CANNOT AFFORD TO FEED SHEEP TICKS 



Dipping Kills Ticks and Cures Scab 



Lambs with ticks on them do not grow. 



Ticks cut down the ewes' milk. 



Ticks suck blood from the sheep. The way to get rid of them 

 is to dip the sheep thoroughly and repeat in about two weeks to 

 kill the ticks that hatch after the first dipping. 



Dipping can be done any time of year but best results are 

 obtained in Spring just after shearing. Dip both ewes and 

 lambs. Use any of the reliable sheep dips and follow directions. 



Medium-sized sheep and lambs can be dipped in a large barrel. 

 A home-made dipping box of wood or concrete is sometimes used, 

 or galvanized dipping vats can be bought. 



Dipping cures all skin diseases, keeps the sheep from "pull- 

 ing their wool," cures sore eyes, and adds to the general health. 



A thorough dipping, repeated in ten days will cure scab. 



Keep the sheep in dip two minutes. 



Be careful not to strangle the sheep while dipping by keeping 

 the head under. 



Sheep should be dipped every spring to prevent ticks, scab, 

 and other skin diseases. 



Grub in The Head 



Inquiries about this trouble are frequent. Briefly, grubs in 

 the head hatch from eggs laid in the sheep's nostrils by flies dur- 

 ing the summer. The grubs work themselves up into the sheep's 

 head and there is no positive cure, but they will come out them- 

 selves in their life cycle and change into flies to lay more eggs. 



The farmer can prevent this trouble by providing dark places 

 for his sheep to lie during the hot days of summer. Flies do 

 not work in the dark, thus the sheep escape grubs and are com- 

 fortable out of the hot sun. A cheap shed can be darkened foi 

 them or they can be allowed to come to the barn and have a corner 

 there. 



Pine Tar on Noses 



Pine tar smeared on the sheep's noses will keep the flies away. 

 Where shelter cannot be provided tar should be used and it will 

 do no harm to use both tar and shelter. The tar can be smeared 

 on with a brush or paddle, or salt boxes or troughs can be arranged 

 ao the sheep will get tar on the nose while licking salt. 



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