Show SUMMER IS EXCELLENT TIME TO I 1 exterminate MANY HOG PESTS t rr k X K A x ILA medicated hog wallows are much liked by animals prepared Prep ired by the united st states 3 tea depart ant of 0 agriculture r e thousands of 0 dollars worth of good hog bog feed goes every year to the feeding of mange mites and lice it Is shown by reports to the united states department of agriculture that is to say after the hogs have fed on oil the corn com and other forage and put it in the way of becoming hams bacon or side pork the parasites sm swarming armIng over the animals bodies take their toll and reduce thele the time flesh through discomfort find and disease these parasites are more numerous and active in colu weather when the hair bair ls Is thick but summer Is an excellent time to exterminate the pests that remain over the season hogs like to wallow the instinctive habit babit of the hog to wallow in water when the weather Is warm may be taken advantage of in applying treatment for external parasites department experts say by medicating the water in properly constructed ted wallows remedies for lice ind and mange may be applied in a satisfactory manner with nith a minimum expenditure pend iture of money time and labor if the results from the use of medlen medicated ted wallows are to be satisfactory however low it Is necessary to consider the in aturo and habits of the animals to bo be treated and plan accordingly it if conditions are such that hogs as may exercise choice in the matter they invariably select shallow water lit in which to wallow if the nostrils can tp hp kept above the surface easily the hog will lie down on its side and roll then ilien set get up tip and repeat the operation L on the other side until the entire body Is wet the proper depth ot of liquid in the i wallow depends upon the size and number of boss ho s using liing the wallow for pigs weighing front from 40 to SO 80 pounds pound the wallow should be charged charge with ith liquid to tile the depth of about 3 inches for hogs from SO 80 to pounds 4 inched Is sufficient the medicated liquid should never be so deep tant kimt the togs hogs are afraid to lie in it for a number of hogs bogs of varied sizes a depth of from 3 to 4 inches Is iq mot most practicable no medicine should be k added until the hogs hane lind three or four days to get accustomed to the wallow it should not be kept medicated tor for more than about 43 hours nt a time as the hogs can gatwell get well soaked in that time and constant Is liable to irritate the skin after that medicaments medica ments may be added at intervals of a week or ten digs days 1 simple remedy as effective crude petroleum is one of the alm i blest remedies that can be obtained for the purpose and is tile the only one the that t will eradicate both lice and mange with one treatment no 0 o heating equipment Is necessary and tiny any rind kind of reasonable good water nater can be used the oil apparently does not injure the animals if the freshly oiled hogs receive proper care and attention unprocessed crude oil as ag it comes from the wells Is probably the most effective crude oil dip Ilo however wever processed crude petroleum known to the trade p eg be fuel oil which bich Is the residue front from manufacturing gasoline and other light hydrocarbons Is 19 COMI commonly DODly aled ui cd and Is effective in eradicating lice and 0 mange As a rule the thinner the 9 processed crude oil the better it Is for I a dip dill or wallow allow in using oil in wallows about one plat pint for each pig or one quart for each 31 4 frown hog bog is 19 recommended tills this can 1 ebest best be determined by observing whether the pigs use the wallow and I 1 whether their bodies become mell coated I 1 ladd d with oil it all are not well coated 1 add more oil to the wallow the oil will make the water distasteful enough 0 the hogs m will III not try to drink it hog 1109 wallows are comparatively easy ot of construction por for best results they v should be of concrete sufficiently large to accommodate the number of pigs in i r the inclosure and with one side sloping y to rive five bisy access the oil boating Joa ting on the surface of the it i a water limits or preen presents ts evaporation beir dj Y and the water it if exposed to the sun OF during the lay day soon becomes so whim m that will not lie in it it if the wallow Is exposed to the direct rays of J the sun during summer gummer months so that 1 the hogs will not lie ile in it it Is dvis K able to construct ct a shade oe mer it and the oil should be added in the evening oil added after sun sundown dom Is usually carried out on the bodies of the hogs bogs before noon tile the next lay day A shady well ventilated place should f be provided for freshly fres lily oiled hogs bogs all wallows f should hould lie be drained and cleaned t j as often as necessary to keep thorn them and tho the surroundings in good gi sanitary condition it Is 6 very important that lp the wallow be properly constructed 10 t and cared A for otherwise it will soon get into a filthy and condl tion ilog hog lice do not live long when separated from the animal but as a pro pre measure all small ures anres which have contil contained ned lousy hogs should ba cleaned and dis infected before being used for n R new lot jot of hogs the litter find and manure should be removed and the floors cleaned after which the woodwork and floors should he sprayed with a good disinfectant farmers bulletin ilog hog lie lice e and blange gives much useful information about the pests and methods of eradication it will be sent on request to the division or of publications publication s department of agriculture washington |