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Show ISSUES ORDERS FOR DIPPING OF SHEEP An order to dip all the sheep in the state for the eradication of ticks was issued this week by the state board of sheep commissioners. The order stipulates stipu-lates that the animals must be dipped between July 15 and October 16 of thia year. All sheep brought into the stat during that time must be dipped also. Spring inspections of sheep under direction di-rection of the board have been finished and showed not a single case of scab, a disease of the sheep that was quit prevalent in years past and which prompted several dipping orders. The board members were much gratified at the absence of scab. Ticks, however, are quite prevalent, and the board issued the dipping order at the suggestion of sheepmen themselves. them-selves. ' Most of the ticks are the ordinary ordi-nary ticks which attack sheep, injuring their vitality and their wool. There have been some instances of the ticks which cause the disease known as Rocky mountain sp.tted fever being found on Utah sheep. The dipping is expected to rid the sheep of them as well as ordinary ticks. All members of the board of sheep commissioners were present at the meeting, meet-ing, as follows: Thomas W. Jones of Salt Lake, president; E. J. Cummings of Heber city and J. G. Pace of Cedar City. A. A. Callister, secretary of the board, was also present. |