, 1877-03-17
FOOT-ROT IN SHEEP.

How to Ext1rpate It-Lettcr from the Hon
A. e. Wales, OF Ohio.
t CaTrespondtnct NJ The Tribune
/ NAssILLoS, O., March 10.-tsThc sheep has
golden foot,' says the provcrb. Unfortunately
it too often las rotten one also. Tho provert
is, OF course, recognition Of the well-know1
TACT, that the sheep always enricllcs the land il
grlzcs. The three great enemies Of succcssfu
s!'ccp-husbandry east OF the Rocky Mountains
are: first, dogs; second, buck-peddlers; and
third, foot-rot. I name them In the inverse or
der Of their rnalignarcy.
The laws OF this amt most other States, touch
ing the protection Of sheep from, the rayages o
dogs. ART simply barbarous; but they are likely
to remain much as they are till farmers intcli
gently, actively, and unte<lly demand theil
! amclioration. In the meantime, 1t does not be
come them to sit idly down, with folded hnnds
supincly waiting for tardy and uncertain lcgis
lation. The best remedies at hand arc vigilance
strychuile, a trusty rifle, or a doublc-barrclei
brcccll-loaIing shotgun, charged with wire-car
| tridges and No. shot.
The pclllers are more pcstiferous than the
| dogs. They have d0uc more damage Whcr
one considers how they have pcrambulated the
country, cheating, lying, swindllns, and deiraud
ing,-wlth thcir poor bucks, each from its birtl
| SO pampered, pctted, coidlcd, stuffed: ant
| cTamnlcd, sheltered from sun, wind, anu rain
! banketed, coated, jacketed, and pautalooned
| oiled, painted, Curnw:ll-1inishcu, stubble-
sllcarcd, and bedeyiicL, that the very mother
WIN bore it, sud who, perhaps, was one of
several mothers who suckicd il, would not
know 1t, would 1t be too mild plan to make
this d Standing rule: "lt q Vermont buck
peddlcr enters this farm,
| SHOOT HIM ON THE sPoT''!
But all the other sins of the pcdGlcrs orc
yenial compared with that they committed In
introducing and spreading The foot-rot. The
first foot-rot VIC knew OF In this region was
brought here by Jokn Brown ('sOll John
Brown whose soul is marching On. Alas: the
| soles of some OF his sleeps rect were In bad
marching ordcr). then OF the firm OF Perkins &
| Brown. of Akron, o., In some sheep they 1sl-
out, anu the country WAS reasonably rlcar Of it
till the incursion OF the pet}dlers following .tilc
| high war-p:iccs Tor wool. They spread 1t
| broadcast lTUln Vermont to Texas. Everywhere
in their track they lett lipng tloclss, and dss-
| couragcl wool-growcrs; and, later on, empty
! folds and sort-livcd pel1-faetorics. Some OF
| the States attempted to stay its progress by
| Legislative cuactlllcnts, with about rs much
elect rs had the commands OF King Canutc
upun the rising tide. All other causes combined
have not diminished the rearing of sheep, BY
onc~third, Is has the dread OF this disease. [
have no doubt the number Of sheep cast Of the
Mississippi would double In the next five years
II farmers could be assured OF freedom from this
pess ~ nm nv 49, a w ~ +no o,,,s.,
nr ia - - ,-nni, ncr nr inss ;7fnct ,nr ncw
large lock that could be gathered from diff
fcrcnt Sources. Few have suffered pccuniarlly
.,oai ,.;,a' =; - ). a,s+,nt.1tv 1,,n"J r,,,,ahI.
e..i @ w, w ", y; rho .,,1rn. ~ +e r,onar to
.''..t ;r1 ~ 1,aorP ~ r-Hn.t3n5rtars
to show how the disease can be kept under and
cured, with less trouble, and ut less expense,
than is commonly supposed.
