SEr.ECTION AND MANAGEMENT. 



63 



may multiply until the entire Hock is scabby iu 

 a few months and entail great suffering upon 

 the sheep and loss upon the owner. Prevention 

 is easy and cheap, though cure after the dis- 

 ease has progressed far is harder. Another 

 reason for dipping is the sheep tick. This is a 

 common pest upon farms and greatly inter- 

 feres with the thrift of sliee]), while it is en- 



DIPPING SHEEP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, 



tirely prevfcntal)le, and in truth upon the farm 

 of the writer with a tliousand sheep there are 

 years wlien not a single tick is to be found. 

 Slieep ticks so far as we know inhabit no 

 other animals and once rid of them you will 

 remain rid of them unless you buy infested 

 slieep or carry ticks upon your own clothing 

 or they are brought by slieaTers. 



It is very easy and inexpensive entirely to 



