Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-12-10
Salt for sheep.

From Turf. Field and Farm.
IA the course Of our :nvt stl2stt0ns q
this subject, we were surprised 20 dad thai
the flsrt accurate experiments on the eflcc'
Of salt On sheep were made - lac - 1901
an the estate Of the British Board Of Ag-
riculture. Lord Sommerfeld' account
al his experiment is both Interesting and
,nnurtspt. The SALT his lordship re-
lates. SIS given in The morning In order
N CONTRACT the i'll effects Of the dew.
On m average one ton Of salt Is annually
consumed BY one thousand sheep. A
small aardful Of salt is put upon . Nat
atone or slate, and ten or fifteen Of these
s)a,cs, Get apart, suffice for one hundred
sheen. AT first the sheep may b. moved
towards them; II they feel . craving for
Lit they will lick It up quickly - much
q IL necessary; II they do not want It.
vbss remains dry when the sheep are
next looked 1t IL taken up and preserved
for future use. Twice week has usu-
IN. been found sufficient; in particular
eases Il mag be offered thrice. Ofa noek
approaching 70 one thousand. there are
NOT ten old sheep that have not tesea
kindly 10 It, add not lsinb which dos
NOT consume Il greedily-when tuinipe,
il the early season. are stocked with
sheep and the greens are rank and strong,
many die sudJeniv, especially two. tooth
al sheep, the disorder arising from &.
cess Of fermentation In the stomach. IN
,his disorder, which may be produced By
anv rank and succelent heritage. hsy
aad salt are dcvo,red with . areedIness
which denotes their falutary effects. In
the rainy and upfayorable autuasn o.
lsoa. we did not lose enc steep 10 tarnips,
and. probably never shall. while persc.
we're 10 the use Of aels. In the sutl1n ct
1901 we lad many hundred OF fat wealth.
err, ewes and hog sheep in tornipss and
lost two the first aaonih the turnips wsre
stocked. Certainly the chances were
,hat 10 in any keep end any season, more
might have died out Of ~ large aiock.
In strong pastures. when seasons are wei
,I,e rot often spreads destruction over
vhols tracts Of country, 10 such &c.
alt must be beneficial, and IN object q
naa,oual importance. It Is supposed. and
18th great truth, 70 correct actdity In the
saomsch. . disorder common to sheep
even in Spain, bat ofa much more ger.
,ous nature in the damp climate Of Great
Rr.t,in. more particularly when stocked
an green. bloaty food, such % turn'psr
watches and young clover. Salt may not
- q specific on land naturally unsoaod,
ench land it is madness. at any rate, 70
.tock with sheep; but where the rot &C.
e,ss,onally prevails, those who have
c.ra,ullv noted how salt effects cattle. can
hax.rd little in suppo.ing that the disease
Vim b much less beard Of when such ?
corrective Is applied" There can b no
.Ioubt that salt u great preventative Of
tl,e rot, aud Of those parasitic creature
called 6ukes, which attack the livers OF
sheep.
The fiocks that feed upon the syenet'c
h,lls Of the Cheviot. aad adjacent similar
eolh. the shepsrds say, may pine. but
cannot rot. On visiting Mr.. 1osselmsn
- occupied farm on the Continent.
vss surprised says Sir John Sinclair. TO
A.d . quantity Of rock salt from Cnes-
hire. He ASSURED me that by allowing
the sheep to MEX ftthe rot vas prevensfd.
In 6pain salt b given Is medicine tor tlf
rot. Sir John also tells " that . NJ
nsaecbridRe sdrenched some rotten sheep
nirh: and morning. with stroag brine.
siser which did net lose one; they BE-
came fat, and the meat vas NOE ana
rood. = Il the animal had nsyer beeu
elecled.