LAMB FOUNDER. 



There is a peculiar disease of 

 lambs that causes them to become 

 very stiff in their joints. It may 

 attack one joint or all the limbs 

 may be affected. They lie around 

 a great deal and move painfully. 

 They seldom die but are checked 

 sadly in their development. The 

 cause of this distressing ailment is 

 to be sought in the ewe. She has 

 been unwisely fed. Most probab- 

 ly she has been allowed to gorge 

 herself on grain, or her feed has 

 been changed abruptly from a light 

 ration to a heavy one. This cre- 

 ates indigestion and a peculiar poi- 

 son in her system that shows itself 

 most in the lamb. There is no 



The Lambs so Gentle the Girls Pet Tnem. CUTC but time, and ail avoidance of 



the contributing causes. So far as we have observed a high feeding 

 of corn is most apt to cause this disorder. 



While the suckling ewe should be well and even highly fed she 

 should never be changed suddenly from a light ration to a heavy 

 one nor should she ever have a large allowance of corn. 



BROKEN HORNS 



may cause the death of the lamb. Sometimes a sort of blood-poison 

 sets in that causes the head to swell so that the eyes are even 

 swelled shut. There is no help for it but time after the infection 

 has occurred but if at once when the horn is noticed to be broken 

 the stub be smeared with some carbolic sheep dip there will be no 

 infection and no bad results. One should plan his pen so far as 

 possible to be tight and smooth so as not to catch and break the 

 horns which are very tender at a certain stage of development. 



DOCKING TAILS. 



There is but one right way to dock tails, that is with the dock- 



