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DIPPING FROM A CARCASE STANDPOINT 
Dipping was first adopted for the purpose of destroying external 
parasites on sheep, and it proved to be an unqualified success. It also 
led to the discovery that apart from the destruction of ticks and lice 
dipping actually IMPROVED THE WOOL, because of the stimulating effects 
of the dip upon the skin. It has now been proved beyond question that 
dipping in Cooper's Dip tends to INCREASE THE WEIGHT OF CARCASE. 
Experiments recently carried out at Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, 
amply prove this to be a fact, and they were conducted as follows :— 
Three mobs of lambs were taken for the purpose of the experiment, viz. . 
А. A mob of lambs dipped in a dip which will be referred 
to as X. 
В. A mob of undipped lambs. 
С. А mob dipped in Cooper's Powder Dip. 
WEIGHT OF LAMBS WHEN DIPPED 
А. X-dipped mob ... ... +... .« averaged 52 Ibs. each. 
BA Undipped оны соя p AY, T 
C. COOPER-DIPPED mob ... n 42... Tx 
THREE DAYS AFTER DIPPING 
X-dipped mob averaged 49 Ibs. each, LOSS=3 Ibs. 
Undipped „ “ 47 » » (по change in 
weight). 
COOPER-DIPPED mob ... averaged 43 Ibs. each, 
GAIN- IIb. 
NOTE.— Absolutely no set-back, but a gain of r Ib. per lamb on * 
Cooper-dipped mob. 
FIVE DAYS AFTER DIPPING 
А. X-dipped mob averaged 50 Ibs. each, LOSS=2 lbs. 
В. Undipped „ Я, 49 » » gain only 2 Ibs. 
in 5 days. 
С. COOPER-DIPPED mob ... averaged 46 lbs. each, 
GAIN —4 lbs. in 5 days. 
NorE.—Mark the gain in the Cooper-dipped mob, double that of the 
undipped lambs. 
THIRTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER DIPPING 
A. X-dipped mob ... averaged 58 lbs. each, gain=6 lbs. 
B. Undipped ,, a ә 53°» » gain=6 lbs. 
С. COOPER-DIPPED mob ... averaged 50 lbs. each. 
GAIN=8 lbs, 
QuERY.—How many times over would this extra gain of 2 lbs. per lamb 
repay the cost of DIPPING in COOPER, which, at most, is 1d. per head ? 
