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the hind leg, thrown on platform "A," one man grasps the 

 hind legs, another the front, and the sheep is gently lifted 

 into tank "B." (which is two-thirds full of dip) with his 

 back down, and is held in that position for two minutes; he 

 is then lifted on the platform , 



"C." the excess of dip squeez- 

 ed out by one hand, turned 

 over and the other side served 

 the same way, the dip run- 

 ning into the draining tank 

 "D." The dip can from time 

 to time be returned to tank 

 "B." While in that position 

 the sheep can be examined 

 for age, feet trimmed if neces- 

 sary, and branded by the 

 paint pot in the end of the 

 tank. And here let me im- 

 press upon sheep owners the 

 necessity of branding as well 

 as ear marking; it saves an 

 endless amount of trouble and 



BRAND FOR MARKING 

 SHEEP. 



ill feeling should your sheep 



mix with others, which is 



often the case. One man can 



brand 3.000 sheep M'heu run 



into the shoot. Once tried 



you will always continue the practice. With this tank four 



men can dip, mark and brand 500 sheep .in ten or twelve 



hours, and at the same time prepare the dip and sack the 



w r ool, relieving each other at the tank; if more capacity is 



required another platform and tank can be placed so as to 



