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LIVE STOCK MANAGEMENT. 



sites beneath. Any proprietary dip should be used strictly 

 according to directions. This is especially true in the case 

 of the poisonous dips. For ticks these dips need not be hot. 



To accomplish satisfactory results it is necessary to have 

 a regular dipping tank. These can be made of wood, but the 

 galvanized tanks are cheaper and better. Galvanized steel 

 tanks 4 feet deep, 10 feet long on top, 5 feet long on bot- 

 tom, 20 inches wide on top and 15 inches wide at the bottom, 

 weighing from 160 to 225 pounds the standard size for such 

 tanks can be purchased most cheaply from the firms that 

 sell the proprietary dips, as they sell the tanks at very 

 low cost to introduce their dips. The cost will vary from 

 $8.50 to $16.00, depending upon the grade of tank purchased. 

 A very good one can be bought for $12.50. 



The tank should be set in the ground and small yards 

 arranged so as to facilitate the passage of the animals to 

 the tank. The accompanying sketch shows a very convenient 

 arrangement: 



PLAN / DIPPING PLANT. 



By having two draining pens the dipping can go on con- 

 tinuously; one pen filled, the gate from the center partition 

 is simply swung around, diverting the sheep into the other 

 pen. The floor of the draining pens should be so arranged 

 as to divert the drainage into barrels stationed at F. Here 



