104 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan., 



MORNING SESSION. 



December 13, 1905, 9:30 a. m. 



Music. 



Convention called to order at 10 a. m., \'ice-President See- 

 ley in the chair. 



The President. It is a beautiful morning, and I am glad 

 to welcome so many here. It is very encouraging to see such 

 a large audience. 



I think the Secretary has some questions in the box. 



Secretary Brown. There are one or two questions, Mr. 

 President, relating to sheep, which we would like to have an- 

 swered before Dr. Smeed leaves us. The first is : '' What 

 should be done with a flock of one hundred sheep that have 

 a few ticks on them now ? " 



Dr. Smead. Mr. President, if I had a flock of sheep that 

 had ticks upon them at this season I would get rid of the ticks. 

 Of course, the question is how to do it. It is very easy in- 

 deed. Go about it just as though you were going to prepare 

 to dip the sheep. Catch the sheep and lay it upon its back, 

 put your preparation in a vessel that }0u can pour from hand- 

 ily. A good thing to use would be an old teapot or coffee-pot 

 that would hold just about as much of the dip as necessary, 

 and from that pour a stream of the preparation along the body 

 and around the skin the whole length of the bodv. In about 

 one minute or a little less you will discover the ticks are going 

 out from along the backbone and the job is done. Be particu- 

 lar to turn the sheep on its back. The set of the wool is then 

 in such a position that the preparation wall take effect. Every 

 particle of the dip runs right to the body and reaches the place 

 where the ticks are. If the sheep is laid in any other way, 

 you will simply have a wet fleece and a dry body. A sheep's 

 wool, you know, is made to shed water. 



Question. Why would it not work just as well if you 

 dipped the sheep? 



