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DISEASES OF SHEEP. 



In the treat- 

 ment of scab, 

 after nourishing 

 food, cool, clear 

 air, clean, dry 

 buildings, and 

 the avoidance of 

 huddling the 

 sheep together, 

 oil should be FlG " 1228.-Human Head-louse 



applied, and the ( Pedicul,is Ca P i,is >- 



affected parts A > back ^ew ot th « female ; B, 



. , abdominal extremity of the male; 



„ 100 „ „. , washed With c, egg attached to a hair. 



Fig. 1227.— Male oi the Human , ., 



_ . . soap-suds ; then 



Body-louse. ^ ' • *t, *. j 



break up and remove the scabs and 



crusts ; after which apply with a brush the following : — 



Oil of tar 1 oz. 



Whale oil 20 oz. 



Or— 



Tar J lb. 



Sulphur J lb. 



Soap 1 lb. 



Alcohol.... 1 lb. 



Fig. 1229. Fig. 1230. Fig. 1281. For sheep with 



heavy fleeces, baths 

 are very efficient. 



The following prep- 

 aration will neither 



Fig. 1232. Fig. 1233. v Fig. 1234. 



Various Species of Lice Infesting Sheep, Goats, etc. 



stain the wool nor materially endanger the 



sheep :- — 



Tobacco 16 lbs. 



i Oil of tar '..'.' 3 pts. 



Soda ash ... .20 lbs. 



Soft soap, 4 lbs. 



Water 50 gal. 



Boil the tobacco, and dissolve the other sub- 

 stances in a few gallons of boiling water, then 

 add water to make up to fifty gallons, which 

 will suffice for fiftv sheep. 



Fig. 1235. — Sheep -louse 

 (Hippoboscus Ovis). 



A, natural size; B, greatly en- 

 larged. 



