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of the teat closed and of course that organ rendered useless. 

 With the use of liniments, however, the teat may sometimes 

 foe started again; when this fails to effect a cure the use of 

 the milking tube may bring about the desired effect. Gen- 

 erally, however, when a ewe is found to be badly injured 

 from such a cause it is found best to fatten her and sell her 

 for butchering purposes. One of the best liniments we can 

 use in the case of caked udder is composed of lard and tur- 

 pentine mixed to the consistency of good cream. This 

 should be well rubbed in three times daily; each time this 

 operation is being performed the operator should try the 

 teat to see if the orifice is clear. 



Abortion. 



There are many causes for this trouble; prominent among 

 them being crowding the ewes through narrow doorways; 

 turning them up for the purpose of dressing their feet, and 

 improper feeding, such as feeding frozen turnips, etc. Con- 

 siderabe loss has been known to arise from the ewes eating 

 too much salt; this, of course, only happens when the ewes 

 have not been regularly and properly salted. 



When a ewe appears dull and stupid and isolates herself 

 from the flock, upon examination she will almost invariably 

 foe found to have either aborted or has a dead lamb within 

 lier. Where the ewe becomes injured within a week or two 

 previous to the time she should lamb, and the lambs or lamb 

 <lie within her, there is great danger of losing her, unless 

 attended to at once. When the lambs are not promptly re- 

 moved, blood poisoning usually sets in, and of course, 

 <leath quickly follows in its wake; therefore, it is imperative 

 that just as soon as the shepherd is satisfied that a ewe has 



