Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-28
STOMACH WORMS IN SHEEP
Alment Which Is Best Treated BY
Change Of Pasturage-other
Remedies.

Inc pane OF the sheep grower in
the humid sections is what is called
the twisted stomach worm, the
StronguluS Contortus, a small, fine,
thread-like worm found twisted to-
gether in the stomach OF the sheep,
red when filled with blood, white when
dead and empty. So far as We know
1t is to be found in all fiocks in the
humid and perhaps in the semi-arid
sections of the United States.
1t seldom does any appreciate in
jury to the older sheep, nor to vigor-
Gus early lambs. 1t is frequently fatal
to lambs out OF condition, and espe-
cially to lambs that come as late as
the first Of June 1t is taken into
the system from pasture infected from
the droppingS OF older sheep or lambs
that are infested.
Hence the one important thing In
nghtlng this disease is change of pas
ture. If sheep are kept for a number
OF years on blue grass pasture, and
especially If they are watered from
sioughs in the pasture, they are al
most certain TO have a severe attack
OF stomach worms. There are inst
TWO preventives. One is not to allow
sheep on the same pasture more than
two years in succession. The other is
to have your lambs come as early as
they can be cared for, and then feed
them some grain and keep them grow
ing vigorously from start to finish.
II they can be sold fat in June al
the prices usually current, sell them.
Five dollars is just as good pay for
a lamb in June as it is for a lamb in
december and January which has
eaten a great deal more feed and in
CURED greater risk. If weaned they
should be put on fresh pasture. Old
pastures sooner or later become sheep
sick.
AS to remedies, Prof R. A. Craig.
veterinarian of Purdue experiment
station, upon the authority of DR.. Law
recommends the following:
"Arsenious acid, one dram. sulnhats
Oh iron, five drains; powdered nux
vomica, two drains; powdered areca
TWO ounces; common salt, four ounces
Ihls mixture is sufficient for 30 sheen
and can be fed with ground feed once
or twice week. In case the symp-
toms are already manifested, it should
De fed once a day for two or three
weeks. In giving this remedy in this
1eed the necessary precautions should
De taken or each animal may NOT get
the proper dose"
To which he also adds:
Turpentine is largely used in the
treatment OF stomach worms. II is
administered as an emulsion with
milk lone part turpentine to 16 parts
OF milk. The emulsion should he
well shaken before drenching the ami.
NAL. The dose is two ounces for a
lamb and four ounces for an admit
ana TO be effective should be repeated
daily for two or three days"
We used this turpentine treatment
some years ago in our own flock: and
while it will kill the worms we have
Always thought that it left the sheen
IN an enfeebled condition; whether
due to the treatment or the result Of
the disease we were not able to de-
termine.
In handling sheep an ounce Of nrA-
Ventlon is worth a good many pounds
ol cure and the one maxim "change
OF pasture is good for sheep" is worth
ABOUT all the medicines that were ever
poured down the sleeps throat saws
Waliace's Farmer. We remember
once looking through an old cow Of
one OF the earliest of the agricultural
papers. 1t went into the subject ~
diseases of sheep very thoroughly
dealing with almost every disease We
ever heard of and some we navor
heard of. The remedies described
were purely vegetable, decoctions from
various herbs such as were used BY
our wise grandmothers in treating the
ailments of their children and grand.
cniioren; but we noticed that. at the
emu OF each prescription there was
tnis sage advice: Change the pas.
ture. p''