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Lice, To Kill, on Cows, Calves, Dogs and Poultry.— The New 

 York Times \niorm.s its readers that "any oily or greasy substance kills them 

 on any of the animals named; that sulphur is also fatal to them; that Persian 

 insect powder, which is kept by all druggists, is the best of all remedies. Lin- 

 seed oil and sulphur, well mixed, is an effective remedy when it is thoroughly 

 applied. But it is useless to kill the lice all over the back of an animal and 

 leave a colony alive on the brisket or under the thighs, where they usually 

 abound, as in this case they soon spread all over again. 



L " Sulphur, 1 oz. ; fresh lard, 4 ozs., well mixed, makes the right proper- 



II. "Raw linseed oil, 4 ozs.; kerosene, 1 oz., or sulphur, 1 oz. 

 ni. " Persian insect powder, 1 oz. ; fresh lard, 4 ozs. " 



Remarks. — Any of these thoroughly mixed and thoroughly rubbed in about 

 the ears and all along the spine to the tail, briskets, between the thighs, where 

 the skin is thin, about twice a week will soon eradicate them effectually on any 

 animal ; but with poultry they must also be reached in the cracks and crevices 

 of their roosts. You will find to put these parasitic animals (lice) into any of 

 the above greasy mixtures they soon die. It is believed the grease stops up the 

 pores in their skins or surface, and thus kills them, as a man would soon die if 

 covered with an impenetrable varnish. But if the above ever fails, try the 

 following: 



rV. Death for Lice on Animals or Plants. — Pour boiling water (1 gal.) on 

 1 lb. of tobacco leaves; in 20 minutes strain and use it judiciously (simply wet- 

 ting the parts with a sponge) on animals; on plants more extensively. 



Remarks. — It is believed that the reason why this may have failed in some 

 cases, both on animals and plants, is because stems and not leaves have been 

 used. Double the quantity of stems and longer steeping may answer the pur- 

 pose; but the leaves are undoubtedly the most certain. 



V. Lice on Stock, Simple Remedy for.— A Mr. D. K. Shaver, in a letter to 

 the Iowa Homestead, says: "A simple, sure and easily applied cure for lice on 

 animals is to give a few slices of onions in their feed. They eat them readily, 

 and one or two feeds does the business effectually." 



Remarks. — Certainly easy to try, and I have not a doubt but what all stock, 

 as he says, will eat them readily. 



SALT— Its Importance for Milch Cows and Other Stock- 

 Amount Daily Necessary. — 1. Its Importance. — An American, travel- 

 ing in Switzerland, writes that " Here the milch cows are salted early every 

 morning, and if fed in the stable, as they usually are, the salt is given before 

 feeding. And they claim that by salting in this way their appetite is improved, 

 they drink with more regularity, keep in better health, and give more milk, 

 than when salted in the usual way, as practiced by dairymen in America. The 

 Swiss dairymen think it very injurious to salt milch cows only once or twice a 

 weeK, as they would lick too much salt at one time, and drink too much water 

 for the day; they consider that stock in order to do well must be fed with reg- 

 ularity every day ahke, and never given too much of anything at one time." 



