Show J I 1 WINTER SHOULD BE RESPITE OF FARM ANIMALS FROM PARASITES Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture Most of ot the domestic animals I that are kept on pastures during the tho summer sum sum- mer iner collect a wide assortment of ot Internal Internal internal In In- parasites that spend part of their life c cycle cIe within the animal and part art of at It outside The Infection says the United States Department of ot Agriculture Agriculture Agri Agri- culture usually takes place In warm weather as at that time there are proper conditions of ot moisture and temperature for the development of ot the organisms In some cases there are Insects that act as intermediate hosts bosts for certain parasites and of course during luring the winter v such hosts are not active acUte Some parasites of horses and cattle are carried by biting Insects that Introduce them Into the blood stream of the animal Several species of parasites spend part of their found of some use as a n treatment for stomach worms Control Stomach Worms This copper sulphate copper treatment treatment for stomach worms is very Tery effective in the control of stomach worms in sheep A 1 per cent solution In water is the strength th usually employed ed Three fluid ounces of the 1 per cent solution solution tion Is sufficient for yearlings and older older old old- er sheep and 1 ounces for lambs Iambs three months old and older At the bureau of animal Industry farm at Vienna Va this treatment is given once a month through the year and the treated lambs Iambs have hae made maele better growth grO and grown more wool than lambs that were not treated At the age of one hundred and twenty days treated lambs Iambs have averaged GO CO pounds each Other worms of ot sheep m. m r ij Draft aft Animals of This Kind Doing Hard Work During Summer Season Are Entitled to Some Care Durl During ng Winter life cycle in dung beetles and through these beetles are taken In with grass and get Into the digestive tract of the animal The ordinary house fly Is a carrier for one of the stomach worms of the the horse Various kinds of ot tape tapeworms tapeworms tapeworms worms of poultry spend a period of their existence In house lOuse flIes flics snails and other lower animals All AU these worms worms require also proper conditions of warmth and moisture for their de de- de- de Get Rid of Parasites From these facts about the habits of ot some of the well known Internal parasites of ot domestic animals It It Is plain that fall faIl and early winter Is the most opportune time to rid the animals ani ani- mals j of them and give them a chance to recuperate Such an interior clean clean- out also reduces the number of ot chances of at on the pastures pastures pas pas- tures the following spring Winter Is a rest from but because because because be be- cause animals have to resist adverse weather conditions It Is doubly advisable advis advise advisable able to get rid of all parasites to give the animals an opportunity to use their feed in maintaining body temperature temperature temper temper- stare and In putting on on fat or producing producing ing milk There are probably hundreds of treatments recommended by various persons for worms bots hots and other parasites most of which are useless or very nearl nearly so However there are certain treatments that have been proved by experiment to be effective for certain parasites It has been found that bots hots can be removed from horses b by the use of ot carbon It Is given in six dram doses In capsules capsules capsules capsules' cap cap- sules sules' and a purgative is unnecessary The horse is usually kept off oft feed for 24 hours before the capsule Is given This treatment will also get the big round worms that frequently Infest the small intestine To get rid of ot the round worms that are found in the large Intestines use oil oU of oil of American wormseed in loses doses of ot 4 to 4 41 drams with a quart of raw row linseed oil or an nn aloes ball So far tar have very little little lit lit- tle to say about the treatment of Internal internal In in- parasites In cattle Not a great deal of work vork has been done along this line but copper sulphate has been are hard bard to get rid of but carbon tetrachloride gives promise of at being effective for many of at them In the case of ot swine oil of ot cheno- cheno podium In doses of one dram for pound pigs and other doses In proportion proportion proportion tion will remove the lar large e round roundworms roundworms roundworms worms from the small intestine A Adose Adose Adose dose should be bp accompanied with one oneto oneto oneto to four ounces of castor oil This treatment Is given n with a dose syringe Although worm treatments are given to hogs In a great many cases In capsules cap cap- capsules sules with a at capsule gun there Is considerable considerable considerable con con- danger dunger that owing to the peculiar anatomy of the pigs pig's pharynx a capsule will be put In the wrong place A great many hogs say veterInarians veterinarians veterinarians vet vet- In the Department of 01 Agriculture Agri Agri- Agriculture culture have hate been killed In this way Treatment for Poultry A treatment frequently used for tor round worms In poultry is made up by soaking a pound of finely chopped tobacco stems In water for two hours I and then mixing the stems and the I water with half the usual mash ra ra- tion This amount Is for tor birds Time The feed which Is mixed with the tobacco tobacco to to- tobacco bacco Is given after fasting the birds for 24 hours as ns usually they will not eat It otherwise So far no recommendation recommendation can be made for ridding hens of other intestinal parasites A word of caution Is necessary as asto asto asto to the use of remedies for parasites which applies as well to medicinal medicinal treatment treatment- generally Medicinal treat treatment treatment ment for parasites and other conditions conditions condi condl should be bc given only by or under the direction of properly qualified and competent persons otherwise serious damage may be done to valuable animals ani ant mals and little or no benefit result from tile the treatment Watch Markets Closely Market fat hogs and grass finished cattle Watch the market closely from day to day Send fat cows that are poor producers to market Give Cows Attention Look after cows carefully at calving time Separate them from the herd and provide n a clean comfortable box stall Watch for milk fever |