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the foot be carefully examined, and the diseased part 

 well washed, and pared as nigh as possible, not to 

 make it bleed ; and let the floor of the house, where 

 the sheep are confined, be strewn three or four inches 

 thick with quick lime, hot from the kiln ; and the 

 sheep, after having their feet dressed in the manner 

 above described, to stand in it during the space of six 

 or seven hours. 



In all cases, it is of great importance, that the 

 animal be afterwards exposed only to a moderate tem- 

 perature — be invigorated with proper food — and kept 

 in a clean, easy, dry pasture ; and the disease will be 

 effectually remedied in the course of a few days. 



To prevent sheep from catching cold after being 

 shorn. — Sheep are sometimes exposed to cold winds 

 and rains immediately after shearing, which exposure 

 frequently hurts them. Those farmers who have 

 access to the sea, should plunge them into the salt 

 water, those who have not that opportunity, and whose 

 flocks are not very large, may mix salt with water and 

 rub them all over, which will in a great measure pre- 

 vent any mishap befalling the animal, after having 

 been stripped of its coat. 



It is very common in the months of June and July, 

 for some kinds of sheep, especially the fine Leicester 

 breed, which are commonly thin-skinned about the 

 head, to be struck with a kind of fly, and by scratch- 

 ing the place with their feet, they make it sore and 

 raw. To prevent this, take tar, train oil, and salt, boil 

 them together, and when cold, put a little of it on the 

 part affected. This application keeps off the flies, and 

 likewise heals the sore. The salt should be in a very 

 small quantity, or powdered sulphur may be used in- 

 stead of it. 



To cure the scab in sheep. — Take 1 pound of quick- 



