Show III WINTER SHOULD BE RESPITE OF FARM ANIMALS FROM PARASITES Prepared by th the United States Department of or Agriculture Most of ot the domestic animals that are kept kepton op on pastures during the summer summer summer sum sum- mer collect a wl wide e assortment of Internal Internal internal In In- parasites that spen spend part of ot their life Ufe c cycle cle within the animal and part of or It outside The Tile Infection says the United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Agri Agri- culture usually takes place In warm weather as at that lime tIme there are proper proper conditions of moisture an and temperature for the development of the organisms In some cases there are insects that act as Intermediate hosts bosts for certain parasites and of ot course during the winter such hosts are oro not active e Some parasites of horses au and cattle are carried carrle by biting Insects that Intro Introduce uce them into the blood bloo stream of the S Several veral species of parasites spen spend part of OL their found foun of some use as a n treatment for stomach worms Control Stomach Worms This sulphate copper treatment for stomach w worms Is very effective In the tho 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 er cent solution solution tion is sufficient for yearlings and older older older old old- er sheep nn and 1 ounces for lambs three months old an and older At Atthe the bureau of animal In Industry farm at Vienna Va this treatment is given ghen once a month through the year and the treated lambs have made better growth an and grown more wool than lambs that were not treated At the age of one hun hundred re und and twenty days ays treated lambs have averaged CO GO poun pounds s each Other worms of sheep iMf iM f A tr rN i F 1 f Draft aft Animals of This Kind Doing Hard Work During Summer Season Are Entitled to Some Care During Durl ng Winter life cycle In dung beetles nn and through these beetles are arc taken In In with grass nn and get Into the digestive tract of the animal The or ordinary house fly is a carrier for one of the stomach worms of the horse Various kl kinds S of ot tape tapeworms tapeworms tapeworms worms of poultry spend a period of their existence in house files flies snails and other lower animals All these worms require also proper conditions of warmth and moisture for their de de- de e- e Get Rid of Parasites Fr From m these facts about the habits of some of the well-known well Internal parasites of domestic animals it is plain that fall an and early winter is the most opportune time to rl rid the animals animals animals ani ani- mals of them an and give them a chance to recuperate S Such ch an Interior clean clean- out also reduces the number Dumber of chances of 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 a adverse verse weather conditions it is doubly advisable advisable advisable advis advis- able to get rid of all parasites parables to give the animals an opportunity to use their feed in maintaining body temperature temperature temper temper- and In putting on fat or producing producing ing milk There are probably hun hundreds reds of treatments recommended ed by various arlous persons for worms bots and other parasites most of ot which are useless or very nearly so However there are I certain treatments that have been prove proved by experiment to be effective for certain parasites It has been found that bots can be removed from horses by the use of carbon It is given in six dram ram doses oses in capsules capsules cap cap- sules and a purgative Is unnecessary The horse is usually kept off oft fee feed for 24 hours before the capsule is given This treatment will also get et the big round worms that frequently infest the small intestine To get rid of the round worms that are found In the tho large Jarge Intestines use oil of oil of American wormseed In doses Joses of 4 to 4 drams a u quart of raw linseed oil or an aloes ball So far veterinarians have very cry little little little lit lit- tle to say Bay about the treatment of Internal Internal In In- parasites In cattle Not u a great deal of work has been done along this line but copper sulphate has been are hard to get rid of ot but carbon tetrachloride e gives promise of being e effective for many of them In the case of swine oil on of cheno cheno- podium In doses oses of one dram for poun 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 This treatment Is given with a dose syringe Although worm treatments are given to hogs in a great many cases In capsules capsules capsules cap cap- sules with a capsule gun there Is con con- sl dang danger r that owing to to the peculiar anatomy of the pigs pig's pharynx a capsule will be put in the wrong place A great many hogs bogs say veterInarians veterinarians veterinarians vet vet- in the Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agri Agri- culture have ha been killed In this way Treatment for Poultry A treatment frequently used for roun round worms In poultry is made up by soaking a pound of finely chopped tobacco stems in water for two hours ari and then mixing the stems and the water with half the usual mash ra ra- ra- ra tion This amount Is for tor birds The feed fee which Is mixed with the tobacco tobacco tobacco to to- bacco Is given after fasting the birds for 24 hours as usually they will not eat It otherwIse So far no recommendation 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 ot remedies for parasites which applies as ns well to m medicinal treatment generally Medicinal treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment for parasites and other con condi condi- l. l should be given glen only by or un under er erthe the direction of properly qualified and competent persons otherwise serious damage may be done to valuable anImals animals ani anI- mals and little or no benefit result from frOlD the treatment |