The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-04
TEXAS FEVER TICKS
HOW TO FREE C3TTLE AMI
PASTURES OF THE PESTS.

PASTURES OF THE PESTS.
Some Plain, Simple Directions That
Mil be Found Effective Il Given
. Trial.
There are four practical methods
,ha; may be employed in freeing cat
Tie and pastures OF Texas fever ticks:
! ! "a Picking OF brushing on the
ticks: (2l smea1ing or spraying the
animals with a disinfecting solG-
ton: CD dipping the "ticky anil
mails in vat containing solution
capable OF killing the ticks without
Injury TO the cattle; l4) a syste-
matte pasture rotation whereby the
ticks are eliminated by changing the
cattle 10 one pasture after another.
allowing the :tcks 10 drop OF. and
preventing new ticks from getting
On the cattle.
In sections where there are large
herds and ranches. dipping or spray
icg on a large scale has been sue
cessful!y carried out. either alone
OK IN conjunction with pasture ro-
tatioo. while in other sections. where
the cattle on farms consist CT only
a Few head. hand dressing with OIL
has been found to be tie most pEac-
t:cal plan. The methods above suS-
ses.ed. therefore. apply to different
sections OF the country. and the
s,ockuan or farmer should select
the 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 g dull knife or curry
comb. This should be done at least
three times a week in order 10 re-
move all the large tic<s before they
mature and fall of. as by this sys-
tenn the smaller ticks which at first
ESCAPE detection will be found be-
fore they are fully developed. Az
Ter removal the ticks should be de-
s,,oyed. preferably by burning. Care
should De taken 20 go over the aol'
mails thoroughly. and after once 60
!. ing over they should not be neg
lec,ed. IS ticks mxy De picked VI
from time to time. II this work L
thoroughly done and no ticks q!
lowed TO fall OF and lay eggs from
June , to the end Of November. ths
cattle will be fee from ticks anc
the pastures clean.
. Smearing OK Spraying.
G-easiRg the animals all ove'
: thoroughly with eotton-seed oil
: ssh oil, or Beaumont crude petro
: leum will assist in preventing tn
ticks from getting upon them ans
: DESTROY the ticks already on them
5 This method practicable whe'
ONLY a few animals are to be treat
. ed. mixture Of gallon OF ker
I oseue. ! gallon Of cotton-seed OF:
s and ! pound OF sulphur has PROVED
t effective when used two or ta7e'
2 tines week during the tick sea
. son. I, should be applied with
/. sponge, syringe. brush. mop. o
( broom.
2 Where a larger number OF cat
Ito are to be treated. but no
,nours to warrant building q vat
spraying has given good results
The necessary equipment consists o
. a force pump such as is used b;
orcnardlsts for spraying trees. Wit
: barrel in wagon or on a plat
form and a hose with an ord!oar.
: nozzle. a 20 pc. cent emulsion o
Beaumont c:, or per cent so!u
ton OF any Of the standard coal-ta
dips may be used. The sprayini
should be continued throughout ~
. whole season and II thoroughly dom
viii leave the cattle and pasture
free foc the following year.
!, Dipping in Vat
Where a large number OF animal
are 10 be treated. dipping in a vat l
a convenient and effective method
Beaumon. crude petroleum Is con
, sidered the most satisfactory dil
, and may be used either alone or I:
, a 20 per cent emulsion. Animal
that have been dipped in the oil
especially during warm weather
should not &c driven any great dis
lance Immediately afterwards. anc
should be provided with shade and
, az abundance OF water.
Pasture Rotation.
This systela OF eradication appeals
to many farmers and should be fol
lowed wheneve. practicable or con
di,ions will permit 1t consists IN
placing ticky animals in small pas
,ure for period OF 20 days. Dur.
ing that time a considerable number
Of ticks viii drop OF. Then trans.
fer the cattle TO second small pas
tuce sor dnthe. 20 days, and X 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 OF tick
free pasture. The object OF moving
cattle from pasture to pasture at
intervals OF 20 days Is to cause all
the ticks to drop OF and at tie same
time 70 prevent the animals from
becoming infested agaiL with young.
or seed. ticks. Twenty days is less
than the shortest time within which
seed ticks will appear from eggs
laid by ticks that drop of. and all
OF the ticks present on tb- animals