1^^ CURE (^V THE FOOTROT IN SHEEF, 



XII. 



JU!ethod of curing the Footrot in sheep. By Mr, RiCHAR© 

 Parkinson, of Walyoorth^ . 

 SIR, 



Ji HE enclosed is the recipe for tlie cure of the footrot in 

 sheep, certified hy the person who was my shepherd at the 

 Vi.ine I put the method into practice. 



I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, 

 \Q, Harford Place, WalwortK R. PARKINSON, 



April 6, I8O7. 



To Cure the Foot Rot in Sheep in the best and most effectual 



Manner, 



<^r,eforthe In sheep thus aflfected, pare their hoofs, leaving no hol- 



£eT'" ^°^ *" ^^'^ **'•''» if there be matter formed, be particularly 



careful to let it out; after which, take some stale urine and 



vvasb their feet clean fVom dirt, and wipe them with a, 



sponge; then put the sheep into a house or shed, theflooi*^ 



of which has been previously spread about two inches thick 



\\:ith quick liixie, reduced to powder by a small quantity o£ 



water. The fresher the lime is from the kiln the bettero 



Let the she^p stand upon it fbr six or seven hours, and the 



cure vvill be effected. 



^wst-mony of A certificate, dated March 27, I8O7, from Joseph Dun- 



¥^ 1 py- nington, stated his beint;^ shepherd toMr. Parkinson, at Stane 



in Ireland, in the year 1803, and that he then witnessed th^ 



efiicacy of the above remedy on a large flock of sheep, 



Far4;her certificates from the Earl of Cony n« ham, from Mr. 

 Stephen Parkinson, and from Joseph Preston, shepherd to 

 Mr. John Parkinson of BQ'iugbroke, CQufirraed the above 

 statement. 



xiu. 



On the Use of the Jtaf'iaii Poplar for supporting the Vine and Hopj:, 



l^oi.kir vsedi JLT is wfcH known, that in Italy the poplar is employed as 

 vn*^'^'^'^'" * ^ support to th« vine. When thus used, it is frequently 



* Trans, of the Soc. af Arts, ^o\, XXVI, y. 126. The silver medal 

 pf the Society was voted *o Mr. Parkinson. 



f Sonnini's Blbliotheque Physico-econ. Nov. 1803, p, Gil. 



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