FOR SHOW RING AND MARKET. , 177 



method counts for anything in dipping. What should we 

 use? Any of the proprietary dips made have, no doubt, their 

 merits over the deadly lime and sulphur decoctions recom- 

 mended and used by some. It is highly important that every 

 individual sheep be thoroughly dipped and all surrounding 

 fences, the inside and outside of the barn or anything that 

 it has been possible for the sheep to rub themselves against 

 be sprayed with a good disinfectant. The same kind of dip- 

 that will kill the scab mite on the sheep will make a good 

 and cheap disinfectant. Apply with a good spraying ma- 

 chine. After the elapse of about ten days from the time the 

 sheep were first dipped, dip again thoroughly. 



Don't on any account spare time or money to make your 

 work a success if you wish to save your flock. The great 

 secret in dealing with scab is to deal with it thoroughly at 

 the start. After you have thoroughly mastered the enemy 

 make your work as efficacious as possible by whitewashing 

 the barns and fences. 



Tapeworms. 



I have often been questioned by farmers relative to what 

 the little white, oblong, fleshy-looking particles are that are 

 sometimes to be seen in the sheep's manure. While most of 

 us know what they are, still there are a good many that do 

 not know that these are segments of the tapeworm. 



One drachm of oil of male shield fern given in about two- 

 ounces of castor oil, after the sheep has been fasted for twelve 

 hours, is one of the best known and most effective remedies 

 for this trouble. 



