Show DIPPING SHEEP biow tills this I 1 la dono where Thoun linds of Anlyn ilo so Treat tt in tho accompanying illustration if is shown an interesting scene on a so t h west texas ranch it represents tile the manner of dipping eliceo common on the largo large western ranges it is is simply a long channel tank filled with tile the dip through which the sheep ire aro driven forced along by attena attendants ants as is shown this is tho the only rn tactical pac method where thousands of sheep must be treated except the recently invented lipping dipping tanks or which answer tho the saino purpose put pose and are wore more economical pei perhaps haps requiring less of the mixture the of the department of a agriculture 0 ri on oil tile tho parasites es of agepia sheep says ya although some borne lips dips are anro fairly eff effective act IV 0 when applied to sheep with the wool on the lipping dipping should as a rule be preceded by sheari shearing Dg and tile rule should not bo be violated except on account of beason if anny of a flock is ia affect affected eil with scab all should IQ be treated otherwise tho the disease will bo carried along and break out from time to time the wool of of r scabby cabby sheep leho uld bo be poisoned or destroyed or so BO safely stored that it cannot scatter the parasite Australian The ITlie or rutherford applias dip has been quite successful in the hands of largo flock owners it is mado made as follows lo 10 s take of tobacco and flowers of sulphur one pound each to every ev ery four gallons of water used steep steel tile the tobacco in ill a portion of the water two or three successive times until all tile the juice is ia extracted P T t 0 V diprimo SHEEP ON A TEXAS tiie ine leaves or stems of tobacco can be used but three times the weight of tell steins are required as of leaves A press or wringer should be usell used to squeeze out all tile tho liquor mix the sulp sulphur hurwith with water and stir ft till of a creamy consistency sis tency during the dipping keep tile the mixture constantly stirred up it is more effective when applied at a temperature of to degrees in summer arid and to 11 00 in winter the sheep should remain in it I 1 to 11 1 minutes and the head should be comple completely tely immersed once eight or ten days clays after the first treatment it must be repeated and sometimes ome times a third or fourth dipping will be nece necessary wary where eny any carelessness has occurred in preparing the mixture or when rain has washed off the tha first aepli cation too soon the cut here presented is is a reproduction f from roin the ohio farmer fanner |