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facilitate the loosening of the patches of scab. 

 The compound should be put into a large tank in 

 which each sheep should be dipped during three 

 to five minutes by two men, one of whom holds 

 the head above the surface to prevent the sheep 

 from swallowing any of the fluid. The sheep 

 should then be lifted out and laid on an inclined 

 plane, such as a door, which should be con- 

 nected with the tub so that the fluid wrung out 

 of the wool is not lost. While lying on this 

 plane the head of the sheep should be thoroughly 

 wetted with the fluid by the hand. A mild day 

 should be chosen, and if treatment be inaugu- 

 rated during the cold season of the year, the 

 sheep should be kept warm and dry afterwards 

 at night. In summer, the sheep should be shorn 

 previous to treatment, as they are then less 

 trouble to dress. If not thoroughly eradicated 

 the disease will be sure to show itself again. 

 The partial cure of a scabby flock is a great 

 cause of the disease being perpetuated on a 

 farm. It will be necessary to repeat the dress- 

 ing on the eighth or tenth day, because the scab 



