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started there is little or no danger from this cause. Rough handling 

 of the sheep at the time of dipping results in more harm and damage 

 to the flock than is caused by the dip. When sheep are placed in the 

 dipping vat by hand the men handling them should be instructed 

 to dp so carefully. They should not be allowed to catch the sheep 

 by the ears; this is sometimes done and has resulted in breaking or 

 bruising the skin, causing the heads to swell after dipping and result- 

 ing in considerable death loss. 



Ewes and lambs should not be dipped together. The lambs should 

 be "cut out" and dipped separately, and they need not be held in 

 the swim so long as the older sheep. If the ewes and lambs are put 

 into the vat at the same time, the danger of drowninof some of the 



-Dippini; sheep in ^v 



howini? exit. 



latter is much greater than Avhen they are dipped separately. It 

 has been stated that the ew^e recognizes her lamb more readily w^hen 

 they are dipped together; this, however, is probably not correct. 

 A ewe recognizes her lamb by smell and not by sight, consequently 

 after the flock has been dipped and the ewes and lambs have been 

 turned in together there is considerable commotion for a time, as 

 the ewes fail temporarily to recognize their offspring. However, 

 the memljers of the flock will adjust matters for themselves, and, as 

 a rule, practically every lamb will be recognized by a mother. It 

 often happens that an undipped sheep will jump out of the pens 

 and get in with those that have been dipped. This should be care- 

 fully guarded against and all such sheep dipped before the flock 

 leaves the vat. By looking the dipped sheep over it is easy to 

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