Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-24
Strawpi1e

now these two DIS have been trans
formed dnte dogs and disease. Some
have become 80 enthusiastic as to soy
that dogs ana duties are enemies to
sheep. In every instance do wo ma
dogs in some manner to blame for
many OF the vicissitudes Of the sheep
man.
The dog Is easily disposed Of. 30
easy, in fact, that it has always been
q mystery to me that 90 much DAM
age has been e.lowed to occur. Most
states have statutes prohibiting putt
ting out poison for dogs. but poison
can be put out for wolves. OF course
no poison should be put cut for DOGS.
but II dogs get the wolf poison. certain
ly the sheep man is not to blame. In
the forty years I was engaged In the
dogs. I have more dogs buried on my
farm than any like territory In exist
ence. Any means that would get the
dogs was called into service. Dog guard
fences. poison. sponges. guns, ETC.. all
were brought into service - seemed
best suited to the exiyencies OF the case
One lot with the dog guard on the In
side next to the sheep corral. which has
the dog guard on the outside, prevents
the dogs getting in where the sheep are
and prevents their getting out Of the
other lot when they once get In. I:
works like rat trap. Dogs can get in
but they seldom get out alive.
Disease IL truly . drawback to the
sheep business and under this caption
parasite disorder may be placed. This
being true It u safe to say that the
worst parasite to which sheep Il heir
may be named stomach woems When
these worms nsst appeared In our flock
Ne did not know how 70 combat them.
We tried several plans Il was a.
certAinsd that when the symptoms ok
this trouble became noticeable that
in most Instances the lambs were be-
yond the reach Of curatives. The sat
Of these parasites being in the fourth
stomach makes II difficult to reach
them with .curatives.
After trying Q number Of means for
heading on this trouble, we finally hit
upon this plan. We observed that the
earliest and most prolific lambs were
most likely to be immune to their At.
tacks. This led w to bslieve that the
nearer adult the lamb could be when
this worm appeared the more likely 1t
was to b immune against it attacks.
We made preparation 60 have oil Of
our lambs drop in February. and by
the time the parasite appeared our
lambs were % nearly adults that they
fairly deded the attacks Of the insidious
worrnk This was followed ysar after
wear Nth stcceas
90. II Seems that thess are some OF
the worst enemies THAI chem could
have. There are other enenies. non.
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