172 SECOND THOUSAND QUESTIONS IN AGRICULTURE 



tick causes annoyance to cattle. We use diluted sheep dip to try to get 

 rid of them. 



The only disease-bearing tick fatal to cattle is the one which is 

 the carrier of the organism which causes Texas fever. At present 

 California is supposed to be free from this trouble. The Texas fever 

 tick attacks all parts of the body. Send samples of your ticks to the 

 State Veterinarian, Sacramento, for identification. You will find the 

 following a better preparation to remove ticks than you are using : 

 Kerosene 1 gallon, cotton seed oil one gallon, sulphur one pound. 

 Smear this over ticks as often as it becomes necessary. 



Cattle Have Herpes. 



I have young cattle on which there comes a scab or -wart growth 

 about the eyes, head and throat. They scratch or rub the affected spots 

 a great deal. Some spots are almost as large as a man's hand and 

 the surface is quite rough and hard. 



Your cattle have herpes. Isolate all affected animals, as it is 

 catching, and disinfect all rubbing posts and houses where they have 

 been. Use a warm 1 per cent creolin solution to wash off and loosen 

 scabs and crusts, and paint the affected areas of the skin with tincture 

 of iodine once daily, being sure to thoroughly cover the outside edges 

 of the affected areas. Try and prevent animals from scratching and rub- 

 bing as much as possible. In about one week after treatment is begun, 

 discontinue the tincture of iodine, and apply iodine salve as needed. 



Ring Worm. 



/ have a cow which has been licking her nose more than usual. I find 

 that she has little brown rings all over her nose resembling ring worms. 

 The cow is in fine condition. I also have a sorrel horse which has 

 sores all over his body, especially on the head. They are under the skin, 

 and rise up in lumps and come off in scabs, bringing hair and skin 

 with them. They average about an inch or more in diameter. 



Both your cow and horse have ring worm. Wash affected parts well 

 with warm soap and water, then apply tincture iodine daily for one week, 

 after which apply vaseline to the part once or twice to keep the skin 

 soft. 



Oleander Poisoning. 



Three cows took sick Thursday, one died Sunday and one on Monday. 

 They did not seem to suffer pain, but stood and lay around part of the 

 time, not noticing anything. Nothing passed through them. They did 

 not bloat. The veterinary opened both of them and found everything 

 normal. The day before they took sick we fed them some laivn clippings, 

 and there were a few oleander sprouts with the grass. If the oleander 

 was poison, could not a veterinary detect it? 



The cows died of oleander poisoning. The lesions found on autopsy 

 are not characteristic and are often almost entirely absent. The symp- 



