Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11

| emphasizes a decided advantage II
using corn silage for at least portion
of the roughage in fattening cattle, 4
they are to be fed economically. Re
suits also show the advantage of feed
ing a large amount Of roughage during
especially with the prevailing hfgf
prices of the various grain feeds.
One of the best steps in cleanliness.
| is to whitew4sh the entire inside of the
| horse stable twice each year.
The pigs should have a dry sleeping
place. Dampness causes rheumatism.
The Dorset horned bree of sheep il
fecundity and early breeding habit. L
| is a white-faced sheep with Close
fleece. which will weigh about i've
pounds. 1t is larger than the South
its prolificacy. its mutton Is above The
average of short-wooled sheep.
The dipping of sheep is an annua,
! duty for every sheep breeder to follow
or should be SO considered. writes A. 8
| Alexander. NJ. D. c.. in the Farm Jour
| nal Many shepherds from laziness OF
| some other similarly senseless reason
| or none. neglect to dip their sheep
with the result that the flock loses q
p
wise be set down to profit, while there is
the risk of getting skin disease among
| the sheep, which will be found very
hard to eradicate after 1t has once be-
come well rooted.
There was a time when the dipping
| of sheep was rather a formidable un.
dertaking for the reason that people
did not have the proper appliances.
Nowadays the construction Of proper
dipping tanks is well understood, and
upon the market which merely require
the addition of water to make them
i ready for effective work. either for the
destruction of ticks or for the cure OF
scab.
There has been a vast deal Of discus
sion pro and con as to the merits and
dement's of sulphur and lime concoc-
tions. but the weight of testimony has
in our opinion. been clearly against the
use OF this combination, which. while
being highly detrimental to the wool
On the other hand, there are many who
claim. with good reason. that dips OF
the tar product variety are a positive
keep 1t soft and full of vigor. and when
used after shearing stimulate rapid
and healthy growth.
The best time to dip sheep is just
after shearing, in that the dip then
gets into closer contact with the skin
and will therefore prove most effective
in destroying any ticks that may be
present. curing skin trouble which may
be In the tncfpient stage, and in stimu-
lating fresh growth of healthy, long
stapled wool. At this time. too, all OF
the young lambs should be dipped. for
the reason that the ticks will have
largely migrated to their tender bod
les. causing untold misery and at the
same time retarding growth and
health.
1t has further been found that where
sheep and lambs are properly dipped
at the season of the year indicated the
dip Will retain sufficient strength for
some time to keep away both gadflies-
whose larvae enter the nostrils. caus-
ing the grubs which later torment the
victims and even lead to fatal results in
some instances-and the other common
fly. which deposits eggs about the anus
or In any sores that may exist upon
the body. later producing a crop OF
horrid maggots. which prove a source
of suffering and enacJation to the
sheep and disgust to the owner We've ed
from every standpoint we can think Of
the dipping Of sheep is sensible and
hygienfc.