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REMEDIES. 



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REMEDY NO. 1)2. 



To each sixty gallons of water used, add tAventy pounds of 

 suli)liui- and five pounds of lime, as follows : When the water 

 is boiling, add the recpiired proportion of sulphur; let it boil 

 for twenty-five minutes, then add the lime, and boil a short time. 



This water is emptied from the 

 l)oiler or kettle (E, Fig. 87S.) into 

 the tank or trough, until sufiieient 

 is prepared to allow the sheej) to 

 float. 



Fig. 878 is a plan of the arrange- 

 ments used by Messrs. Green & 

 Trainor, of Sacramento, at their 

 farm in Placer County. 



A A are two corrals, 10 l)y 12 feet, 

 floored with tongue and grooved 

 lumber, with fall to drain in center, 

 allowing the wash dripping off of 

 the sheep after dii)ping to drain 

 into the dipping trough. 



B B are gates to the corrals. 



C. Bridge at end of dipping 

 trough over which the sheep enter 

 corrals. 



D D. Dipi)ing trough, 38 feet 

 long by 2 feet wide and 3 feet deep. 



E. Boiler, of a capacity of four 

 hundred gallons. 



F. Pipe with faucet leading to 

 dii)ping trough from boiler. 



G. Pump to supply 1 toiler, etc., 

 with water. 



H. Corral, 24 by 20 feet, into 

 which Ihc sheep are gathered l)cfore 

 dip})ing. 



1. Pole, with outer-turned iron prongs, used for forcing the 

 sheep under the surface of the li(|ui(l when passing through 

 the trouoli. D D. 



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