70i Live Stock Sheep Foot-rot Scab Rubber s Blindnef*. 



picked out with a knife, or otherwife diflodged, without breaking the coat : and a 

 quantity of white lead fcraped from a lump among the wool; which being agitated 

 the powder is carried evenly down to the wound. Too much difcolours the wool ; a 

 little prevents any further harm from the maggots that may be left among the 

 wool, driving them away from the wound ; and, at the fame time, is found topro- 

 mote its healing. In well fhepherded flocks, which are feen regularly twice a day, 

 there is no fuch thing as a broken coat .&quot;* 



The Foot-rot is another difeafe that frequently attacks meep, and which (hows 

 itfelf by their lamenefs, and the oozing of moifture between the claws, with a highly 

 di {agreeable fmell : as the difeafe advances it gets under the hoof,throwing out proud 

 flefli. Jt is fuppofed infectious from its fp reading rapidly when not immediately 

 eradicated. The part mould be pared and cleaned without touching the quick, and 

 thegravel diflodged, if there fliould be any, as foon as the diforder is difcovered ; the 

 iheep being removed from the reft of the flock. A fo lution of the following in 

 gredients fliould then be dropped on the part, and the foot be kept dry and free 

 from dirt: two ounces of blue vitriol, the fame quantity of roch-alum, one ounce 

 ofverdigris, and a quarter of an ounce of muriated quickfilver diiTolvcd in a quart 

 of good diflilled vinegar.f 



The Scab is a cutaneous difeafe, fomething like the itch. When mild, and, the 

 cure attempted in time, warning with tobacco- water will often remove it without 

 rifk. And fulphur ointment (till more effectually. 



But when the difeafe is more virulent, the cure isoften attempted by the applica 

 tion of the common blue ointment of the (hops, compofed of quick (ilver and hogs 

 jard, in the proportion of two ounces of quickfilver to fixteen ounces of lard: a 

 pound of the ointment being fufikient for four fheep. The greateft caution fliould 

 however be ufed in applying this ointment, efpecially with ewes that have lambs, as 

 the latter are liable to be deftroyed by being falivated. It fliould be laid on very 

 fparingly in flieds at four or five inches apart. 



The Rubbers -art a fort of itch, in which the animal rubs itfelf to death, being 

 gradually exhaufted in confequence of not beingable to feed. No effectual remedy 

 has yet been difcovered.:}: The above may be tried. 



Sheep are very liable tobe affected with blindnefs from cold, and ofcourfe expofccl 

 to much danger from ponds, precipices, &c. The cure is fometimes attempted 



* Rural Economy Midland of Counties. + CorrctSted Report of the North Riding of Yorkfliire* 



J- Iiincolnfbire Report. 



