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part of dip to seventy-five parts of water, and 

 cleanse the filthy portions thoroughly. It may be 

 added here that if no dip is left over after sheep 

 dipping time is past some more ought to be se- 

 cured for use during the summer. The odor left 

 on the sheep by this solution will keep the flies 

 away for quite a long period. When proper at- 

 tention is given the sheep, maggots will not find 

 their way onto any members of the flock. 



TREATMENT OF MAGGOTS. 



When sheep are already infested with maggots 

 the same treatment should be used as is used to 

 prevent maggots. The wool must be cut away as 

 close to the skin as possible and as far as these 

 miserable pests are lodged. The infested por- 

 tion should then be washed with a solution of dip 

 consisting of one part of dip to fifty of water. 

 As tlie maggots are unable to withstand the odor 

 of the dip they will then fall to the ground. Some- 

 times thej^ will already have made large holes in 

 the body of the sheep, in which case care must be 

 taken to cleanse these thoroughly and remove all 

 maggots. It is a good plan to smear some pine tar 

 in these holes after all the maggots have been 

 cleaned out. 



Many sheepmen use turpentine to kill maggots. 

 The writer, however, does not favor its use for 



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