The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

The methods above suggested, there.
fore, apply to different sections OF the
country, and the stockman Or farmer
-ho,ld select thsDne 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 q dull knife or currycomb.
This should he done at least three
times W. elk in order to remove all
the large ticks before they mature and
fall OF, us by this system the smaller
ticks which Mt first escape detection
will be found before they are fully de-
veloped. After rel.oval the ticks
should be destroyed, preferably by
burning. Care should be taken to go
over tn. animals thoroughly, aud af-
ter once going over they should not
be neglected, as ticks may he picked
up from time TO time. If this work
is thoroughly done and no ticks al
lowed to fall off and Law eggs from
June to the end. of November, the
cattle will be free from ticks aud the
pastures clean.
Smearing or Spraying
Greasing the anlIna 8 all over With
cotton-seet oil. fish oil, or Beaumont
crude petroleum will assist 10 prevent.
ing the ticks from getting upon them
and destroy the ticks already on
them. THIS method is practlcabie
when only n few animals are to be
A mixture Of gallon Of
/ gallon of cGtton-seeh Oil,
and ! pound of sulphur has proved
,.ftct,ve when used two o. three times
3 week during the tick season. 1t
should be applied with Il sponge,
syringe, brush, mop, or broom.
Where large number of cattle are
to be treated. bat not enough to war
rant building val, spraying has Civ
en- good results. The necessary
Equipment consists of force pump
such as is used by orcbard'sts for
spraying trees, with barrel in y
wagon Or on a platform and hose
with an ordinary nozzle. A 20 per
cent emulsion of Beaumont oil or a 5 |
per cent solution Of any of the stan
lard coal-tar dips may be used. The
'prayings should be continued
throughout the whole season and if
uo,oughly done will leave the cattle
md pastures free for tue following
ear.
Dipping in Vat.
Where large number of animals
re to be treated, dipping in Vat is u
and effective method.
Beaumont crude petroleum is consid-
red the most satisfactory dip aud
nay be used either alone or in 20
'er cent emulsion. Animals that
ave been dipped in the oil, especially
uring warm weather, should not be
riven any great distance immediate
y afterwards, and should tie provided
18th shade and an abundance of
'ater.
Pasture Rotation. 4
This system of eradication appeals
, many farmers and should be fol-
wed whenever practicable or condi-
ons will permit. It CONSISTS in piae-
g ticky animals in = small pasture
'r period OF 20 days During that
me u considerable number of ticks
i'll drop off. Then transfer the ,al-
Z to a secoud small pasture for an
her 70 days, aud IT all of the ticks
I'VE not droped Of, to still another
asture. If the full time has been
led, 60 days will have been con- t
med aud the stock Is then ready To
; placed on tick-free pasture. The
jet Of moving cattle from pasture t
pasture at intervals of 20 days Is !
cause all the ticks to drop off ami
the same time to prevent the ami y
ais from becoming infested again .
II Young, Or seed, ticks. Twenty .
Us is less than the shortest tim. Y
thn which seed ticks will appear
I'm eggs laid by ticks that drop OF, 9
d all Of the ticks presented on tie b
ima's will have dropped off in tie
days. The young ticks, when y
tcIed, will starve if no cattle are