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oi scab when used as recommended for hog lice. Equal parts of sulphur 

 and lard or vaseline are efficient to destroy scab mites if well rubbed in. 



HOG LICE 



Hog lice do hundreds of dollars worth of damage every year by 

 sucking the blood of hogs and causing the hogs to become unthrifty. 

 It is possible to let lice breed so long on hogs that the vitality of the hog 

 is weakened and they will die, solely from loss of blood. 



TREATMENT 



To rid a place of lice it is necessary to clean the sleeping quarters 

 several times and spray the same with a lice killing solution before re- 

 placing the bedding. 



Many remedies apparently kill a large number of the eggs as well 

 as the lice but it is often necessary to give several treatments to the hogs 

 ten days apart to kill all the lice. 



TREATMENT 



Hog and sheep dips are somewhat expensive and in most cases 

 have to be used stronger than the manufacurers recommend to get the 

 best results. Crude oil is safe, economical and satisfactory to use on a 

 large or small scale. 



In using crude oil it is only necessary to keep the surface of the 

 water of the concrete hog wallow or dipping tank covered with the crude 

 oil to get satisfactory results. It can be used on a rubbing post or pe- 

 troleum may be used. 



KEROSENE EMULSION 



Take 2 pounds of laundrv soap, shave it up fine with a knife, boil 

 in 1 gallon of water, remove from the fire and stir well while 2 gallon 

 of coal oil (kerosene) is being mixed with it. This will make a milky 

 solution and the coal oil and water will mix by using the soap. The 

 above is sufficient for 9 or 10 gallons of water. 



Some prefer to make kerosene emulsion as follows. 

 1 part kerosene 

 1 part clabber milk 



