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MISC. rrBLICATION 



V. R. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



THE TICKS BEGIN A NEW FAMILY 



The brown ticks and the e<^»!:-hiyin«j^ ticks kept on sucking^ blood 

 until they coiihl eat no more. The brown ticks ate a «j:reat deal, 

 hut they did not <ivo\\. 'I'he e<j:<j:dayin^ ticks became olive-green in 

 color as they <ri-ew fattci- and fatter. 



Ticks sti'al milk. Miiiiy ticks on a row may n-diici" lior milk 2 fniarts a day 



The brown ticks at last dropped olF tlie cow and died. They had 

 finished their short, but harmful li\('s. 



The olive-'::reen, or e<,'g-layin<r, ticks iiad used tlie blood from 

 the cow to <j:iow fat tliemselves and also to store up efr<rs in their 

 bodies. "When tliey had eaten all tlu* hlood tlu'V could use, the egg- 



Tlu' fever ti<-k.s have kopf tills cow from turnliiK inueli of her I'eitl into milk and 



tlcsh 



laying ticks (hop|)ed ol!" tiie cow into the grass. There, each laid 

 4,()()() to a.OOO e<;gs. Having begun a new bloodsucking family, the 

 green ticks died. 



The eggs hatched into more Iningry ticks to crawl on to the cattle 

 and to suck more blood. 



