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peras), sometimes called green vitriol and must not be confounded 

 with blue vitriol, a dose being ten ounces of the drug to thirty-five 

 iambs. Give daily two weeks, then stop one week and give again. 

 Mix in water and apply the water to the grain. 



Gasoline is also considered a good remedy for stomach worms. 

 Some danger accompanies this remedy, as lambs often die after hav- 

 ing been given doses of gasoline. A dose consists of one tablespoon- 

 ful in four ounces of milk. 



A solution of 1 per cent coal tar is also good worm remedy given 

 in doses of two to four ounces. 



LAMB GROWING. 



J. JlcCaig in American Sheep Breeder. 



The attainment of early maturing properties in the modern mut- 

 ton sheep is just as pronounced as it is in cattle. It is sometimes said 

 that sheep are very impressionable, by which it is implied that what- 

 ever qualities are desirable in the animal are easily induced or se- 

 cured in the sheep. This, however, is to be regarded as a result 

 rather than an original property. The capacity for variation is to be 

 measured by the degree of variation or molding to which an animal 

 or plant has already been subjected, for every variation is not im- 

 portant alone for what is immediately attained, but is important be- 

 sides as furnishing the basis for easy variation in the future in a new 

 direction. The sheep being so constituted as a result of earlier im- 

 provements is to be counted as an advantage and a gain to the pro- 

 gressive and susceptible breeder, but has likewise its disadvantages. 

 Just as edged tools are dangerous in awkward hands, so a highly im- 

 proved animal is liable to deterioration in the hands of an unskilled 

 breeder. The basis of such mistake lies in placing too great faith 

 in blood as against care and management. Everyone recognizes that 

 to have good offspring we must have good parents; some forget, how- 

 ever, that the perfection of the parent is not due to their blood alone 

 or to selection, but to intensive feeding and careful management. 

 Lapses and deteriorations are sometimes very sudden and very disap- 

 pointing. 



Let it be granted that a ewe at lambing time is a fine type and in 

 good condition for the burdens of maternity; that she is moderately 

 young and is strong and vigorous from sufficient exercise and is 

 hearty and in good flesh from generous keep on suitable foods, there 

 is still before the shepherd a task requiring judgment, skill and care 

 in the rearing of a creditable product from such ewe. The Iamb may 

 be endowed with an inherent capacity for fast growing, but it must 

 have attention right from the beginning. The necessity for this is 

 forcibly taught by observing how neglect operates on the final char- 

 acter and profit of the lamb. If a lamb or young animal is neglected 



