lo Sept., igi2.] Gofld Salt House. Lick, and Device jor Foot Rot . 



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salivation, and thus assist as an aid to digestion. The latter is al.so a 

 laxative ; the lime and bone meal supply certain elements of food, and the 

 sulphate of iron is a good tonic for the blood ; while the molasses makes 

 the mixture more palatable and is a food that helps to supply warmth 

 to the animal body. 



One farmer who has had great success has arranged an ingenious 

 method of supplying the lick and at the same time a method of treatment 

 for foot rot. A shed made of bush timber and roofed with iron, shingles, 

 or bark, has been made in each paddock to protect the lick from the 

 weather. The dimensions are 9 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet in height to the 

 eaves, with an overlap of the roof of at least i foot at the eaves. Rails 

 and saplings are nailed to the sides and ends, through which the sheep 

 gam access to the salt, without being able to stand in the troughs in which 

 the mixture is placed. For cattle a higher shed, with rails so fixed that 

 they can be reached over, is constructed. A still further addition for the 

 treatment of foot rot is the placing of trays on each side of the shed 



2 inches deep and 2 feet wide, in which burnt lime is spread from time 

 to time, and in which the sheep must stand while engaged at the lick. 

 This has been found of excellent assistance in keeping in check the disease, 

 though not a cure in bad cases, where more stringent treatment is neces- 

 sary. The lime carried away by the sheep and spread in the paddocks 

 is also beneficial to the land, and in time, when sufficient quantity has 

 been used, will materially improve the quality of the grasses, encouraging 

 the growth of trefoils and clovers, and generally sweetening the soil. 

 The sketch appended will give some idea as to the construction of the 

 sheds. 



The troughs can be hewn out of a log, the depth of the cut being not 

 more than 5 inches for sheep and 10 inches for cattle. They should be 

 raised off the ground a few inches to preserve them from rotting. The 

 trays for holding lime can be made of strong galvanized sheet iron. 

 Spouting should be provided to prevent water from the roof dripping into 

 the travs. 



