Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-02
LIVE STOCK.


cares attention to the lambs is most impor-
tant. In their success with the lambs de-
ponds the success of the business, and II 1t Is
carelessly managed, the increase OF the
flock must be small and the profits light.
Ten days ago the hills and plains were COW
cred with snow, the, FUN hid by clouds and
the chilly weather indicated a severe tim
for this work but at this writing the day
Is clear and sunny, and a continuance of
the same two weeks longer will be the
means Of saving many thousand dollars to
the wealth of our country. The favorable
weather makes the work easier, but does
not relieve the flock men of their duty to
the sheep. Not only DO the lambs need
care and attention, but the health of the
ewes should be looked after. The folding
pen should be kept clean and they should
not be too closely crowded into it. The
best lesson, Ihowever. is experience, but
with new beginners especially, will the ex-
p~erience of others be found valuable. Many
OF our readers being new beginners in wool
growing will doubtless appreciate and profit
by reading the following account OF the
treatment of ewes and lambs by Scotch
breeders. which, we clip from an eastern ex-
change:
Mr.. Scott wrote that he had the manage
ment of a flock OF 500 breeding ewes on his
fathers farm. and that last year he met
with serious losses from Inflammation, the
pens and sheds being over-crowded owing
to the severity of the weather, and having
become foil and tainted. lie endeavored
to stop the difficulty by changing the folds
and pens, by bleeding and stimulants. etc.,
but all in vain until he tried the applica-
ton of carbolic acid to the uterus, which
proved successful. He diluted the carbolic
acid with Gallippli OIL IAN inferior olive olD
in different proportions. according to the Sc
verify Of the case in Mr.. Woou's expert
ments, the dressing used for severe cases
was one part acid to seven of oil, and for
.milder cases one part acid to fifteen of oil.
Mr.. w. writes:
The first case upon which the remedy
was tried was that of a eve which LANDED
In the fold on a very wet, severe night, and
she seemed to have caught cold before the
shepherd could get her into a shelter pen.
The eve was taken with violent strainiag.
and was in great pain, and when / went to
the shepherd | found that by mistake he
had used the milder dressing of the two.
which appeared to have little effect, for at
that time the exterior of the vagina was
fearfuliy enlarged, and gangrene had COM
menced. | had the strong dressing applied,
and the effect was very remarkable. The
poor eve appeared to be soothed and re-
lieved from pain, and the inflammation and
swelling Of The vagina gradually subsidized.
and eventually disappeared, and the W
did we'll. 1t was an extreme case. and both
the shepherd and | thought nothing could
save The life Of the eve, and we Were both
of us surprised and pleased with the uneX-
peete1 result.
\ second case was that of a shearling eve
which had a wrong presentation. and con-
elderable force had TO be used to turn the
lamb. and the shepherd thought the eve
conld not get over it. However some of the
strong mixture was poured into the uterus,
and the external parts of the vagina were
we'll dressed, and the eve never te.l off her
food, and did We'll.
The third case was that of q three-year-
old eve which had two lambs, one of which
was so placed that neither could be born
without help. aud the shepherd had very
great difficulty in getting the lambs from
the eve. and he thought this case would be
a good test for the carbolic acid dressing.
The vagina was carefully washed with