168 Sheep Scab 



may be necessary to find them to establish sheep scab. 



TREATMENT 



Coal tar and creolin dips are not used by the government in the of- 

 ficial dipping of sheep and cattle for scabies. However, some sheep 

 men claim beneficial results fjom the use of such dips. Either tobacco 

 decoctions of lime and sulphur preparations are the preparations per- 

 mitted for use in the official dipping of sheep by the government. At 

 present such a list of manufacturers may be obtained from the Bureau 

 of Animal Industry, Washington, D. C. 



Such preparations are quite variable and should be officially recog- 

 nized or made at home. 



LIME AND SULPHUR DIP 



Lime and sulphur dip is very efficient for the destruction of sheep 

 scab if properly made and applied, and if used as directed below it will 

 not injure the wool. 



I Weigh accurately 24 pounds of flowers of sulphur 



II Weigh accurately 8 pounds of unslacked lime 

 HI Measure accurately 100 gallons of water. 



IV Place the lime in an iron kettle and cover with enough water to 

 make a thick paste. 



V Sprinkle 24 pounds of. flour of sulphur over the lime paste. 



VI Add at least 25 to 35 gallons of water and boil till the sulphur 

 disappears from the top which will be in about two hours. 



VII Add enough water to, make 100 gallons of solution. If the 

 sheep have not been recently sheared place all the lime-sulphur solu- 

 tion in two barrels and allow it to settle and use only the clear solu- 

 tion which can be drawn out with 5 or 6 feet of rubber tubing. 



The lime-sulphur sediment is injurious to the wool. Dip the sheep 

 as directed under the coal tar dips, being very careful to saturate all 

 parts of the wool. Repeat in 10 days or 2 weeks. 



TOBACCO AND SULPHUR DIP 



If properly made, tobacco and sulphur dip is effective for des- 

 troying scab in sheep. 16 pounds of sulphur should be used to 100 

 gallons of water and about 21 pounds of good tobacco leaves. 



