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lamb suffering from white scours is to dissolve the curd in 

 the stomach, and empty both it and the intestines of all 

 unhealthy matter. Sulphate of magnesia, one ounce; ordin- 

 ary cooking soda, one-fourth ounce; ginger, just what can 

 be taken up on a dime, mixed in a little flaxseed gruel, will 

 bring about what is required along this line. Four hours 

 after giving the above dose administer four ounces of lin- 

 seed oil to the little sufferer. It is important that the ewe's 

 diet be changed and the lamb be kept from drinking large 

 quantities of water. Of course the shepherd must regulate 

 the dose according to the age of the lamb. 



The Liver Fluke. 



American flockmasters have much to be thankful for when 

 the immunity their flocks enjoy from this dreaded trouble 

 is considered. The flockmaste'rs of Great Britain have, with- 

 out doubt, experienced more loss from this one disease than 

 from all other diseases combined. Happily they have not 

 experienced much loss in this respect during the past few 

 .years. The time is quite fresh in the writer's memory when 

 thousands upon thousands of sheep were lost from the rav- 

 ages of this insidious foe in one short season. Thousands 

 of sheep were sold for little more than their pelts would 

 bring, and wagon loads of carcasses were being shipped 

 daily from almost every little country station that was sit- 

 uated in a sheep raising district. Many flockmasters were 

 financially ruined by the pest. One farmer lost $15,000 worth 

 of sheep in a single season. It is estimated that over 2,500,- 

 ooo sheep perished from this fatal malady in one year. There 

 is not a shadow of doubt but that liver rot, which is caused 



