. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. The Many Benefits of Cattle Dipping or Spraying. OATTLK TICK Tke Dipping or Spraying of Cattle is ordinarily carried out solely to destroy Ticki, •«, by the Destruction of Ticks, kll Tiek- borne diseases (such as Texas Fever, Redwater, Heartwater, Gallsickness and East C««st Fever) are effectually preventad. But many other benefits are incidentally secured by dipping, as will be seoS by the following note*. Indeed, so numerous and so important are these incidental benefits as almost to justif
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. The Many Benefits of Cattle Dipping or Spraying. OATTLK TICK Tke Dipping or Spraying of Cattle is ordinarily carried out solely to destroy Ticki, •«, by the Destruction of Ticks, kll Tiek- borne diseases (such as Texas Fever, Redwater, Heartwater, Gallsickness and East C««st Fever) are effectually preventad. But many other benefits are incidentally secured by dipping, as will be seoS by the following note*. Indeed, so numerous and so important are these incidental benefits as almost to justify the jarophecy that. ^ time. Cattle Dipping ?^ or Spraying will be systematically carried on even in countries where no Ticks exi>. RINGWORM. Dipping prevents and cures this liiglily contagious disease by destroying the fungus which is the cause of it. WARTS. These are also caused by a which is de- *^troyed by djpping. OPHTHALMIA. This is due to the presence of a woi-m carried by i fly. Dipping destroys the fly. and thus prevenlsthe discisc. HAIRBALLS. By aUaying all skin irritiition caused by .-illacks rtippni,' goes far to jTcvont calves liekiii-' their coats, aud thus prevents the fotination of hairbalN. BLACK LEG OR QUARTER EVIL. fanners claim that ?iippint bius eliminated Quari<' Kvil from their liords. which, previously. liiiU neve: tieen free from ii: but in view ol the nature of tliibdise;i8e, this •? laim must be regarded as re-iuiring confirmation. WHITE SCOUR. This disease is quickly era^licated by di ping. In '- regularlv dipped, a dejith from Whiiu Scour io now almust (,1 whereiis Ijefor • syrteniati.; Dipping eanic intti vogue, iiiortalily of .lives from IliiP dise;ise often ran up to 00% or 70%. and eveu higher. LICE Itegular Dipping destroys these pests and guards the cattle jigiiinst rurtber attacks. BOTS. The bot^flv lavs its eggs on the'?Vin of the horse. When the emerge from the eggs
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