. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. THE AQUlCliLTURAL XJ£.\W5. The Many Benefits of Cattle Dipping or Spraying. •ATTLa TIOK The Dipping or Sproying of Cattle Jt ordinarily currird ojI solely to deilroy Ticltn. at. by the Destruction of Tick*, all Tick- born? diseases {such as Texas Fever, Rsdwater. H'.;artv,ater» GaUsicknsas and E«9t Coatit Fever) are effectually prevented. But many ether benefits are incidentally secured by dppinj, as will be »e«. > by the foHowiog notes. Indeed, so numerous and so important are these inciJenta! benefits as almos
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. THE AQUlCliLTURAL XJ£.\W5. The Many Benefits of Cattle Dipping or Spraying. •ATTLa TIOK The Dipping or Sproying of Cattle Jt ordinarily currird ojI solely to deilroy Ticltn. at. by the Destruction of Tick*, all Tick- born? diseases {such as Texas Fever, Rsdwater. H'.;artv,ater» GaUsicknsas and E«9t Coatit Fever) are effectually prevented. But many ether benefits are incidentally secured by dppinj, as will be »e«. > by the foHowiog notes. Indeed, so numerous and so important are these inciJenta! benefits as almost to justify the prophecy that, i^ time. Cattle Dipping ^ or Spraying will be systematically carried on even in countries where no Ticks exic RINGWORM. Dipping prevents and cures this higUly contagious disease by »letJtroyini; the fungus which is the cause of it. WARTS. These are also caoecd by a micro-organism whicb iw de- stroyed by dipijiiig. OPHTHALMIA. Tins is due to the prownce of n wo'-m earriod by a fly. Dipi'iDtr destioyH llio fly. and thus prevents the discim-. HAIRBALLS. Tiy alhiyinj? ;ill -Jkin irritation eau'^ed by parnnitio altacktf. flipp!"^ tXf^-H lar tn prevent uulves licking their coa,tK. and ihus prevents the fonnaliuu of liairballs. BLACK LEG OR QUARTER EVIL. Many farmers nlaim (hat itippin^ hat* eI)nii!i:iU.'d Kvil from their liei-d'^. which. pre\ ioiisly. hid nevi;i b-L-n free from il ; but in view of the nature ol this disoaao, iLiis ••laim must be r- ;^,irded, as requiring confirmation. V^HITE SCOUR. ThisdiscasR is iiuickly rTadtrated by di pinj? In )icrd8 regularly dipped, a dt^ath from Scour is now ^t imln'ard 5 been proved tn prevput worm iTiCectioii ii. eitlvt-;. Tliis is expliinel liy tin- fa'-I thai dippinL* dr-sTcoys the ^, :heir cgK'. which are i rodent on Ihe tents :intl udders ;ind possibly on other parts of the hodifs of the mo her cow, whenec they become *'iT«^l to the calves by sucking
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