Show FARM RAI A CX CATTLE LICE NEED TWO treatments some homemade mixtures are quite Effect effective iye three kinds of lice are commonly found on cattle and they may all be present at the same time fortunately the same treatment may be us ed fore fo reach aeb kind says prof irot H A I 1 copper ol of cornell university cattle lice are especially injurious i to young stock the irritation caused ed by the lice arrests growth and con cin j tributes to I 1 low ony vitality when the nn an emali are sta stabled bled in tile the fall lice mai not be detected but after a few weeks in the stable several batches of eggs i may hatch batch and tile the whole herd berd be infested they must musi be controlled to insure the hie thrift and comfort of tile the herd not to mention milk tag ing i dipping the herd Is most eff etive where the size of the herd Ju justifies stifleS i it and the equipment Is at hand an orchard sprayer or even a hand blind pump may be satisfactory for moderate sized herds if well done spraying will control lire lice tile the body must be wet thoroughly ehly especially 1 the he tie fiend 11 11 ears br brisket ishel tall fall and th the e 1 inner ine r s surface 1 r of the thighs and fl hanks an ks in cold weather the entile must he be protected after treatment trent meni arsenical Arsenic nl lips dips are 1 i commonly used for r sprays but any standard dip used according to directions will be effective two treni treat ments 15 to 16 days apart are ad during cold weather most ol owner will prefer to use liand hand applications such as powders and ointments sug SUB bests professor hopper before hp ap plying these it Is best to expose the hiding places of the pests pesta by clipping all or part of tile the body clip lip and remove the rough hair if any along the back around the head neck anti and ears and inside tile the flanks 11 inks and thighs most dusting powders have sonic some value in holding lice in check in cold weather but they tire arc not recommend ed as effective in eradicating cattle lice homemade preparations may be used if and applied ss as and as the dips they should be ap plied 10 16 gnys apart inbreeding intensifies swine characteristics inbreeding intensities doth hie he good and bild characters in the parents if the Linc ancestry estry Is known to have had no weak an points ints which Is I 1 seldom the case then ing may mi result in 1 it I 1 should be remembered also I 1 that lint in breeding often brings hidden defects to light writes A 1 II 11 weber of tile the university of nebraska As a general rule inbreeding should not be practiced in herds where tile the 1 pigi pig are to be fattened for market the progressive arid and studious slur tiou breeder of pure bleds however can tifford to experiment with inbreeding with the hope that a few outstanding piss pigs will be produced and thus enable him to eventually fix a superior type 1 pe that will breed true 1 dairy cows to produce heifers heffers for beef trade where more a man intends to t keep nic helfers toi for breeding a milking short horn born bull of unusually beefy confor matlon mation would make a satisfactory cross on his dairy co cows cos s it if r want to keep any heifers heffers hei fers then nn aber aberdon deena deen A anens n gus bull buil could hartill be excelled for crossing cross ng on dalr cows to t produce calves to raise to for beet beef tile the hornless head and the die tall color of the angus arp are dom I 1 inet in heredity and the cross bred calves would te fre mainly hornless and solid black in color this anif finity to gother ther with the shirt legs and thick ness that they would AM ady from their slie would lie he nn fin advant advantage ag to the feeder sows bows need minerals to prevent going down sows bows that so go down in the haell buck mita I 1 ile he injured in some accident M more re often however they are cripples crip pies be baube ol 01 the reduction of 0 time lime in thell i skeletons to supply milk to their liehr young A battor that Is gilgi in protein tein mineral and vitamins Is essential I 1 I 1 if tbt abi sows bows art ar not to tc have t trouble rou tit e from this source A rat ration lipit containing meal und and mineral should not allow tle the skeleton to get so tow low in ritner nIs that the bones bone cahnt carry tile weight i little or nothing can bt bo done for tier her once slie site Is down feadin it 11 good balanced corn ration will wil I 1 vent this trouble returns from silage an ali acre ot of coro corn ri returned when put imo to a sit silo fill fed to alews slews as together wilier to will cottonseed I 1 meal mid ati mixed ll 11 iiii nt at tile hie tit ahlo ax r perli pertinent nent stati station oll in n a recent its arsi an acre ol of corn returned relur noil sl fuyu when cut and husked and tod fed to steers as shel shelled teI anti and stover together alth fill cottonseed mm and hay tills this study confirms I 1 the ho resu results s secured by other oilier experiment I 1 stations us as weil as 09 tile the observation ol of 1 practical feet feeders lers |