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FARMERS BULLETIN 798. 



strips riveted on. Iron rings held by leather ears are riAeted to the 

 upper part of the bag as shown in the illustration. The bag is filled 

 udth dip, diluted as for use in a dipping vat, the sheep's feet are 

 tied, and the animal is set down in the bag and held the required 

 length of time. 



Heating tanks or boilers are necessar}', the size varjnng with the 

 number of sheep to be dipped. An ordinary iron caldron or kettle 



will answer the pur- 

 pose for a small num- 

 ber of sheep. A rec- 

 tangular galvanized- 

 iron tank with large 

 heating surface is 

 preferable. Such a 

 tank is set on two par- 

 allel walls, the walls 

 forming the sides and 

 the bottom of the tank 

 forming the top of the 

 lire box. An opening 

 large enough for the 

 escape of the smoke 

 should be provided at 

 the end opposite that 

 at which the fire is fed. 



A PERMANENT DIPPING 

 PLANT. 



When large flocks 

 are to be dipped or 

 when a farmer is in 

 the sheep business per- 

 manently, it is neces- 

 sary to provide proper 

 facilities for the work 

 and a permanent dipping plant is the only practical solution. It 

 should be constructed and equipped so that it will be suitable for use 

 in dipping sheep for scab as well as for ticks and other parasites. 



Fig. 13. — The canvas clipping 



SKI.KCTIXG A 



In selecting a location for a dipping plant the fact that sheep work 

 better upgrade should be considered and, if possible, the ground used 

 for the receiving corrals and chute should slope up to the end of the 

 vat. The vat itself should be on level ground and preferably extend 



