Show DIPPING FOR SCAB HELPS CONTROL TICKS TICK S from tho the united states department of 0 agriculture there Is some danger according to agricultural authorities that the sheep tick may inny become a source of considerable loss to farmers and stockinet neu in those localities in which the dipping practiced for P some ome yeura years in order to eliminate sheep scab liaa has been largely discontinued dipping for scab has helped to control the sheep tick in those localities which consequently have been comparatively free from this pest for a number of years now however it appears that sheep ticks are becoming a nuisance in the areas where systematic dipping was formerly carried on and they are arc likely to cause a great deal of damage if steps are not taken to control them sheep are arc restless the sheep tick la Is a wingless parasitic fly which spends its en entire tirol ife life on the sheep it obtains its food by puncturing the skin and aad feeding on the blood and lymph of the an animal final the irritation thus thua caused especially in the case of lambs Is great and the constant drain of blood way may in time become serious infested sheep ore are so restless that they do not feed well and are in general less thrifty than tick free flocks these conditions hamper mal but it cannot bo be depended on to destroy those in tho the stage in which they tire protected by a imo hard shell in this shell the tick from 10 to 24 days A S second dip 11 pa ping therefore 24 days daya titter after the first will find these insects in an unprotected state having emerged from tha sh shell sheilla ellla la the interval between tha th i effective solutions there tire are a number of solutions which are effective la destroying sheep ticks among those these coal tar creosote cresol and nicotine dips rony may be purchased ready prepared the iho lime sul chur arsenic solution can be made nt at home but it Is difficult to prepare and its poisonous qualities necessitate special precautions in its use complete details in regard to the various kinds of 0 dips and the most effective methods of administering them are contained in a new publication of the united states depart department meAt of agriculture farmers bulletin the sheep tick cost of dipping the cost of dipping varies considerably depending upon the cost of labor fuel and material in the sheep growing sections of th the west eVest however ho weyer it may be estimated at from 2 to 3 j A k ai al 1 X A 4 N 3 N T y A I 1 i 1 S 4 v V Y 1 I P 11 at v h V U A ii N P 4 characteristic SCAB LESIONS IN EARLY STAGE tho the growth of wool and in general lower the market value of the cheep from a purely economic point of view therefore dipping Is a profitable practice necessary two are arc regarded as necessary on account of the life habits of the tick the first dipping will destroy all bif the mature ticks on the ani cents a head for each dipping where only a few sheep ore are kept a portable galvanized iron matmay vat may be used or at B canvas dipping bag whore where large floe are cared for however or where a farmer fanner Is in the sheep business pern per it Is best to provide proper t nent dipping vat its Is the only practical solution |