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land. They are picked up by the sheep froni the moist 

 pastures of such damp places, are swallowed with the 

 grass, and pass from the stomach to the liver, where they 

 thrive and commence their depredations. There is no 

 known efficacious cure for the complaint, but placing the 

 sheep on dry pastures is good, and if they have to re- 

 main on damp ground a supply of salt, which has an 

 inimical effect on flukes, together with dry foods, will 

 help the sheep on towards fattening for disposal, which 

 is the best thing to do with them. A salt lick, consisting 

 of 401b. Liverpool salt, lib. sulphate of iron, is useful, 

 or one of 6 parts salt, 1 part lime (powdered, slaked), 

 and lib. sulphur is good. 



Stomach Worms, resembling fine hairs about Jin. 

 long, are found in the fourth stomach of the sheep. The 

 small worms in the droppings evidence their presence. 

 The sheep scour, and the complaint causes the loss of 

 considerable numbers. Wet seasons and heavily stocked 

 pastures are to blame. 



Lung Worms, more often affect young sheep in wet 

 seasons on moist land. Weaned lambs should always be 

 put on to clean, young grass, away from swamps, grass 

 that had plenty of sun on it. If the sheep on being put 

 to run emit a dry, hard cough, it is a sign of lung 

 worms. Their location is the bronchial tubes, where 

 they are coiled threadlike. 



Tape Worms are found in the small intestines, and 

 are often several feet in length. Moist soil and pasture 

 conditions the cause. 



Sheep suffering from either of these worms present a 

 rough-looking fleece, and their backs are humped. Damp 

 conditions being the prime cause of them, feeding dry 

 foods as a counteractive naturally suggests itself. With 

 properly balanced feeding sheep would not be subject to 

 them, providing their surroundings were at all favour- 

 able. The best use should be made of the pastures by 



