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PROOF THAT. CAREFUL DIPPING IN 
COOPER'S POWDER DIP MINIMISES 
BLOW-FLY TROUBLES. 
Wandook, Deniliquin, N.S.W. July 16th, 1917. 
“I may say that I have used your dip here for 3 years, 
the first year dipping 26,000, next 30,000 and the last season 
24,000, and the loss from dipping was nil. I have had no 
losses from the fly, and the reason of that is, I think, I 
always dipped late, 3 months after shearing, so that there 
is a good growth of wool to hold the dip, and I find it is 
quite safe to have plenty of wool if you are only careful.” 
H. J. TALBOT. 
Glenwood, Spicers Creek, N.S.W. May 29th, 1917. 
“I do not dip my sheep until asy have 2 months’ to 10 
_ weeks’ wool, and I find it is quite the exception to find any. 
sheep blown except ewe weaners and hoggets, and then 50% 
of the ones struck the maggots do not spread and if left 
alone there would not be any serious losses. I think I could 
safely say I do not lose 1% of my sheep through the fly 
and I give Cooper’s Powder Dip the credit for it. I have - 
seen other places dipping with Cooper's Dip where the 
results have been anything but satisfactory, but I was not 
^at all surprised when I saw how they were dipped; one 
lot of sheep were dipped at a strength of 1 to 100 and the 
next lot 1 to 200 without any system of measuring the 
water." NORMAN H. SMITH. 
Gunwarrie, Cranbrook, W.A. January 8th, 1918. 
“When I first started sheep farming here, about nine 
years ago, I always dipped my sheep a few weeks after 
shearing, and my ewes were struck by the blow fly, and I 
lost a considerable percentage. But four years ago I was 
prevented from dipping at the usual time by ill health, and 
so did not dip till March after the rams had been taken 
from the ewes. That year I lost no ewes due to fly. Since 
then I have always dipped in March, using Cooper's Pow- 
der Dip, and although the fly strikes the ewes the maggots 
are killed before any harm is done. Ido not crutch my 
sheep, but rely upon the dip to keep the sheep free of 
maggot. One thing very necessary to attend to when 
dipping the sheep with four months’ wool on is “not to 
hurry the dipping, but be sure the skins are thoroughly. 
wetted.” 1 $. G. PHILLIPS. 
