. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. CATTLE TICK FEMALE The ing extract*- from " The West Indian Bulletin," No. 2, Vol, xic, from a report by Mr. P. T. Saunders, , Veterinary Officer on the Staff of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for (he West Indies, show conclusively the value of systematic work in Tick Eradication, and incident illy proQc hou) easily and cheaply the great economic waste caused by ^Uicks can be oboiated in the West Indies and other tropical countries. The question of Ticks and their eradication is
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. CATTLE TICK FEMALE The ing extract*- from " The West Indian Bulletin," No. 2, Vol, xic, from a report by Mr. P. T. Saunders, , Veterinary Officer on the Staff of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for (he West Indies, show conclusively the value of systematic work in Tick Eradication, and incident illy proQc hou) easily and cheaply the great economic waste caused by ^Uicks can be oboiated in the West Indies and other tropical countries. The question of Ticks and their eradication is one thit has played an rl in I he economy of the stock industry in the West Indies iny years. It is feared, however, that in many islands no attempt - been made to deal with the question in an efficient manner, and, as a iitural consequence, the Tick has always had, more or less, the upper I in the struggle. In al ! ? ason, the cfFect on the anim tls is very marked from the anaemia con- sequent u]"'ii the in'-. I1 loss of blood from of the ticks, and i look poor and mi erub i their effect:. also be iii the agency of Tm itonce ? ?? i > ! jr their systemati This conclu i i d upon the re ; i< Messrs. Henckel & Co., and the If a spraying mach with the herds of cattle used on the company';, estates in Antigua. After nearly twelve months' trial, it is gratifying to be able to record an entire satisfaction, both in its working and in its results. The spraying solution used is Coopers Cattle Dip—an arsenic- containing preparation, manufactured by the proprietors as a result of many years* experiment and investigation in South Africa and elsewhere. The directions for use are easy to follow, and the preparation of the spraying solution is accomplished simply by the addition of the dip to cold water and thoroughly mixing, in the strength required. As the surplus Dip drains back to the tank, and as each animal carries away on its skin something THE IMPROVED less than '-gal
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