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Keep the nozzle close to the shecp, so as to ensure 
penetration. If the operator is inattentive he allows 
the jet to run on the gratings instead of carefully 
concentrating it on the sheep, and causes unnecessary 
waste. By exercising ordinary care it is not neces- 
sary to shut off the jet after treating each individual 
sheep. The knack of transferring the jet from sheep 
to sheep without waste is easily acquired. See that 
each sheepis done thoroughly. Too heavy a soaking 
cannot do any harm, andit is better to overdo it than 
to miss parts of the sheep that should be properly 
treated. Sheep can be safely and effectively treated 
in this way with any length of wool, from two weeks 
off shears to eighteen months’ growth, or a week 
before shearing if necessary, or right up to lambing. 
FOR TREATING BADLY-BLOWN SHEEP 
After the unblown and slightly blown sheep have 
been treated, the badly-blown sheep should be 
put in the race. On these a weaker solution of dip 
should be used, viz., 2 pints of powder to 10 gallons 
of water. Jet the affected parts, and immediately 
after, sprinkle the scalded parts, where the maggots 
have been, liberally with boracic acid powder. The 
boracic acid has a soothing effect on the wound, 
which is cleansed, and quickly heals. About a week 
later these should be again jetted with a stronger 
solution, viz, 4 pints of powder to то gallons of 
water. Treated this way, sheep are generally safe 
from further trouble. . The wound heals, and a new 
growth of wool soon covers the part affected. 
Occasionally odd sheep die after such treatment, but 
such sheep would probably have died in any case, 
and the number saved and protected far more than 
compensates for the few lost. When jetting badly- 
blown sheep it is advisable to use less pressure, say, 
about 20 lbs., to prevent irritation. 
FOR PROTECTING MARKED LAMBS 
Cut the top off the purse ; do not slitit. Sprinkle 
boracic powder on the tail and into the purse. Run 
