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tained in the wound, it becomes absorbed, inflammation is communicated 

 to the adjacent parts, and a fatal termination is Ukely to ensue. To pr* 

 vent this, a small lock of wool is sometimes left in the wound, by which 

 it is kept open and the danger averted." — Stewart. 



Docking. ' 'This operation should be performed on all the lambs 

 when a week or two old. It is then but slighly painful. The best 

 method is to take the lamb between the knees, and hold its rump closely 

 against a block of wood. Then drawing the skin of the tail towards the 

 rump; a boy gives the chisel a smart rap with a light mallet, and the tail 

 is severed at one stroke with a smooth cut which leaves the bone in a 

 good condition to heal quickly. A pinch of powdered copperas may be 

 placed on the stump of the tail to staunch any bleeeding, and to keep 

 off flies." — Stewart. 



How to Feed a l,amb. A twin lamb, or one deprived of its 

 dam, that may need to be reared by hand, may easily be fed upon cow's 

 milk. A fresh cow's milk is the best fitted for this purpose. Ewe's 

 milk is richer in solid mater than that of the cow, and the addition of a 

 teaspoonful of white refined sugar to the pint of cow's milk will make it 

 more palatable to the lamb. At first not more than a quarter of a 

 pint of milk should be given at once. The milk should be freshly 

 drawn from the cow, and warmed up to 100° F. before it is fed. A con- 

 venient method of feeding milk to a lamb is to use a small tin can with 

 a long spout, such as is used for oil. An air-hole is punched in the cov- 

 er or cork and a piece of sponge covered with a cloth is tied upon the 

 end of the sponge. The flow is then made easy and equal and the lamb 

 sucks in an easy manner. A very short time is sufficient to familiar- 

 ize the lamb with this kind of foster mother. 



The Association of Dogs with Sheep. It is a common prac- 

 tice among many farmers who have a large herd of sheep, to keep a dog 

 to assist in driving and caring for his flock. There is a breed of dogs 

 which is very useful for this purpose, and if it was not for the fact that 

 dogs are infested with tape- worms they certainly would be a very desir- 

 able animal to have on the farm. 



Dogs, beside the annual slaughter of very many valuable sheep, cause 

 death by transmitting to sheep a form of tape- worm. The eggs of the 

 tape-worms are discharged in the dung of the dog upon fields and pas- 

 tures and are swallowed by the sheep with the green pasture, and the 

 worm is developed in the body of the sheep, either in the lungs, the ab- 

 domen, or the brain, causing a disease which prevents the sheep from 



