Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-07-29
HOW TO FREE CATTLE OF TICKS
Bureau Of Animal Industry Gives Good
Advice to Cattle Growers.

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% Picking or brushing off the ticks;
(2) smearing orspraying the animals
with a disinfecting solution; (3) dipp-
ing the "tieky" animals in vat con-
tanning solution capable of killing
the ticks without injury to the cattle;
l4)a systematic pasture ro tation
whereby the ticks are eliminated by
changing the cattle to one pasture
after another, allowing the tick, to
drop off, and preventing new ticks
from getting on the cattle.
In sections where there are large
herds and ranches, dipping or spray
ing on large scale has been success
fully carried out, either alone or in
conjunction with pasture rotation,
while in other sections, where the
cattle on farms consist of only few
head, hand dressing with oil has been
found to be the most practical plan.
The methods above suggested, there
fore, apply to different sections of the
country, and the stockman orfarmer
should select the one which is best
suited to his particular case.
PICKING OR BRUSHING OFF
THE TICKS.
Where the herd is small the ticks
may be picked off by hand or scraped
off with a dull knife or currycomb.
This should be done at least three
times week in order to remove all
the large ticks before they mature
and fall off, as by this system the
smaller ticks which at first escape
detection will be found before they
are fully developed. After removal
the ticks should be destroyed, prefer
ably by burning. Care should be taken
to go over the animals thoroughly,
and after once going over they should
not be neglected, as ticks may be
picked up from time to time. # this
work is thoroughly done and no ticks
allowed to fall off and lay eggs from
June 1st to the end of November, the
cattle will be free from ticks and the
pastures clean.
SWEARING Oh sPRAYINGss
Greasing the animals all over thoro-
ughly with cotton-seed oil, gsh oil, or
Beaumont crude petroleum will assist
in preventing the ticks from getting
upon them and destroy the ticks al
ready on them. This method is prac-
ticable when only few animals are
to be treated. A mixture of gallon
of kerosene, gallon of cotton-seed
oil, and pound of sulphur has proved
effective when nsed two or three times
week during the tick season. 1t
should be applied with sponge,
syringe, brush, mop, or broom.
Where o large number of cattle are
to be treated but not enough to war
rant building vat, spraying has given
good results. The necessary equip
ment consists OF a force pump such
as is used by orchardists for spraying
trees, with a barrel in wagon or on
platform and hose with an ordinary
nozzle. A 20 per cent emulsion of
Beaumont oil or per cent solution
of any of the standard coal-tar dips
may be used. The sprayings should
be continued throughout the whole
season and if thoroughly done will
leave the cattle and pastures free for
the following year.
DIPPING IN IA VAT.
Where a large number of animals
are to be treated, dipping in vat is
convenient and effective method.
Beaumont crude petroleum is con-
sidered the most satisfactory dip and
may be used either alone or in a 20
per cent emulsion. Animals that have
been dipped in the oil, especially DUR
ing warm weather, should not be
driven any great distance Immediately
afterwards, and should be provided
with shade and an abundance Of water.
PASTURE ROTATION.
This system of eradication appeals
to many farmers and should be fol-
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lowed whenever practicable or con-
ditions will permit. 1t consists in
placing ticky animals in small pas
ture for a period Of 90 days. During
that time a considerable number of
ticks will drop off. Then transfer the
cattle to second small pasture for
another 20 days, and if all the ticks
have not dropped off, to still another
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