THE FARM

Waikato Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2385, 17 August 1922, Page 3

THE FARM

CABE or THE STOCK. • In :i few remarks to a Mutamata Uncord reporter, Mr J. Costelly, the wellknown veterinarian, said that this is the time of the year for the farmer, to take care of the dairy cow. .Through damp lying, colds, chills and various other diseases are contracted. 'This is the time when the farmer sustains most of his losses. The most important period is about September, calving time, and the farmer needs to be awake to the fact that delays are dangerous in these cases. Abortion in the Patetonga district, claimed Mr Costello, had been brought down to a minimum. In some other parts, due mostly to neglect, this mal--ady was very prevalent. ' Pa to tonga’s good position in this respect may be due to the fact that it has a fairly good water supply. Cattle Tick. Cattle tick, said the veterinarian, was not .characteristic of ISfew Zealand, and with the prevailing climatic conditions, the incubation was not very strong. There was nothing to bo alarmed about in this district. There had been a lot of controversy about dips, but he had not known this to be an effective cure. Impregnation with some insipid, solution into the system. would be detrimental to the microbe organism. A very good precaution would be for the farmer to look over the herds and get the ticks while they were yet in small numbers. According to the papers, continued Mr Costello, a large amount of money had been spent in Queensland experimenting with cures for the tick, but , without result. A lot could be done by the farmers on their own farms to combat the evil. September was the breeding' season for the tick, which was dormant from Jauary to August, When the spring came the tick exerts its privileges and became active in the form cf a sperm. As the weather gets warmer it develops. Previous to the appearance of the tick washing in a strong standard solution would be a good precautionary measure. Mr Costello was quite emphatic that dipping was not the real solution to the tick trouble, as that process only wet the outside. Impregnation with force would solve the problem.