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says J. S. Codding, President of the Kansas State 

 Wool Growers' Association; of Louisville, Kan- 

 sas. 



Recipe No. 6. 



[From Mr. E. W. Wellington of Ellsworth, Kansas, comes the 

 following prescription and interesting letter.] 



Recipe for sheep dipping used Ir gely in Aus- 

 tralia, as very cheap and effectual: 



Take 60 lbs. of sulphur, 30 lbs. of quick lime, 

 60 gallons of water; boil, and keep boiling for 

 ten minutes, when a clear orange solution will 

 appear; add this to 180 gallons of water. Heat 

 the dip to at least 100 deg. (Fahr.), and soak 

 the sheep in it for at least one minute. 



" The custom is in Australia to use the above 

 dip three times at intervals of one week between 

 each dipping, and at any time of the year. Ow- 

 ing, however, to the bad effects upon the wool, I 

 have found by experience, that it is only advisa- 

 ble to use the lime and sulphur dip immediately 

 after shearing, and then but once; making the 

 second and third dip of tobacco and sulphur. 



