Drenching Sheep. 



Great care must be exercised in drenching sheep. The sheep 

 should stand on all fours, with its rump firmly pressed into a corner, 

 the operator standing astride the sheep, holding its head in a horizon- 

 tal position. By the use of a long-necked bottle or a funnel with a 

 rubber tube attached, gradually administer the dose, without causing 

 exertion on the part of the sheep. If the sheep struggles too much, or 

 if the head is held too high, or when large doses are quickly given, 

 the solution may enter the windpipe and pass into the lungs rather 



Fig. 10. Sheep on rape pasture. 



than into the esophagus to the stomach. Drenching is usually fatal 

 to the sheep if the solution enters the lungs. 



The Use of Forage Crops. 



The use of forage crops, properly managed, will control parasites, 

 but without due precaution they may cause greater infestation. The 

 English shepherd employs this method for sheep raising on an inten- 

 sified plan, where land is expensive and the greatest return per acre 

 of land is necessary. The sheep raiser in this country may well fol- 

 low his example where sheep are raised in flocks of more than fifty 



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