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DIP TICK
Infested Sheep In Several
Localities In Ohio

Reports received by the Ohio Ex-
pertinent Station Indicate that the
sheep tick is still doing much damage
in some fiocks throughout the state.
! The sheep tick If allowed to feed and
multiply unchecked upon sheep and
I lambs, will cause incalculable damage.
/ The continuous biting and scratching
of tick infested sheep causes the fleece
( TO have ragged appearance. The IT..
ritation which the ticks produce, the
! blood which they draw, and the poison
which they inject under the skin of the
sheep all tend TO prevent profitable
utilization of the feed whether the
! sheep are used for breeding or for
feeding purposes.
These losses may be prevented. The
careful and faithful dipping of the ex.
posed or infested animals in proper
ly prepared dip would in a short time
completely eradicate the tick from the
| focks of the state.
Carbolic acid or coal tar dips are e.
fective in destroying the shep tick
and when skillfully prepared leave
the wool and skin in good condition.
| They may be purchased on the market
! as proprietary dips or made at home.
a home made dip, recommended by the
English Board of Agriculture and
Fisheries, is prepared as follows: DIS
solve pounds of good soft soap with
gentle warming in 9 parts OF crude
liquid carbolic acid Containing not
less than 81 per cent of real tar acid).
Mix the liquid with enough water TO
make 100 gallons. Churn vigorously.
One great advantage with this class
OF dips lies in the fact that they are
easily prepared. A disadvantage is
I that with some of the proprietary dips,
the sheepman is uncertain regarding
the strength of the material he is us
ing. He should insist on getting
dip of guaranteed strength with ex-
plicit directions for its use. Care must
be taken that the ingredients form a
thorough emulsion; ii a scum rises to
the top softer water should be used.
Another class. of dips effective
against the ticks is the tobacco dips.
These also may be made at home, or
purchased on the market as prepared
nicotine or tobacco dips. AS with the
carbolic dips, one should insist on get
| ting prepared tobacco dip of guar
! anteed strength, with specific direc-
tions for its preparation. home
made tobacco dip is prepared as fol-
lows: For every 100 gallons of dip de-
sired, take q pounds of tobacco
leaves; soak the leaves in cold or luke
warm water for "a hours in a covered
pot or kettle; then bring the water to
near the boiling point for a moment
and allow the infusion to draw for AN
hour or so; the liquid is next strained
| (pressure being used to extract as
much nicotine as possible from the
wet leavesl and diluted to 100 gal
Ions. This dip should be used as fresh
as possible, as it contains a large
amount of organic material which viii
soon decompose." The tobacco dip has
the advantage of being relatively
cheap, effectual and not injurious to
the wool 1t has the disadvantage Of
sometimes sickening the sheep and
persons working with them, and of
spelling very rapidly.
Dipping. The sheep should be dip.
ped twice about three weeks apart; the
second time in order to destroy any
young ticks that may have Matched
since the first dipping, 1t is advisable
to dip sheep while the wool is short,
as the work is then done with less Ii
Quid as well as more effectually The
ram and pregnant ewes should be care
fully handled, as they are more suscep-
tible to injury than are the other
sheep. The dip should be kept clean
during the process of dipping, both by
skimming hoating particles off the sur
face, and by, changing the fluid at in
tervals
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