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them is useful if the foot is well prepared, and no one of 

 them is worth much otherwise. 



One quite popular in central New York is — 



No. 399. Sulphate of copper (blue vitriol), 1 lb. 



Acetate of copper (verdigris), ^ lb. 



Linseed oil, 1 pint. 



Tar, 1 quart. 



Eub the vitriol and verdigris in very fine powder, with the oil, then 

 add the tar and mix thoroughly. 



Mr. Finlay Dun speaks well of the following : — 



No. 400. Powdered sulphate of copper, 1 part. 



Tar, 3 parts. 



Mix well over a slow fire. 



And — 



No. 401. Oil of turpentine, 1 part. 



Sweet oil, 3 parts. 



Used in tedious cases of foot rot. 



Carbolic acid in 5 or 6 per cent, solution, nitrate of silver, 

 chloride of zinc, and in fact almost any of the caustics answer 



well. 



Whatever preparation is used, the sheep should be kept 

 in a dry, well-littered shed, or on a short, dry pasture for a 

 day or two after the application, as if they are at once turned 

 into a field covered with wet and high grass, it is obvious 

 that the caustic will in great part be washed from the foot. 



The foot rot is essentially a local disease ; but in severe 

 cases it is advised to give internally a tonic, such as — 



No. 402. Common salt, 1 to 2 drachms. 



Sulphate of iron. 

 Nitrate of potash, of each J drachms. 



Make into a powder, to be given daily. 

 When the rot appears in its most malignant form, and the 

 case is a very bad one, many veterinarians claim that no 

 remedy is equal to butter of antimony (solution of terchlor- 

 ide of antimony). It is an energetic caustic, and must be 

 employed cautiously. As it cannot be diluted with water 



