Prevention and Treatment of Parasites. Ill 



stomach worms. Gasoline, turpentine, benzine, 

 and others are excellent for this purpose, and will 

 also destroy tape worms in sheep. Among these 

 remedies gasoline is the writer's favorite, for in 

 his experience this has given the best results. 



The unfortunate lambs or sheep that are to un- 

 dergo this treatment should be separated from the 

 rest of the flock in the evening and be shut off in 

 a barnyard or perhaps a stable, where they can- 

 not get anything to eat or drink over night. In 

 the morning the stomachs will be fairly empty 

 and this will render it possible for the dose to en- 

 ter quickly into the fourth stomach of the sheep, 

 where the worms are located. The sheep will 

 therefore now be ready for the first dose. 



SIZE OF DOSE. 



When either gasoline, turpentine, or benzine is 

 used, the size of the dose is practically the same. 

 The dose for lambs is as follows: 



5 ounces of cow's whole milk. 



134 tablespoonful of gasoline. 



1 tablespoonful of raw linseed oil. 



This dose, which is to be mixed up separately 

 for each lamb, should be well shaken in a small- 

 necked bottle like that in Plate 37 and given to the 

 lamb. For older sheep the dose of gasoline, tur- 



