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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 134, 29 February 1908, Page 3

HOME-MADE SHEEP DIPS. ; : ARSENIC AND CAUSTIC SODA; / .. ' : ' A sheep dip which trill-.effectually kill off, all parasitio lifo to which sheep are-heir .-can lio easily, and cheaply made, from the above, materials;,-.but as 'to tho ' wisdom of suc'hi seemingly , economical policy tliei-o are reasons -for-grave doubt, particularly if any; siguifi-i canco is to -be attached to the pronounce-, rnents of the leading' Bradford authorities on the subject. Alter .all is- said, tho men: who ; •manufacture the raw.material into cloth are the best. judges of what gives them the greatestsatisfaction; and is in the-best interests of | growers; to produce' the wool tlio-manufacturer wants and for which he,' is prepared .to pay ' top, 'prices'.. It may bo iirgucd that liigli prices are' sometimes obtained for wools dipped - ill! home-made ■-preparations. That may be so, : but close investigation; would - reveal the factthat' each fleece' 1 had suffered in. weight to. a ; sensible degree. Men, 110 ..doubt, . may question , >yliy this 'should' be-so, and ' the answer is.'easy,. because it -is quite': certain' lhat.-.overy.-farmer .or !; sheep-owner - - who at-; tempts-to make his own sheep dip does'not possess, sufficient knowledge of chemistry to enable him to make the necessary tests at the various stages of manufacture; to" ensure ■ that his preparation is -of uniform quality and strength throughout. ■ Hence he may;-be' a heavy loser through -the effects of'his homemade, dip quite unknown to himself. It is a remark frequently heard -among sheep-men that certain dips_ leave the' wool hafsli to the' toucli. To what is this harshness, due? Simple to the fact that' the materials used in the' dipping-bath have had; a detrimental effect 'otf tlio wool .fibre—in other jwords,' the little cells' of which ,each "hair" of wool is composed have been • permanently injured, and this, is what causes thai reduction in the weight -.of the- fleecel - ' . ... 1 7 :When "sheep are dipped off shears with-a crude arsenical preparation the wool'follicles, or: roots, • are - liable to get injured from the- nc-tion-of, the arsenic; consequently the crop is' not so" luxuriant .-. as >it would- be were the roots left unimpaired. Only long and costly experiments .can demonstrate this, but, it is' significant.that the men who.breed the* highest type .of sheep, in the world to-day would never, dream 'of using such a. preparation as lias ■ been discussed above. They havo, done tho experimenting, have' -tried"and -• proved all things in /connection /with their calling, and are now--startling-the pastoral world with the results . they .are .obtaining. .What - these men' have to say regarding sheep dins should bo worth listening to. Mr. .Henry- Budding, of Riby Grove, England, who' obtained the record price of £1522 10s.' for a Lincoln'ram in July, 190G, writin» to -Messrs. Quibell Bios. (Ltd.), Newark, retheir "Improved" Powder Dip,, a few weeks before 'effecting that historic-sale, states: "I, cannot speak'too'highly of its-quality for killing filth, preventing the attack-of maggot fly, and improving tho fleece :of wool!" Then, speaking of merino breeders, we have tho verdict of Mr..John S. Horsfall, of \yidgiewa, the most renowned Australian pastoralist to-day,' who, after carefully experimenting-'with perhaps every other standard dip on the'markethas decided to discard them, all in ,favour of: QuibeH's. Actions always speak more eloquently than words.. '611