Show tho the scab mite A tow few ild 1438 8 ago wo we met a gentleman who is in t ed somewhat extensively tit in sheep in in now new Bl mexico exico llo paid that one drawback in ill that industry 4 in in the far west especially where flooks aro are largo large is is the scab mite which prevails pro vails more or lees leas although maas ures frosto to and prevent IG ic have loon been adopt al the ilia following tion of this thin ibbott post sud and tho the samp toma of 0 by it is IB from ala pen pan of 0 henry stewart wart esq author ot of tho the popular Vao treatise tiao on sheep on en titled 11 the ilia shepherds shepherd s manual the cause ot of scab haab is is tho the presence of a parasite known kiowa us as tho the boarna Ao Aa arna artia which pos possessor marvelous tenacity of ltd ilia and powers ot of propagation tit rho a fornale dumalo scab mite is in larger than t iho he male ono one male sultans suntans Ball loeB lor for many females und and is 11 longer lived tb than an the female the latter ilea after producing her eggs which sho she deposits in the pores ol of the skin or tho the farrows of the scab she abo lis las helped to prod noo her eggs are numerous nn merona and being hatched hato hotl in three jaye days her progeny increases rapi rapid alj lr ono tamale noalus adorna con can produce a million ana a hall bait of progeny in ia tair ninety lety daiva this thia facility of in OMAN explains the rapidity with which the disease ili asiBO ads through and proves the necessity of instant and an 1 energetic re modies ea of effective prevent ives ivea the ilia symptoms first observed are restlessness and uneasiness the obbert ant nt shepherd will have lie hib suspicions a roused and search for the cause on the its first appe appearances arancis amongst his flacks As aa the disease progresses tho the sheep nio found rubbing orea themselves biting or nibbling amongst their wool attention should then be directed to the parts robbed or bitten it scab is ia present the skin will be at first white in color and of a thicker texture than file rest reit bad and moist or covered with a yellow exudation later these parts aro are covered with scab bobb mud ami the wool falls off or becomes loose if a look lock of this thin wool bo be laid upon a 11 shoot of whito white paper the mites will be eoon boon with tho the oyos eyes as aa they crawl from it if the disease is ia a the scabby spots enlarge and increase ino reso in in number the lie wool appears ragged till bill over and fulls falls oft off in patches U out these chobo bare spots dense bro brown wit or yellow scales aro are soon neen aud and if the sheep can reach a fence or a post poat the scabs ere are rubbed until they become borea acres the condition of the 1 heap tolla tells off rapidly ra pilly nud bud it becom a a woo woe object the acab is by dipping in it liquid illiquid chioli penetrates and actions bof tons the scab so BO that it can be remove removed 1 and whitall destroys the insect there thera are many preparations used for this thin pur oooo some of which are objectionable op ou account of their heir poisonous proper ties snob as ab mercurial moro urial or arsenical arso compounds oora pounds ind and which are no more effective than tho the fol following owing perfectly porfe otly a bate afe one this on n file t a ot of tobacco and in alphur in the proportion of four ounces 0 of I 1 the mail bad the second to tho the gallon of water the water is brought to a boiling heat boat and the is ia seeped but bat not boiled in ia it until the strength is exhausted the he sulphur is then stirred in the liquid whoa when it ii has bad become reduced 14 temper ture to one hundred and euty eight degrees it is ready for I 1 use the sheep are entirely oa immersed in the liquid BO 00 that the wool la is completely saturated hard hara crusts of the scabs are broken up an and d removed with careane care and the raw well washed with the decoction after ten day dale B the dipping is ia repeated to destroy any newly hatobel mites with care the most gaoat badly infected locality may be completely frood freed irom from this post pest and it will never appear if sheep heap are dipped t wico twice each year as aia a preventive the fhe gain in growth of the wool end and ila it improved quality will daoro than repay the float cost of the operation Pra prairie irio farmer |