4 The Sheep-Scab. 



evils which attend that industry j and so has it 

 been with sheep and their diseases, particularly 

 those of a contagious nature. 



The natural or normal condition of all organic 

 structures is that of healthfulness; the unnatural 

 or abnormal condition or state, is disease. To 

 prevent the latter should be the earnest desire of 

 all who are engaged in sheep husbandry; but if 

 any one is so unfortunate as to have disease of 

 whatever nature in his flock, the question pre- 

 sents itself at once to the thrift}' ow'ner, how shall 

 it be cured? 



Among all the ills that sheep are subject to, 

 by far the most prominent is the " Scab," which 

 is placed at the head of the black list, as having 

 done more damage and caused greater losses to 

 the owners of sheep ranches, than all other dis- 

 eases known in the United States. 



A deep interest in the welfare of the sheep 

 culture throughout the west and south has 

 prompted us, after a thorough investigation of 

 the various authorities on the subject, and a care- 

 ful analysis of information obtained from prom- 



