THE LTURA1 NEWS. 



An Object Lesson 



IN 



Tick Eradication 



The Illustrations given below, and the accompanying particulars, are taken from an Official publication of the United State! 



Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 498. 



It has been 

 calcul itedthat lick? may, 

 in the course of a year, 

 deprive an animal of 

 10} gallons of 1 I i id. 

 Some licks abscrb as 

 much as 2 c.c. of 



blocd each. 



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

 WEIGHT 730 POUNDS. 



A case is on 

 record of a horse which 

 died from anaemia re- 

 sulting from gross tick 

 infesla'ion, and from 

 which no less than 

 28 lbs. of ticks were 

 collected. 



=g> 



THE SAME BZAST TICK FREE: 2 MONTHS AFTER DIPPING, 

 October 12th, 1911. WEIGHT 1015 POUNDS. 



The above illustrations afford an example of the benefits afforded by Tick Eradication. The animal shown, when infested with ticks, weighed only 

 730 pounds on 1 2th A i list, 191 1. Oa this date the beast was completely freed from Ticks by dipping. Two months later (I2lh October), its weight 

 had increased to 1015 pojnJs, the fe^d in ths meantime remaining the same as before. The total gain ab»r being freed from ticks was thus 



^ 285 pounds in 2 months, or a daily average gain of 4| pounds. _« 



COOPERS CATTLE TICK DIP 

 Has received the official approval of the following Countries: 



Union of South Africa, Northern Rhodesia, Brazil, Bnsutoland, 



Nyasaland, Swaziland, Southern Rhodesia. Madagascar, 



liritish East Africa, German East Africa, Portuguese East Africa, 



Portuguese West Africa, Egypt, Argentine Republic, Queensland, 



United States of America, Northern Territory of Australia. 



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WEST INDIAN AGENTS : 



ST. KITTS : 5. L, Horsford & Co. ANTHil A : Bennett. Bryson & Co. 



JAMAICA: D. Henderson & Co.. Kingston. 



QRENADA: Thomson. Hankey & Co. 



BARBADOS: Barbados Co-operative Cotton Co., Lt<»- 



TklMDAI): T. (ieddes (jrant. Port ol Spain. m 



Hk'IIISII OUIANA: Sandbach, Parker & Co. 



ST. VINCENT: Corea & Co.. Kingstown. \HIS: .s. n. Malone. 



Ii Wish WEST INDIES: Carl V. I.a Beet, St. Thomas. 



MONTSKKRAT: \V. MeweltinWall. DOMINICA: lion. H. A. Frampton 



Manufacturers : WILLIAM COOPER & NEPHEWS, Berkhamsted, England. 



BRANCHES : Toronto, Chicago, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Buenos Aires, Monte Video, Punta Arenas, East London, Odessa. 



