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8. If disease appears in a, flock all efforts must be used 

 to prevent its spread, and when any abnormal number of lambs 

 die the services of a veterinary surgeon should be obtained. 

 It is, however, doubtful whether it is any economy to doctor 

 diseased lambs, as probably only 10 per cent, of them will ever 

 grow into profitable sheep. The remedial measures, however, 

 which may be adopted are described below. 



(a) As soon as a lamb shows the premonitory symptoms of 

 this disease, it should be taken to a special, well-sheltered 

 hospital pen, where it should be brought up on the bottle and 

 tended by a man who has nothing to do with the healthy flock. 

 This would be practicable when a reasonable number of lambs 

 were affected. 



(b) When a lamb is thus taken into hospital, the ewe should 

 be placed in a field with other lambless ewes. They should be 

 milked occasionally and gradually dried off. At the time of 

 weaning their udders should be examined, as it may be found 

 that one half of the udder, or both halves, may be hard, and 

 useless for breeding purposes. In no case should a ewe be given 

 another lamb to bring up if her own has died of Big Joint. 



'(c) In treating lambs, the superficial abscesses might be 

 opened by the shepherd and their pustular contents dropped 

 into a pail of strong carbolic acid ; in no case should it be 

 dropped on to the ground. The abscesses should be syringed 

 with a disinfectant. 



The predisposing cause of this disease in this county is the 

 system of using one lambing yard for the whole of the flock, 

 and its consequent overstocking. Contagious abortion is also 

 prevalent, which is another argument in favour of keeping the 

 ewes in smaller flocks. 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have now completed 



arrangements for the collection and publication of returns of 



prices of live stock, meat, provisions, fruit, 



^ ee £l? ^, e ^ urn vegetables, hay and straw at the follow- 

 of Market . • ' . n „ v . . ,~ . 

 Prices. m & 35 towns in Great Britain : — Ashford, 



Birmingham, Bristol, Carlisle, Chichester, 



Crewe, Darlington, Derby, Dorchester, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, 



