THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS 



History of 

 Cooper's Cattle Dip 



FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF TICKS 



CATTLH TICK 



Cooper's Cattle Dip is the result of 5 years continuous research work, not only by chemists working in a 

 Laboratory, but by Practical Cattlemen workmg under practical conditions in badly Tick-infested areas. 



It was in 1905 that our search for the Perfect Cattle Dip commenced, and the method we adopted was to purchase, 

 purely for experimental purposes, a large farm right in the very heart of the Tick-infested Coastal Area of South Africa. 

 This farm is called Gonubie Park, and is close to East London, in the Cape Province. 



What we aimed at was the co-operation of the trained Chemist and the practical Stockman ; so a Laboratory was erected 

 on the Farm in charge of our Head Chemist, and the practical Manager in charge of the Stock was told that his first, and 

 indeed his only duty, was to assist and further, to the full extent of his power, the research work of the Chemist. 



It should be mentioned that, previously to its purchase by us, the Farm had been practically abandoned owing to the 

 Tick infestation being so bad as to preclude absolutely the raising of either Large or Small Stock — for tick? in South Africa 

 are the cause cf many other diseases besides Red-water or Texas Fever, which is the only Tick-borne disease of economic 

 importance met with in most Tick-infested countries. One cannot conceive of a more grossly Tick-infested area than was 

 Gonubie Park. It was impossible to keep sheep there for any length of time, as they died from Heart-water, transmitted by 

 Ticks, within a few weeks. About 80% of the calves born there ahi died from Heart-water or some other lick-borne 

 disease ; whilst dairy farming was in such a deplorable state, due to the ravages of Ticks, that a cow with a sound udder and 

 teats was a great rarity, and it was not an uncommon occurrence to be compelled to sell-to the butcher, owing to their udders 

 being completely ruined by Tick bites, what had been really first-class milking cows. Stock raising, as an economic farming 

 proposition, was impossible under such conditions. Here, then, was excellent material for us to work upon. 



Our next step was to equip the Farm fully with Dipping Tanks, and there are four of these on the property — this number 

 being necessary to permit of simultaneous comparative tests of various experimental mixtures, of which hundreds were tested 

 before Cooper's Cattle Dip was finally evolved. 



It is a principle of the "Cooper " business not to put on the market an article upon which the reputation of the Firm 

 cannot be slaked, and so these lengthy and very costly experiments were persisted in until the Perfect Cattle Dip was arrived 

 at, notwithstanding the fact that, at a very early stage of the researches, a Dip was found which was superior to any Catlle Dip 

 then on sale. But this Dip was not the Perfect Dip, and thus did not satisfy us ; and so the experimental work went on for 

 several years, for rather than offer the public a dip which was not completely satisfactory, we preferred to see the business goinj 

 to other firm? offering inferior dips, until we had a Dip really worthy of the " Cooper reputation. 



And t'ant policy of restraint has been rapidly and completely vindicated, for at the present lime practically no other 

 t^roprietary Cattle Dip is used in South Africa, and the success the Dip has met with since it was first offered for sale 4 years 

 ago cannot be more strikingly emphasised than by the list of the Governments and Administrations by which the Dip has been 

 approved, and, by which, with but two or three exceptions, it is being actually used in Official Cattle Dipping Operations. 

 The list is given below. 



We submit that this list is the most convincing evidence that could possibly be produced of the merits of 



COOPER'S CATTLE DIP 



COOPER'S CATTLE TICK DIP 



Has rccciend the official approval of the following Countries : 

 Union ot Soulh Africa, Norlliern Rhodesia, Brazil, Basutoland, 



Nyasaland, Swaziland, Soulliern Rhodesia, Madagascar, 



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



Portuguese West Africa. Egypt, Argentine Republic, Queensland, 



United Stales of .America. Northern Territory of Australia. 



WEST INDIAN AGENTS; 



St. KITTS : S. L. HORSFORD & Co. 



JAMAICA : D. HENDF.RSON & CO., Kingston. 



ANTIGU.A: BF.NNLTT, BRVSON & CO. 



GRENAD.A : THOMSON. HANK.EY & CO. * 



BARBADOS: B.ARBADOS CO OPERATIVK COTTON Co. Ltd. 



TRINIDAD : T. GEDDE.S GRANT, Port o( Spain. 



RRinSH GL'IANA : SANDIiACH, PARKER N CO. 



Manufacturers: WILLIAM COOPER & NEPHEWS, Berkhamsted, England. 



