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PREVENT SHEEP BLOAT 



few minutes will bring relief if the first one fails. 



Pouring cold water on the swelling helps to cure, along with the 

 other treatment. 



If relief does not follow soon after these remedies are tried the 

 last recourse is to "tap" the bloated side which is always the left. 



This should be done with a trochar, but a knife will do. 



Make a small incision at the highest most distended spot by 

 running the knife blade downward, so as to puncture the stomach 

 and allow the gas to escape. 



It is best to insert a quill or reed, or small tube by the side of 

 the knife blade to hold the incision open for a short time. 



The Best Cui-e for Any Trouble is Prevention 



Accustom the sheep to the pasture and don't allow them to 

 gorge themselves on clover when hungry and there will be Uttle 

 trouble from bloat. 



Merino Rams Owned by J. G. Helser, LaFayette, Ohio 



