Agricultural news . Head Office: 18, Moopgsite Street, London. Branches at BARBADOS, Trinidad, Tobago, Demerara, Colon, Jamaica, Antilla, New York, Halifax Buenos Aires, Santos, Sao^Pauio Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, etc. TllK AUUlUUVrLKAi. .NEWS. The Treatment OP Tick-Infested Cattle -*-j^. Some Notes on Hand-Spraying TIOM Tick-destroying preparations may be applied to Cattle in three ways, namely, (1) by hand; (2) by the jse of Spray Pumps; (3, by means of the Dipping Tank. i THE DIPPING TANK is the best and cheapest means of applying remedies when large herds are to be treated. The
Agricultural news . Head Office: 18, Moopgsite Street, London. Branches at BARBADOS, Trinidad, Tobago, Demerara, Colon, Jamaica, Antilla, New York, Halifax Buenos Aires, Santos, Sao^Pauio Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, etc. TllK AUUlUUVrLKAi. .NEWS. The Treatment OP Tick-Infested Cattle -*-j^. Some Notes on Hand-Spraying TIOM Tick-destroying preparations may be applied to Cattle in three ways, namely, (1) by hand; (2) by the jse of Spray Pumps; (3, by means of the Dipping Tank. i THE DIPPING TANK is the best and cheapest means of applying remedies when large herds are to be treated. The greatadvantage of dipping over Spraying or Hand-dressing lies in the tact that the process is automatic—the cattle dip themselves;thus the thoroughness of the treatment under all conditions is practically assured, not being dependent to any degree on thecare exercised by those in charge of the work. This point is of the utmost Importance in countries where only more or lessuntrustworthy negro or native labour is available. In many cases, however, where the number of Cattle on a property is small, it is not economical to construct a dippingtank; in such cases, if there is a sufficient number of cattle within a radius of a few miles to warrant the construction of a tank,it would be a
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