THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



The Many Benefits of 

 Cattle Dipping or 

 Spraying 



OATTLK TICK 



Tke Dipping or Spraying of Cattle is ordinarily carried out solely to destroy Ticki, •«, by the Destruction of Ticks, kll Tiek- 



borne diseases (such as Texas Fever, Redwater, Heartwater, Gallsickness and East C««st Fever) are effectually preventad. 



But many other benefits are incidentally secured by dipping, as will be seoS by the following note*. 



Indeed, so numerous and so important are these incidental benefits as almost to justify the jarophecy that. ^ time. Cattle Dipping 



■^ or Spraying will be systematically carried on even in countries where no Ticks exi>. 



RINGWORM. Dipping prevents and cures this liiglily contagious 

 disease by destroying the fungus which is the cause of it. 



WARTS. These are also caused by a niicro.or8anism which is de- 

 *^troyed by djpping. 



OPHTHALMIA. This is due to the presence of a woi-m carried by 

 i fly. Dipping destroys the fly. and thus prevenlsthe discisc. 



HAIRBALLS. By aUaying all skin irritiition caused by p.arasitic 

 .-illacks rtippni,' goes far to jTcvont calves liekiii-' their coats, aud thus 

 prevents the fotination of hairbalN. 



BLACK LEG OR QUARTER EVIL. M.any fanners claim that 

 ■iippint bius eliminated Quari<' Kvil from their liords. which, previously. 

 liiiU neve: tieen free from ii : but in view ol the nature of tliibdise;i8e, this 

 •■ laim must be regarded as re-iuiring confirmation. 



WHITE SCOUR. This disease is quickly era^licated by di ping. In 

 l.erd'- regularlv dipped, a dejith from Whiiu Scour io now almust unhiar.l 

 (,1 whereiis Ijefor • syrteniati.; Dipping eanic intti vogue, lb. ■ iiiortalily of 

 .lives from IliiP dise;ise often ran up to 00% or 70%. and eveu higher. 



LICE Itegular Dipping destroys these pests and guards the cattle 

 jigiiinst rurtber attacks. 



BOTS. The bot^flv lavs its eggs on the '■Vin of the horse. When the 

 l.irvar emerge from the eggs Ihcy .nre li' ke.l from the skin and tbuK 

 I ransferred m the stonia^-h. Dii'P.ng k^li^ those larvae whilsl on the skin. 

 I; will also kill ni.-iny of the flies. 



WORMS IN CALVES. Dfping ha' been proved lo prevent ■worm 

 infection m calvue. This is expl.imed i.y the lact that dipiiiui; destroys the 

 worms, or their eggi. which aie present on the teats iiuil udders and 

 l.osniblv oo (iiher part~ of the bodies o( the mother cow, whence they 

 W.<X)metransi'-rred to the calves by slicking or licking. 



HORSE-SICKNESS. This di^ea-e which is responsible lor a high 

 r»te of mortalitv amongst hor.s<-f in Souili .«rica. has been shown to be 

 prevented by dipping. Horse-sickness is .■au-«l by an organem introduced 

 tato the blood by a mosquito and by dipping, the skin of the horse aud the 

 ijood vessels immediately t)»>neath it. be ome impregnat^-d with arsenic 

 ■otonly m.aking the skin blood poison""- to the mos.|uiin, hut de.ftroying 

 .•ny organisms which may be introduced into the blood by i lie momiaito in 

 fbti act of biting. 



'WAR&LE FLY. The nclion of dipping In preventtng this pest U the 

 as described under the heading ISiif.' Thati^ to siiy. dippinijMlI* 



nyofthe flies theranelv.h ; and it will kill the Ixrvae which hatch out 



from the esgs depoaitod on the skm bv tlie flies. In addition, the arsenic 

 »B the dip wo 1 d assuredly r^ .leh and kil! many of t.lv mature maggots In 

 Ok) itti«ge when they are lu-t re.idy re emerge from the skin. 



PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO HIDES. The market value of 

 hidf* Is giesitlv reilU' i-d bv the portoi.ilioiis caused by the warble-tly larva 

 and the CatUeTick. Bv dii.[.ng. this damage can be stopped and serious 

 bMaea preve:itt.rL Tick-btten hide^ aic worth IJd- per po'nd less than 

 ■OTBtoJu^'Mj hides. 



DECREASED FECUNDITY. .\ Iiirther loss tobcrecordc ' apaiDfit 

 •he Tick istbi rnducticm o! lh> ieeunditv .■( lemale cattle: perhaps Iso In 

 C^^t^^fc ^Uimrxt /iii^..;t.,«s:.-...'.e.^ai»ea*oi a.^/iormal iinidaions 

 .^ ^le renrfvli^et.lv.. irgaub. 



LOSS OF CONDITION IN CATTLE. Ap».« - , — "-ouf of 



disease, the presence (if 'licks on cattle reduces their conuotou. DIppmp. 

 by desiioying tlie Tick-, not only iiie\entK this loss of condition. Imt, as a 

 result ol the w.-11-kiuiwii tonic action of arsenic on the skin, cunaee the 

 animals to put on weight and thrive. 



During the period of an esperiment made specially to test this point, 

 heavily iniestd cattle lost an average of 9 lbs. in weight, whilst thetiek- 

 (ree cattle gained an average ot iUll>s.,lKithlotn of cattle lieing fed all.i- 

 Tlure is an other in stance of a Tick-infected steer which weighed 180 11 is. 

 and wliiel:. after lieing dipped, weighed 1015 lbs. two,tnonih8later. tbeieel 

 reinaiuiiiL' tin smiu' as before dipi»ing. 



