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Otago Witness, Issue 2199, 23 April 1896, Page 17

ODAMS'S SHEEP DIP. "POISONOUS AND NON-FQISONOUa, HEALTHY FLOOK. . IMPROVED QLIB STUDY YOUB POOKST. In Introducing this Dip to the flock-owners of this colony we are sot under the disadvantage of asking them to accept a new nostrum, or to try a preparation that is not well Jmown«nd trusted in other lands. The OdamsOompany was formed in England, over half a century ago from a body of , progressive English fanners who caw that their clmb as a class had certain researches to make and certain problem^ tf solve" in the, management of their farms .and stock, whioh -they with their praotioal experi« euoe could better grapple with than th< men of theory and fireworks, .who cai always compound an infallible preparation for every contingency, and when theirpreparw tions have signally failed tell you ♦cry glibly. why. The Odams Company, whilsfe calling to its counsels men' of high jfbieatifla attainments, took great care to -see- fch*t its boatd of directors was composed of -farmers' and | flock-owners of acknowledged reputation and experieuce, and the board so formed continues today, and includes mang of the be«t breeders in England. Amongst the first to recognise the sue-ce-js of this company were the stewards of the Royal farms, »nd for n«ariy 50 years the Odams Company have catered for the Queen and subsequently l<he Prince of Wales and other royal breeders. ' References might be given to any flock-owner of repute ia the old country, but this being th* fiist New Zealand season no local testimonials: can be produced for Odnms's Dips, although for many years Mr John of Longbeach, has used Odnms's superphosphates with unvarying success, importing some -hundreds of tons for his well-known estate. . The late Director of the Sohool of Agriculture and some of the local manure companies appreciate the value oi Odanos's preparations, and utilise them with' their own to raise the standard of their brands. Having, therefore, no local testimonials for these Dips, we were obliged 'to resort to analysis, and as we did not care te draw compasisons with any bat the best-known pre)wra« tione, we purchased a packet of the poisonoui powder Dip which has the largest male 'in Aua« tralasia aud Sent it with a packet of 'our own fca Profesier Black for analysis and report. Thl resu't is- attaohed, the Dips' being dis« tinguished by the letters "O" (Odams) and "O " (the competing Dip). Flock-owners will see that the ingredients most deadly to insect life preponderate in the Odama Dip; whilst ammonia, whioh would have a tendency to harden the staple and have a harsher effecfc on the fleece, exists only in a' diminished quantity. The practical result would be that the "0" Dip would -give greater immunity from ticks with less harshness and drastic effects .on the wool. Nex* week we will append, if the analysis is ready, a companion test between Odams's Fluid Non-poisonous Dip and the bestknown make of similar preparations in. use m this colony. " University Laboratory, " Dunedin, September 22, 1895, " Manager ' Buckeye ' 'Company. ." Sir, — I have the honour to report the roiulti of my analysis of two camples of Sheep Dip marsfed respectively 4l O " mi<l> O," forwarded by you on the 18th inst. „ •' There is very little difference in the composition of these two-samples. ." They are both evidently made' by the same process, and will have very much the same effects. " About 40 per cent, of these dips is soluble in hot water ; aud this portion contains all the arsenic compounds as well as 2 per cent, of the Sulphur, and all the Soda and Ammonia and Lime. The 60 per cent, of dissoluble matter is sulphur in a state in whioh it does not dissolve in water. There is only a trace (one-fifth of a per cant.) of useless matter ia tbe whole substance. " I am, » Yours truly, ••James G. Bi^ck." Sample O. Sample C. Per cent. Per cent. Free Sulphur (uncombined) 610 . 60 6 Sulphur combined of Sulpharsenite ... ... 20 22 Arsenic and Arsenic Acid 250 240 Soda combined with the Arsenic Acids „. ... .4*o 4'l Ammonia combined with the Arsenic Acids ... fl'O ° 9*l Lime ~ ... 0 2 o'3 Insoluble matters other than "Sulphur ~ «, ... 0-2 0-2 Total constituents found 100*4 100-5 We quote 'reasonable prices and solicit a Trial, when the fittest must survive. Special quotations for Large Quantities. Buckeye Harvester €&fe