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Show Mange Mites Are Great Liability Ailment Has Been of Increasing In-creasing Economic Importance Impor-tance in Central West. (Prepared by the t'nlted States Department v Agriculture.) The practical side of controlling nriimal dlsensus and parasites ia tiliown In u report to the United Slates Department of Agriculture by Dr. J. O. Wilson, a federal veterinary official stationed in South Dakota. Swlrm mange has ljeen of increasing economic eco-nomic importance throughout the Central Cen-tral We.-t with the result that in .some localities us hi;;li us 40 per cent of the lings slaughtered show evidence of the presence of the mange mile. Affect3 Vital Parts. Since this parasite afi'ects the parts i iiS the hog that are of greatest value i the hams, shoulders and bacon paid;- , ers have been purchasing mangy hogs at a discount ranging from 00 cents r.o j $l.fiO per hundredweight. For a 2-"0- : pound hog the actual discount thus I amounts to from $.'2o to Sij.7."). de- J pending on the extent of mange present. pres-ent. '"This estimate" Doctor Wilson I adds, "does not take Into account the j saving of feed in the fattening of a i mange-free hog in comparison with the added time and feed necessary to fatten a mangy hog." In the endeavor to disseminate such ! Information to swine growers in their ' trade territories, progressive conunis-sion conunis-sion firms are using rubber stamps hearing the notice: MANGY HOGS SRLL AT A DISCOUNT of 50c to $1.50 per CWT Proper treatment of manje lnfectott hoRs insures more RAPID GAINS AND HIGHER PRICES I Briefly, mange mites are a serious ! liability to the swine producer, as : lliey cause pork products to be classified classi-fied into lower grades of less value. The losses occur throughout the year, but are somewhat greater during the winter months wlieu control of the parasites Ly dipping is more dillieult. Oliieials of the bureau of animal industry indus-try point out that mange in hogs is readily preventable and control methods meth-ods are fully discussed in Farmers' liulletin IOSj which may he obtained on request. In view of the better prices paid for -mange-free hogs, averaging av-eraging about $2.50 a head over those that are affected by the parasites, the slight cost in labor and material for dipping the average herd is repaid many times. |
