The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-07-12

that man who had cattle to sell,
would not be allowed to see them;
that where a mans pasture was on
one side of the road and his COW
lot on the other, he would not be
allowed to drive those cows across
the road to be milked;, that to dip
a milk COW would dry her up; that
if you dipped her and then let the
calf nurse her, it would kill the
calf; that if you dipped her and
then MIXED her, the milk would
kill cat, and all such nonsense.
The U. S. Government is not going
to recommend anything to its citi-
zens that will produce such dire re-
suits. 1t is trying to help US In
stead of harm US.
Several weeks before Jefferson
county adopted this law, / was so
impressed with its Importance that
| persuaded about dozen of my
neighbors to chip" in with me
and build US dipping vat. When
it was completed several said:
well, I'll be darned if I'm going
to dip mine first" So had my
little bunch brought down and car
ried through the vat.
Before the cattle arrived, my
.neighbors had learned over the
phone that was going to dip at a
certain hour, so they came and
brought all the children to see the
performance. Buffalo Bills Wild
West Show would not have created
any more excitement. To their
very great wonder, none of the cat
tie were drowned; none of them
broke leg; nor were injured in
any way. Since that time, we
have dipped hundreds of cattle at
this vat every, year. and we have
nerve had single one to die from
being dipped or injured in any way
whatever. | have dipped them in
the afternoon, and some of the cows
would drop a calf that night. /
have dipped them the next day
after having dropped a calf, and
always without injury to them
selves or to the calf.
RAISING CALVES.
Now, in conclusion, | want to
say that there are certain precau-
tions that you will have to take.
For instance, you should not dip
your cattle while they are very
hot. This will kill them. 1t will
kill them to drive them in pond
or creek when they are too hot; SO
let them cool off before dipping
them.
Then. where the solution runs
out of the vat, don't allow it to
collect in pools. The cattle will
drink it-and be killed.
Don't allow your cattle to step
in the vat where they can drink
any of the solution. push them on
through to the dipping end, allow
them to drip few minutes, and
then turn them out.
In dipping work oxen. don't use
them for few days as the solution
stops up the pores of the skin and
causes them to get overheated very
easily.
Don't dip just before a big rain,
as the rain will wash off the solu-
tion and it fails to kill the ticks.
The best time to dip is soon in
the morning or late in the after
noon, in very hot weather. Early
in the spring or late in the fall,
| dip in the middle of the day.
Now, my friends, let's all put
our shoulders to the wheel; dip
your cattleag get rid Of the ticks.
buy good bulls, etc.. let the cattle
make you better living and more
money than you've ever made rais-
ing cotton. Let your children go
to school instead of having to quit
in the middle Of the term to pick
cotton or to knock the stalks. Then
will your children and your grand
children rise up and build monu-
ments to you who have made posi-
Bile these blessings.