THE AGRICULTUKAL NEWS. 



An Object Lesson 



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Tick Eradication 



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The tBtutrationt given below, and the accompanying particulars, are taken from an OffieicJ puUieatiom *t the United Sttlttt 



Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 498, 



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calcolalMl tbat licU may, 

 in the course oi a year, 

 deprive as animal ol 

 10^ gallont of blood. 

 Some ticks abtorb it 

 much as 2 c.c cl 

 blood eackt 



TICK INFESTED: BEFORE DIPPING, August 12tli, 1911. 

 WEIGHT 730 POUNDS. 



A caie it OD 



record of a horse which 

 died from anaemia re- 

 suhing from gross lick 

 infestation, and from 

 which no les< than 

 '/8 lbs. ,of ticks were 

 collected. 



THE SAME BEAST TICK FREE: 2 MONTHS AFTER DIPPING, 

 October 12th, 1911. WEIGHT 1015 POUNDS. 



The above flluslrations afford an example ol the bcncfils afforded by Tick Eradicution. The .iiiimal shown, when infested with ticks, weighed only 

 7J0 pounds on I2l}i August. 1911. On this dale ihc beast was completely freed from Ticks by <lipping. Two months later (12th October), us weight 

 Wl mcreased lo 1015 pounds, the feed in the meantime remaining the some as before. The total gain afts* being freed from ticks was th« 



285 pounds in 2 months, or a daily average gain of 4| pounib. 



COOpgR'S CATTLE TICK DIP 

 tceived the official approval of the following Countrimit 

 (Mon ol Soufb Africa, Northern Rbodecia, Brazil, Bssulolairf, 



Nyasaland, Swa? land, Soulbern Rhodesia, MoJagascar. 



British East Alrica, licrman East Africa, Porluxucse East Alrlca, 



Portu{uesc West Africa, Egypt, ArjcnIInc Republic, Queensland, 



United Slates ol America, New South Wales, 



^ Northern Territory ol Australia. 



Manufacturers : WILLIAM COOPER & 



EI'iAN'>.Hl-.S : loronlo. Chicago, Sjiliit>, Mtllournt, Auciiland, Buenos Aires. 



WEST INDIAN AGENTS; 



»T. ltlTT5i *. I-. Hor.iford A Ca. ANTIOUA : Bennett, Dryaoo A C«. 



JAMAICA: D. Hendertoo & Co., K'laEatoa. 



(IkBNADAi Thomson, Hankcy & Co. 



BARBADO.*^: Barbadci Co-operative Cotton Co,, Ltd. 



IIAIIAMA3: W. N. Twynum, Na.ssau. 



THINIIIAI): T. Qeddes Grant. Port ot 5paln. 



ItklllStI OOIANA: Sandbacli, Parker & Co. 



BT. VINCIiNTi Corea & Co., Klosatowa. NKVIS: S. I). Malone. 



DANI5II WRST INOIBS: Carl V. La beet, St. Thomas. 



MONTAHHRAT; W. IJewcllyn WaU, DOMIMCA: Hon. II. A. Frampton. 



ST. LUCIA: Barnard Sons & Co., Cu.itrics. '' 



NEPHEWS, Berkhamsted, Enf;lr\nd. 



Mgnle Video, Pnala Arena*, Eail London, Odcsu. 