ia ,Aavr lt11f a MA
- '..,. .u s;, 49, so. 1.'.ra s ~ ,,o,.,i
;s az ' ,,, i.n
& ~ ~ nv, saa1 ~ s,s.aI 49,, .,as;re,
49, + tt;"o,;n,s ~ Ias a.,, ,osor,h i so,>
!.4 a u.Gos ';s,,.1 h,a,,. +,,t,;,,, 80 ", ,,o<,,.+
~ n...;is 49,, "'n!s.s ~ ,;reronco het,v.n
.si ~ Va ..'. t;I,,. ~ La', ri,
~ ~. 49,. ~ ' ~ -r+ n.;, ~, .s7at;ons,i
tes nne ;, "i,. us ,snr.s an; e.
euleot m, sasee' s9ts' p1,.s p1 ...7 - "s. ns.,1e ~
i1css ;,, a.. ~. t,n al"
iae WI, nann w. s',,. ...1,
T, H., ,.vt ,,Inrc tlc .urin1 Of t,,,. 1l[c1, s n
u ~. nsae ~ sne ts,,, ~ 'as s, n, hs
.ntus IVY ~ on1 . .aia ,so,1 ~ :. viii, -; 49,,
peoay e. u9. l ~. .,,a o - @ '
aauae sr nos .ii, ~ ssa1 10 = g 1f;s. snS "S} ~
.1L "t ,laI ., s 1T ti,e .r;,,,,;tn ~ ~.
tuc sncep uauA LILY ~, tae ~ t f n;.i =. 1,aa' sns
% Solcs es't WI ,.'o ~ 80 s ~, ~ n ~ - n ~
1ues VII n4tiy tnaouu s..e ~, ana w ~ III
pii DuI .4e ,,,1.'sira.. Iii as
eetI " tt!e oe;,n4;,, 49, 49, ,,,;,, - -
t. 10y s h''. shrt tim,. and 1'i Is IT,
= .at..
pe.mahen1 re!lei, WI sesoile.ic MI ~ @ 1le .c'
po1als suAcltus " t,e saaif i' LIZ 49,. !e:.4 ~.
to cut Ii1s pa.ens' noe " o'o ih r. Ta.o1 o, H. ~
picu ~ 1 ut' 1, @ ,da., US ~ -, i,cn.,'a H..
WORTH. oul ooloa5 ano lenoe''f oceanse Ae
1oTGs .Ge t1, sueep @ ,rnr,;, a;,v;,o. FL. a,o,-
s - ine ~" l,,t.. Est,, h h,,.s;1.>
ncils III tMc lol &C. i1'n so1e .! VII. . 1
tultts W I.s u. @ s'ee ~ @ .na enI3 ;s WI IT,, ~
eaIf s"1 ~ assta,,s wthnnt ,.row,f,,r Z. tI.l
se'! A.lu Us es:sats' m ~ ~ - tn
N0@3
.,.? H., ~ ,;t1 -, ,",1 ~ hsxn .n sss;e.ort
. .l'e iii 'iruss m th4. h;n Foot Thc nofs .'f H.,
hJ fa't ~. ro ,,ot -, th os tbnse of H. forc
leG,, u ~ Hs. NJ ~ e,v;ntir ~ H.. 3'r, ~.
San pe u"ue ~ au .l'e asslstant souiu .aen
N,"r,, ~ thnrf.,,rSlv o,n,i T1 nora m .:s..r.
,nst ras raaI'c a, IN. brst
,'r,,,,;nn.shrars fnr toc-nfnnsrs anI the one af
., e @ .n1i - ,,1', ta 81, moi h, E:iit H..
] ~, thra,. o s,e"s md ,,;t t,.,,r w r
GROUND py thrfc staSGs, anu 1,tn Go1ns III 'oor of
A'e i"1a,cn 81 =" ,1r,,,nt ~ ~, 1.nr ~
nius .atii ~. 49,, Asn as,,, a<t
ctoen' ~, ..v ,rs's,,
a iiu. ~ " ,, VI. aet ~ =
Ms' ll1 mdupn' ;'t n't tt rvs ft ,ctts- tsl &
ms ahu soISs % so t ac .vot vii .nIn eo
put clsns 1.;ta;; III ~, tIa ! !uss
tmis Us nush ' ~ eoa '''' LUG e''ut'on
ocgon!cs . uoupis s.etta:. h'.:',.1 .o,+ot
4uE k"o 0Ns44:5 S~AtNt1 - ta4AA At&AA