300 SHEEP FARMING IN AMERICA. 



drench, . to be repeated if necessary, and will" 

 usually result in the recovery of the patient. 



The usual doses of gasoline for stomach 

 worms are: 



Lambs H ounce. 



Sheep '. : % ounce. 



Calves bounce. 



Yearling steers 1 ounce. 



I have used these doses repeatedly without 

 any serious effects. Each dose is mixed sepa- 

 rately in linseed oil, sweet milk, flaxseed tea, or 

 an egg, and given as a drench. If given di- 

 rectly in water, it is more severe on the patient. 



lAn ounce and a half of gasoline has resulted 

 in the immediate death of a full-grown ewe, 

 but in some cases I have given to full-grown 

 sheep as high as 2 to 3 ounces without serious 

 results. I have also given as much as 3 ounces 

 to a yearling steer, and 7 ounces (within an 

 hour) to a horse without causing serious symp- 

 toms. I have also given 3 ounces to a full- 

 grown chicken; the animal became very ^upid 

 for a time, but eventually recovered. On the 

 other hand, in one case, a yearling steer, in 

 apparently quite healthy condition, succumbed 

 within two minutes after a dose of 1% ounces. 

 These large doses were given experimentally to 

 determine the danger point, and they should 

 never be used by farmers in treating stock. 



In one instance a steer was suddenly over- 

 come because the man who was administering 

 the dose for me accidentally held the head too 

 high and the medicine entered the lungs. The 

 animal fell immediately and appeared to be 

 almost dead. I happened to have a hypodermic 



