| Show HOG LICE QUESTION IS VERY IMPORTANT pests take advantage of conditions in cold weather and breed quite rapidly by it II C ASHLY minnesota experiment pert ment station it has been estimated that a pound hog has drops of blood suppose he Is supporting 1000 lice and each takes one drop of blood per day what per cent of his blood will be lost dally daily and who will pay the bill bili the question Is important right now tor for lice are worse la in winter than in summer bummer the hogs pile up closely and spend much time in their beds the lice take advantage of the situation nd and breed rapidly to remove the lice Is neither dim cult nor expensive dipping or spraying with coal tar compounds is dangerous in winter but three other treatments are available there are 1 equal parts kerosene and machine oil mixed together and app applied lieI N ithan an oil can brush or swab 2 crude oil thinned with I 1 kerosene brosene ero sene if too thick applied with a brush or as a spray 3 powdered dusted on the pigs or steeped as a tea and applied with a brush or as 9 a spray for a small bunch the first treatment Is the mos most convenient but when one has many hogs the crude oil Is cheaper be sure to apply behind the tha ears cars and in both flanks the lice pre for fer folds of the skin clean the beds and pens thoroughly also if these are thoroughly sprayed with the oil there should be no further trouble from the lice if the hogs bogs sleep la in straw sheds one cart can keep them free from lice by treating them every two weeks try it I 1 |
