CATTLE TICK RAVAGES.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4368, 20 January 1922, Page 1

CATTLE TICK RAVAGES.

An illustration of the spread of cattle tick was afforded at Te Puke recently. Included in the cattle dipped were two cows off 'a farm in the swamp country on which last year very few ticks were found to exist. An examination of the two cows by the stock inspector and a number of settlers* revealed the presence of ticks all'over these two beasts, especially in the vicinity of the udder and under the body, the skins of the cows show ing. visible signs of the ravages of the tick. The dipping of the cows m question proved effective The tick would die after the dipping opera-

tions, bui if the cattle went back to the same farm they would again pick up the tick, which would mature in three weeks after settling on the catn tie. It will thus be recognised that the need of regular dipping is apparent if the tick menace is to be wiped but. During the last two sales at the Judea yards tick have been found on stock, and the affected cattle were dipped. The New Zealand Government has prohibited the importation of paspalum grass seed from the tick-in-fested areas of Queensland and New South Wales.

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"Every shop that sells food of any description should be licensed, so that there could be direct control by the corporation inspectors.” This was the opinion expressed to a “Post” reporter by a gentleman who has been interesting himself! in the “clean-up” campaign in Wellington. He also added that there should be a fish “abattoir” on the waterfront, where the fish should be cleaned and prepared before being distributed to the vari-t ous shops in the city. AU, waste could be dumped into the harbour, thus doing away with an unnecessary accumulation of imbbish in the shops.