PROGRESSIVE SHEEP RAISING 



ruptly. A lamb having white scours should be taken 

 from the ewe and allowed only a little of the milk. This 

 can best be accomplished by milking the ewe out before 

 letting the lamb nurse. Milk of magnesia given as sug- 

 gested for constipation will help to correct the disorder. 



Acute Indigestion sometimes seizes young lambs. It 

 is marked by great distress and frothing at the mouth. 

 Castor oil (a tablespoonful) is a good remedy. 



For Sore Eyes put a drop or two of a i6-per cent solu- 

 tion of argyrol in the eyes once each day. This should 

 be done with an ordinary medicine dropper. 



Navel III should be avoided by dipping the navel cord 

 in a cup of the tincture of iodine soon after the lamb is born. 



For Scabs or Poc-like Sores on the lips and nose, apply 

 a fairly strong solution of sheep dip after the sores have 

 been rubbed open. 



Sheep, like other domestic animals, 

 Dipping become infested with vermin lice, 



ticks and other skin parasites and 

 must be constantly looked after. 



They should be dipped very soon after they have been 

 sheared. Marshall says they should be dipped on the 

 morning of a fair warm day. Sheep are delicate animals 

 and will develop cold if they lie down at night wet and 

 cool. Any standard dipping solution can be used as per 

 directions given with the material. 



If the sheep have ticks they may require two dippings. 

 The second should come about a month after the first. 



If sheep are allowed to graze too 



Avoid Bloating freely on alfalfa, they are apt to bloat, 



which often proves fatal. They thrive 



on pastures of native grass with heavy sprinkling of weeds 



or lespedeza and burr clover in more southern climates. 



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