds and ranches. dipping or spray
ing on a large scale has been sue
cessiully carried out. either alone
or In conjunction with pasture 70
ta,ion, while in other sections. where
the cattle on farms consist OF only
a few head. hand dressing with oil
| has beer found TO be the most prac-
teal plan. The methods above suS-
sestcd. therefore. apply 70 different
sections Of the country. and the
stockman or farmer should seiec,
ne one which Is best suited 10 his
particular case.
Picking or Brushing on the Ticks.
Where the herd is small the ticks
may be picked of By hand or scrap
ed OF with dull knife or curry
comb. This should be done a: leas:
three times a week in order to re-
move all the large ticHS before they
m-ture and fall of. as by this sys'
lem the smaller ticks which at ars'
escape detection Will be found be-
fore they are fully developed. AZ
;e- removal the ticks should be de-
s,royed. preferably by burning. Care
should be taken TO 60 owe: the anil
mails thoroughly. and after once 60
ing over they should not be neg
,ected. as ticks may be picked us
rom time 10 time. X this Work Is
thoroughly done and no ticks al
lowed 10 fall OF and lay eggs from
June l 10 the end Of November. the
+ cattle will be free from ticks anc
the pastures clean.
Smear;ng or Spraying.
Greasing the animals all owe!
thoroughly with cotton-seed Oil
fish OIL. o. Beaumont crude pct7o
!eum will assist in preventing sh'
ticks from getting upon them ane
destroy The ticks already on them
This method Is practicable wher
only a few animals are to be treat
ed. a mixture OF l gallon OF ker
osene. ! gallon OF cotton-seed OIL
and pound OF sulphur has proved
effective when used two or three
times a week during the tick sea
SON. II should be applied with
sponge. syringe. brush. mop. O.
broom.
Where a larger number OF cat
tie are 10 be treated. but no
tsough 10 warrant building vat
spraying has given good results
The necessary equipment consists o.
force pump such as is used .!
orchardists for spraying trees. witt
barrel in a wagon or on q plat
form and a hose with an ordinary
nozzle. 4 90 per cent emulsion o.
Beaumont oil or per cent so!u
ton OF any OF the standard coal-ta'
dips may be used. The spraying
should be continued throughout tht
whole season and II thoroughly done
will leave the cattle and pasture:
free for the following year.
Dipping in Vat.
Where large mum Der OF animal-
are to be treated, dipping in vat L
a convenient and effective method
Beaumont crude petroleum IS con
sidered the most satisfactory dit
and may be used either alone or II
90 per cent emulsion. Animal:
,ha: have been dipped IN the oil
especially during warm weathe.
should not be driven any great dis
tance Immediately afterwards. :nc
should be provided with shade and
an abundance OF water.
This system OF eradication appeals
70 many farmers and should be fol
lowed whenever practicable or con-
ditions will permit. It consists IN
placing ticky animals in small pas
,ure for a period OF 20 days. Dur
ing that time considerable number
of ticks will drop OF. Then trans
fer the cattle TO second small pas
ture for anther 20 days. and II all
OF the ticks have not dropped OF.
to still another pasture. II the full
| time has been used. SO days will
have been consumed and the stock
Is then ready to be placed on tick
free pasture The object OF moving