EARLIER MATURITY OF SLAUGHTER STOCK. In U,.- 

 reavii-g .■: -tock fur the butcher, the rreednm from parasites which result-, 

 irom dipping en;ililes the young enttl.. to mature more quickly. This may 

 mean a saving of 12 or IS months' feed .and atteotion. .and also enaWw tlii' 

 cattle owner to turn over his capital much more quickly. 



MILK YIELD. Great losses occur by Ticks on Milch cows, redoi mi.' 

 the milk yield, and m snnie cises so injuring the teats and udders as i.i 

 rendei tliem useless. Dipping ha- proved a preventive of all such troulile 



A very fine series ol experiments on this point was carried out try 1b> 

 United States Department of .Agriculture, and It was shown thatr- 



<lj Cows lightly infested with Ticks produced U pints loss per cow pe; 



day than 'I'iek-free cows : 

 (21 CowB heavily infested with Ticks produced 2 quarts less j«r cow 



per day ihan 'lick-free cows. 

 CONTAGIOUS ABORTION. It is reported by the Vetenriir\ 

 Baeu-iioHigiBioi the Southern Hhodesian Depariniont of Agriculture that 

 Cooper s Cattle Difi destroys the organism of thisdiseilse. He has ttierwiore 

 jtre.scribed Dipping as one of the me;isure8 to be employed in dealing with an 

 outbreak, licgular dipjiing must have great effect in preventing outbreaks 

 LIVER DISEASE IN CALVES. Instances are on record of beni- 

 In which, .as a result ol regular systematic Dipping, losses from ilns dise.-.s 

 have iK'en reduced from as much as 80% to nil. 



MANGE. This disease.asls well known, Isofpnrasiticorigin luppo.;! 

 desirovs the mange mite and cures the disease. Spraying and dipping wiiii 

 Cooper's Cattle Dip is offielally sttongly recommended oy the NyiuMJainl 

 Veterinary Authorities as a preventive of the spread of Demodectic uitt,e 

 Mange— the most difficult form of mange to do.al with. 



FLIES. The continual torment caused to stock by flies must itievit 

 ably re, Id iinlavourably upon their slate of health. Fhes also act asiiirrieisi 

 of nianv diseases of stock and of human tieings. Innumerable flies h'» 

 killed, directly or indirectly, by cattle dipping. 



EPIZOOTIC OR ULCERATIVE LYMPHANGITIS.— TlieOiuH 

 Veterinary OfBcer of British Kaet Africa states In his 1914-15 Annual Itaporl 

 that "Dipping lias l)een proved to be an efficient preventive aoalu^ this 

 DiS4'iiae.* 



HORN FLY. The r,'. vages of this very serlotu pest can be very are 



of a simple adiiistmont at the entranee to the dip] 



liink. 12 in. boards m-.. attached to the upright splaxh lioardlng. and * 



minimised by meaii^ of a simple 



project into the Uink on either side, and eatcS ancf break the wav< wf i % 

 cattle when jumping into the Bath. In this way a heavy spray is »..z»tfm. 

 the backs of the cattle, which precipitates Into the polsonons wa ali ■> 

 ctsna OT Fli». which rise .'rtini an animal when It plunges into the dlpiPMK 

 ■nliitiori 



COOPER'S CATTLE TICK DIP 



JJas rtceivtd the o^lcial npprmat oj the following Countries: 

 Union of South Africz, Northern Rhodesia, Brazil, Basutoland, 



Nyasaland, Swaziland, Southern Rhodesia, Madagascar, 



British East Africa, German East Africa, Portuguese East Africa. 



Porluguese West Africa, Egypt, Argentine Republic, Queensland, 



United States of America, New South Wales 



Northern Territory of Australia. 



Mar iifaotuiers: WILLtAN COOPER 



BRANCHES; Toronto, Ci.icago, Sydney, Mtlboftie, /lucMapd, B 



WEhT INDIAN AGENTS 



.S'l'. Kri'T.'^S. 1,. Iloi-.sfiinl it Co. 



ANTKil .\: HiiiiiuU, ISryson * Co. 



.!AMaIC.\: 1). Hi'n(KT.s(iii .V Co., Kir.KStoii. 



tJRKN.AiD.A: Thoinsdii, Hiinkcy .V Co. 



EAUHADOS: Biirl.a(lo,s Co-oiiofiitive Cotton «;o., T,i,d. 



BAHAMAS: H. T. Urioe, Nassau. 



TlUNIDAl): T. iJciddi's firaiil, Ltd.. I'ort-of-.Sjiiiin. 



TWilTISH <;riANA: T. (iwldo.s (Jiiiiit, Ltd. 



ST VlNl'KXT: foriH »V: Co., Kingstown. 



NKVIS: S. n. Malniio. 



AMERICAN VlRi.IN ISL.NNDSM ».ll.,s,liiiiiug<.-low,St.Orouc. 



MONTI^KRRAT: W. Muwulljii Wall. 



DoMlNK'A: \\<'\\. H. K. Knuiiiitou. 



ST. LI'CLA: Bariiurd Sons A Co., Ca-strles. 



•I .M)Kli< t' I'K; Soeii te Intliisliiclle ct .\gricole, Poiiit-a i'itre 



& NEPHEWS, Berkhamsted, England. 



lapd, Biienn;, Airfts, Mu'iie Video, f'.nia Arenas, East London, Odessa 



