THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2769, 26 March 1910, Page 2

THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP.

(Bv Alfred Mansell, Shrewsbury, ENGLAND.

The following extract is taken from a paper read by Mr. Alfred Mansell—one of the most able of English flockmasters—before the International Sheep-breeders’ Association at New-oastle-on-Tyne on 29th June, 1908, andis well worthy the most careful! attention of every owner of sheep—i.e., •‘Dinning.—As soon as practicable—say, when the ewes are shorn and before they are weaned—all the lambs should be dipped, and to thoroughly eradicate ticks, the ewes should l/e dipped also, but in their case the process should be repeated in the autumn. The- object of dipping is to destroy the parasites in the fleece, to kill off anv "young insects which may afterwards hatch out, and to protect the sheep from subsequent attacks. •‘Experience lias taught us that sheep thrive much better when their skins are clean, and it has been clearly proved that dip increases the quantity and improves the quality of the wool. It is absolutely impossible for lambs infested with ticlis or other parasites to thrive properly owing to the constant irritation set up. In trying to get relief, lambs often nibble at the fleece and swallow small portions of wool, with fatal results.” The benefits of such dipping, as Mr Mansell advocates, cannot be over-esti-mated. It is the unanimous opinion of the most up-to-date pastoralists in the world, who have tested them carefully and thoroughly against all other brands, that Quibell’s Dips are unequalled fo r adding lustre and elasticity to the fleece and discharging in an efficient manner all the duties of a first-class sheep dip. The most convincing evidence of this i>- to. be found in the fact- that of the prize, money awarded at the great Sydney Sheep Show of 1907, 47 per cent., or nearly one-half of the total awarded, fell to the owners of Quibell-dipped ; heen while 36 per cent, only remained to be divided up between the -users of every other dip on the Australian mai-'kc-t. Take the evidence of the men at your doors, men whom you know to be keen thinkers and up-to-date in their methods. Why be influenced by ‘‘tall statements of the dips used' by successful sheep-breeders thousands of miles away? Australasian sheep men are the most- up-to-date pastoralists in the world to-dav: the most successful of these use Quibeii’s Dips, which is the best possible recommendation in favor of these famous preparations. For dipping lambs and sheep ott shears use Quibell’s Liquid Dip; for autumn dipping in “ticky” country, or whore the “maggot” fly abounds, use Quibell’s Powder Dip. Rest possible results guaranteed.