THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



A Practical Experiment 



IN 



Tick Eradication 



IN 



Antigua 



■•TT4.B TM« 



The fcllouini; czlrach from "The Wej/ Indian Bulletin," A'o. 2, Vot. xic. from a re/iort by Mr. P. T. SaunJeri, M.R.C.V.S.. Veterinary Officer on 



ihe Staff of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies, show conclusively the value of systematic nork in Tick EroJhatlon, ami 



incidentally proce how easily and cheaply the great economic waste caused by Ti'c^j con be obviated in Ihe Wett Indies and other tropical countries. 



less ihan i-gallon, it will be gathered ihat the cost of spraying per head ii 

 ver)' small : the actual cost per head works out at about -jd., and it is e»ti- 

 maled tha> the cost o( spraying would not exceed I8d. per head per annum. 



1 Sic results obtained Irom spraying have fully justified the mot! 

 •anguine cxpeiialions. It should first and foremost be recorded, that on 



sprayed cattle it has resulted 

 a complete absence of ticks ; 

 no ticks whatever have been 

 seen on the animals since ibeir 

 second or third spraying. 



It may also be observed 

 that, as a result of spraying, 

 the animals look more thrift)* : 

 they are seldom hidc-booDd — 

 a condition which was formeriy 

 common — and their skins are 

 softer and more pliable, whDe 

 the coat is aho improved. 



Once the cattle have 

 become accustomed to the 

 Machine, there is no difficulty, 

 and the spraying may be 

 performed in very short time. 

 On one occasion, seventy-thiec 

 cattle passed through ike 

 machine in seven minutes, each one being effectively and completely sprayed. 



The success which has a'.tended this innovation should b« salficienl 

 encouragement to those owners who have the interests and the econony of^ 

 their slock at heart, lo follow the lead of Messr>. Henckell OuBuisson ti Co. 



The erection of spraying machines is a oui.'cr which i> well worthy of 

 the attention of slock owners generally, and the writer very •trongly 

 advocates their erection in different part* of the Kvcral iilaodt of lb« 

 West Indies. It may be possible, in muy iailif. far (Toapa «l mntn 

 to combine lo secure this end. 



The question of Ticks and their eradication is one that has played an 

 m; criant part in the economy of ihe stock industry in the West Indies 

 "or many years. It is feared, however, that in many islands no aKempt 

 ..as been made to deal with the question in an efficient manner, and, as a 

 lalural consequence, the Tick has always had. more or less, the upj^er 

 .and in ihe struggle. 



In a bad tick season, the 



fed on the animals is very 

 n^irked from the anaemia con- 

 equent upon the mecl.anical 

 ■: ss of blood from the sucking 

 >f the ticks, and many herds 

 rx>k poor and miserable from 

 '.heir effects. Diseases may 

 alto be propagated through 

 he agency of Ticks ; so there 



r once appears every argument 



. (heir systematic eradication. 



This conclusion was forced 



upon the rL-;)rescnta*i''es of 

 Messrs. Henckell Du Buisson 

 \ Co., and the firm imported 

 - spraying machine to deal 

 ..ith the herds of cattle used 

 n the company's estates in 

 '.nligst. 



After nearly twelve months' trial, it is gratifying lo be able lo record 

 - entire satisfaction, both in its working and in its results. 



Tlie spraying solution used is Cooper's Cattle Dip an arsenic- 

 contain -g preparation, manufactured by the proprietors as a result of 

 osay > '*r%' experiment and investigation in South Africa and elsewhere. 

 1\a diiCClions for use are easy to follow, and the preparation of the 

 spnyioj tolatioo is accomplished simply by the addition of the dip lo cold 

 vMir m^ thoroughly mixing, in the strength required. As the surplus Dip 

 t to ch« lauk, and as each animal carries away on its skin •omclhing 



THE i-,;p::;)\T,n 



Erecttd 



',;attle spray 



caJy for ute ' 



MACHINE 



COOPER'S CATTLE TICK DIP 

 Hot rrreivrd the official approval of the following Countrimtt 

 LaioDi'f - inilli Ulrica. Norlbern Khodesia, Broiil, BiRulnlnn4, 



Nyasalnnd, Swar land, Soulhcrn Rhodesia, MadnKa»car, 



Krtllih Ca»t Afrirn. ticrmnn East Africa, Portuguese Fa»l Africa. 



Piirlu]iucf.e We»i 'fricn, Egypt. Artcalinc Rtpublic. Quccnvland, 



loited Stales ol America, Sev Soulb Wales, 



^ Northern Territory of Au!(tralia* 



Man rfacturers : WILLIAM COOPER & 



£iCANCH,.S : Ivrualo, Clica2°' Sydiu}, Mclbourat, AuciliiBil, 



WEST INDIAN AGENTS . 



rt. KITT*: 3. L. Hor.'rford 4 C«. ANTiOUA : Hiniieft. llrri>on A Cm. 



JAMAICA: D. Hendcraon & Co., KInitalan. 



(IWENAOA: TboaMn. Ilankey & Co. 



BAKIIAD'I-'^: Biirbado.'s Co-opcrutlvc Cotton Co., Ltd. 



DAItAMA.S: W. N. Twynaiii, Nassau. 



TKINIDAO: T. Oeddea Grant. Port of .Spala. 



nKIIISH OUIANA: 5andbacl<. I'arker & Co. 



BT. VINCUNT: Corea A Co., Klncatown. NIdVI.S: 5. D. Malnn* 



fiANI5M WRST INOIES: Carl V. i.a Beet, -St. Ttiomas. 



l«ONT*l;RRAT: W. Llewellyn Wall. DO.MINICA: Hon. H. A. Pramptoo. 



5T. l.UCIA: Barnard 5on» A Co., Castries. ^ 



NEPHEWS, Berkhamsted, England. 



Bucnoi Kirn. Munir Video, Poata ARaaa, East LooduD, OJeisa. 



