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The Cattle Disease in Jamaica
96
The Veterinary Journal. THE CATTLE DISEASE IN JAMAICA. INTERVIEW WITH MR. GEORGE DOUET.
little lately has b een heard, publicly, of the cattle disease, but some action must have followed the publication of Professor Williams' report, and with the idea of obtaining what information might be available on the subject, a Gleaner representative called upon Mr. George Douet, Secretary of the Agricultural Society. "You ask me if anything has been done," said Mr. Douet, " since the Report was published. I should say a great deal has been done. I have seen quite a number of p enkeepers in different parts of the' island, who assure me that they have been following out the Professor's recommendations to the letter, and with most satisfactory results. The chief thing to aim at is the removal of the cause, ticks-and the remedy prescribed, tar and oil, has proved most effective, Some persons have complained that it strips the hair off a little, but the reason of this I think will be found to be the improper using of the ingredients, the tar not being properly amalgamated with the oil. One fact which goes to show the extent to which the Professor's recommendations have been adopted, is one I learned on enquiry at the Stores, where I was informed that the demand for boiled linseed oil was very great. The penkeepers are taking the greatest possible care to prevent the accumulation of ticks in their stock, and the animals, as a result, are improving materially in appearance and condition. If all our penkeepers would unite in waging war against ticks by picking off the large r ones and dropping them into a little tar before applying the mixture to the animals, the pastures would be rid of millions of ticks. I myself took 350 ticks off one cow, and as, at a low calculation, each tick would lay 3,000 eggs, that meant a relief to my pastures of at least a million of the pests. If only we can get the penkeepers and others to continue a combined campaign against the ticks, we may hope in time to get them somewhat under control. I am glad to say that I have heard of no fresh cases of disease lately, and the visit of Professor Williams has b een a blessing to the penkeeping industry in more ways than one. The report is under consideration by a committee of this S~ciety, and their recommendations will shortly be laid before the Society."The Jamazca Gleaner, December 7th, 1896. VERY
The Veterinary Journal. THE CATTLE DISEASE IN JAMAICA. INTERVIEW WITH MR. GEORGE DOUET.
little lately has b een heard, publicly, of the cattle disease, but some action must have followed the publication of Professor Williams' report, and with the idea of obtaining what information might be available on the subject, a Gleaner representative called upon Mr. George Douet, Secretary of the Agricultural Society. "You ask me if anything has been done," said Mr. Douet, " since the Report was published. I should say a great deal has been done. I have seen quite a number of p enkeepers in different parts of the' island, who assure me that they have been following out the Professor's recommendations to the letter, and with most satisfactory results. The chief thing to aim at is the removal of the cause, ticks-and the remedy prescribed, tar and oil, has proved most effective, Some persons have complained that it strips the hair off a little, but the reason of this I think will be found to be the improper using of the ingredients, the tar not being properly amalgamated with the oil. One fact which goes to show the extent to which the Professor's recommendations have been adopted, is one I learned on enquiry at the Stores, where I was informed that the demand for boiled linseed oil was very great. The penkeepers are taking the greatest possible care to prevent the accumulation of ticks in their stock, and the animals, as a result, are improving materially in appearance and condition. If all our penkeepers would unite in waging war against ticks by picking off the large r ones and dropping them into a little tar before applying the mixture to the animals, the pastures would be rid of millions of ticks. I myself took 350 ticks off one cow, and as, at a low calculation, each tick would lay 3,000 eggs, that meant a relief to my pastures of at least a million of the pests. If only we can get the penkeepers and others to continue a combined campaign against the ticks, we may hope in time to get them somewhat under control. I am glad to say that I have heard of no fresh cases of disease lately, and the visit of Professor Williams has b een a blessing to the penkeeping industry in more ways than one. The report is under consideration by a committee of this S~ciety, and their recommendations will shortly be laid before the Society."The Jamazca Gleaner, December 7th, 1896. VERY