52 The Sheep-Scab. 



tobacco is so cheap and so certain a remedy, no 

 one should use the more dangerous substance. 



Recipe No. 4. 



Mr. A. Symes, Vice-President of the Texas 

 State Wool Growers' Association, of Taylor, 

 Texas, writes : " I never use anything for scab 

 but tobacco and a little lye to soften the water: 

 take 35 lbs. of the best leaf tobacco (sheep dip), 

 i| lbs. of concentrated lye, boiled together in 100 

 gallons of water until the strength is all extracted: 

 dip the sheep in this decoction when as warm as 

 you can hold your hand in it, and keep them in 

 the bath two or three minutes: repeat this dip- 

 ping in 12 or 14 days: put your sheep on a clean 

 range and I will ensure a cure. I have dipped 

 thousands and I know whereof I speak." 



Recipe No. 5. 



50 lbs. of tobacco and 10 lbs. of sulphur to 100 

 gallons of water. After steeping the tobacco 

 sufficiently, add the sulphur and heat the liquor 

 when used, to 120 degrees. "This will cure," 



