THE CATTJ.E TICK CAN BE DESTROYED 



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The arsenical solution has proved the most effective of any of the 

 preparations that have been used to destroy ticks. 

 The following- formula is most commonly used: 



Sodium Carbonate (Sal soda) 

 "White Arsenic - . . 

 Pine Tar - - - . 



AYater ----- 



24 lbs. 



- 8 lbs. 



1 gallon 



- 500 gallons 



Mix the soda and arsenic within a kettle containing 30 gallons of 

 water; boil it 30 minutes; let this solution cool to 140 degrees, then 

 slowly add the pine tar. 



Dipping vat in operation at Jackson, Mississippi 



Keep These Facts in Mind 



The cattle tick is a disease-transmitting parasite peculiar to the 

 bovine specie. 



The disease is known as splenetic or tick fever otherwise known 

 as bloody murrain. 



The tick is a blood-sucking parasite wliich fattens at the expense of 

 tlie Infested cow. 



