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Show Cattle Losses May Be Avoided Says Agent Did you lose any cattle last winter? wint-er? Have you plenty of Ie njt Jrour cattle this winter? Numerous cattlemen cat-tlemen did lose cattle last dieter and lice took their share of the toll. DDT, the wonderful new chemical chem-ical does an excellent Job of con-ti3lllng con-ti3lllng 'all three kinds of cattle lice. This is a safe and easy treatment treat-ment to use. Freeing cattle of lice Is said to save up to 20 percent on the winter feed bill. A few suggestions sugges-tions may help Iron County owners own-ers to save many cattle: 1. Dip or spray during warmer periods of fall or winter. Repeat in 16 to 20 days If rotenone solution Is used.' 2. Use 4 pounds of 50 percent wettable DDT to each 100 gallons of water to dip or spray. 3. It is not safe to use oil solutions solu-tions of DDT on cattle at any time. If you would like to get further information on the use of DDT In controlling cattle lfce, or of rotenone ro-tenone to control cattle grubs, write or call Joel C. Barlow, Iron county Agricultural Agent. |
