Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26

fdEhl a4lIldlS are dAAdNhNu ny many
parasites and a number of these 10
very great damage, much more so, as
a matter of fact. that the average own
er realizes The depredations of these
parasites upon the live stock of the
state of Georgia undoubtedly result in
millions of dollars of loss a year. Il
there is any means therefore. by which
some of the better known and widely
disseminated may be controlled, at
should be of general interest to the
farmers of the state. For instance,
horses and mules are commonly attack
ed by lice. The symptoms are infesta-
ton shown by itchiness and loss OF
condition. The treatment is to clip off
the hair and battle the animal with the
following solution: Four ounces of to-
bacco stems boiled in one gallon of wa
ter for thirty minutes and applied twice
with week intervening. Flies are
very irritating to horses and mules.
The common biting or singing fly
closely resembles the house fly in APP
pearance. The eggs are laid in fresh
manure The treatment of fresh ma
nure with boraX in the proportion of
one pound to sixteen cubic feet of ma
nure will reduce the injury attributable
10 this pest very materially. The bot
or horse fly proves very irritating to
horses and mules, though it can not be
said that they seem to cause any APP
preciable injury. The flies which lay
the eggs should be destroyed whenever
they are observed about work animals.
Keeping the horses and mules well sup
piled with salt tends to reduce the IN
festation of bots in the stomach which
is an important matter
Horses and mules are often affected
with worms. Two or three ounces of
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oil may be given as a drench at ore
dose. This medicine should only be
given on an empty stomach. This is
probably the cheapest and most effective
remedy to use.
Cattle are attacked by various para
sites. the worst being the cattle tick.
Most farmers are familiar with the
character of this pest and therefore it
does not seem necessary to describe it
in detail at this time. The tick may be
controlled or destroyed I'm various ways.
Rotating pastures is effective. Hand
picking and currying is practice which
may be resorted to where only a few
animals are kept Hand dressing also
may be followed In the case of small
herd. This method consists in remov-
ing the ticks by means of a brush or
sponge and burning them. The animal
may then be smeared with tick oil or
cottOnseed oil and kerosene equal parts,
or some other oily substance. In the
case of a few animals spraying for ticks
may often be conducted with satisfac-
ton. Among the materials which may
be used for this purpose are solutions
of coal tar disinfectants. 1t is very i'm
portant where spraying is resorted to to
see that the animals are thoroughly wet
Dipping is the most efficient and eco
nomical means of fighting the cattle
tick, and a vat should be constructed
where this pest is very troublesome and
where a considerable number of cattle
are kept. The arsenical solution IS the
best thing TO use in the vat. The for
muIa is composed of "a pounds of sal
soda. pounds of white arsenic, 1 gallon
of pine tar. and water sufficient TO make
so gallons. Anyone desiring to manu-
facture this mixture should write to the
editor of these columns for detailed in
structions. Plans for. the construction
of dipping watts will also be furnished
free of cost on application.
The horn fly is another parasite which
often attacks cattle. The bot fly, also
known as the MARBLE fly, causes the
big openings observable i'm the backs
of cattle in the early spring. The grubs
inside these openings should be squeezed
out and destroyed. II everyone follow
ed this practice Systematically, the in
jury caused by the bot fly could be ma
terially reduced. 4 repellant to the horn
fly is any oily substance. such as three
parts fish oil and one part OF kerosene
oil.
Lice commonly infest cattle. y ,
( per cent solution Of cresol used as "a
/ spray or in the dipping vat should
/ prove effective The application may
be made by hand where there are only
j aI5 lie
/ hogs. They are a pernicious pest 20
/ this class of stock. The coal tar dips
B and disinfectants are generally efficient
/ against this pest when used in PEI
cent solutions. They may be applied
with a brush. with a spray pump or
/ used in the dipping vat. Crude petrol
cum applied to the rubbing posts or in
/ the spray pump or dipping vat is often
I effective. Kerosene emulsion is also
| recommended A systematic fight should
I be made on lice on hogs as the animals
( will not thrive and do we'll when the
parasitic infestation from this source
: becomes bad.
Mango occasionally occurs in hogs.
/ The best method is TO scrub the animal
: with strong soapy water followed with
: some of the coal tar disinfectants. They
must be made unusually strong to &C
/ complish the purpose in view. The
! round worm is often met with in hogs,
and the hogs frequently vomit them up.
/ good formula to use in fighting this
pest is santonin 2.J grains, areca nut l
dram. calomel grains and sodium BIZ
carbonate / dram. These ingredients
! mixed together constitute one dose for
a 10O-pound hog. Feed on an empty
\ stomach and follow with a dose of Ep-
\ som salts at the rate Of one to two Ia
blespoonfuls in the course of twelve
/. hours.
/ Sheep are affected by various para
sites One of the most troublesome 10
/ this class of stock is the stomach
worm 4 good treatment is to give on
an empty stomach ore tablespoonful of
! gasoline well mixed with one-half pint
of raw linseed oil. This is for an ami
NAL weighing "a pounds. Larger ami
mails will require two or three times
this dosage The treatment should he
repeated on two or three successive
Gays.
Dogs are attacked by lice and fleas
and are also quite subject to mango
Round worms. hook worms and tape
worms also affect this class of animals
1t is difficult TO prevent or treat tape
worm satisfactorily. Intestinal worms
may be destroyed through the use OF
Areca nut in doses of two to ten grains
for puppies. and larger doses for Older
[ animals Two to ten grains of thymo