Contagious Foot-rot in Sheep. 281 
ment that the characteristic signs of contagious foot-rot are 
most perfectly defined in the earlier stages of the disease. 
Fig. 6. Foot-rot in an advanced form ; the secreting membrane is covered with 
fungoid growths. 
Evidence of the Contagious Chabacter of Foot-rot. 
Among the inquiries which have been undertaken to solve 
the disputed question of contagion, reference may be made to 
