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do afflict them are usually fatal. As with other farm 

 animals, as soon as sheep become sick, especially with a 

 contagious disease as sore eyes, tick, lice, or scab, they 

 should be quarantined, or separated from the rest of the 

 flock, and receive special attention. We should always 

 be on the lookout for trouble of this nature and be able to 

 recognize the early symptoms of common sheep diseases, 

 in order to avoid heavy losses later on. If internal para- 



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sites in the brain or liver, where medicine cannot reach 

 them, are the cause of the trouble, the animal should be 

 killed at once and its carcass buried. When sickness ap- 

 pears, it generally pays to call in a veterinarian promptly, 

 unless the farmer has had considerable experience with 

 sick sheep. Prevention of diseases is always cheaper and 

 wiser than cure. 



305. Raising Lambs. In some sections of our country 

 the sheep industry is an important one. See Appendix A, 

 Chart X, page 471. School boys and girls in these regions 

 should be glad to raise a lamb, as a home project. They 



