Year: 1866

| We frequently see inquiries in agricultrr-
al papers for this troublesome ma lady, auG


as frequently see detailed accounts OF tho


best methods for exterminatiRg 1t.


When these inquiries come from aeH Be-


ginners in the art of sheep husbsRdry, We
are glad to have such questions answered il
| the best possible manner, but when they
come from class of sheep-keepers gbo arc
| too lazy 10 take even decent care Of thei~
| focks, we are inclined TO think that ait
pains taking to instruct such class wils be
| lost


Any one of the numerous remedies which
are recommended in our agricultural papers
will cure the foot-rot If well applied, br. 10
one of them will keep your sheep free from
1t. The man who supposes he can get some
kind Of salve or ointment, or wash, which,
if applied to the feet Of his sheep, viii
make them sound and keep them 80, be-
longs to that class who believes that horse
chestnut carried in the pocket viii keep
off the rheumatism, or that red WOODEN
string worn around the great toe viii pre-
vent nose bleed, or that ringbone ia the
horse may be cured by putting piece Of
butter made from the milk of a farrew COW
into the afflicted animals ear,


Why do not such men seek for informa-
tion on other points as well as feot-rct!-
Let them ask for receipt to mend U rotten
fence or tumble down wall


When the fence rots down, they mend Il,
when the walls tumble over, they lay up
! the broken places Now this is just what
should be done to keep the foot-rot out Of
flock of sheep. The sooner the idea that
this malady is specific disease like small
pox, which, if once cured, will never appear
again, is abandoned, the better for every
man who expects any success in sheep-hus
bandry. Don't suppose that anybOdys sslye
or wash, or ointment can take the place OF
your personal care


One of the Oldest and most Successful
sheep. breeders of Vermont said at late
Farmers club, that the best remedy for
toot-rot was. ''to keep the feet perfectly
healthy" To some it may sound like non
serse TO tell them that the best way to euro
disease is to keep perfectly well, and yet it
is strictly and literally true, that the best
remedy for the foot-rot in sheep is to keep
the feet perfectly well; and this is not SO
difficult matter as might at first be sup.
posed, In the first place, if your flock y
afflicted with this pest, cure it. BY ali
means make sure of a permanent cure
Any of the numerous receipts always a.
Eduu' II a'lHlGhy dppleo' WI; uo 'h0 ""ih'
Look over the feet of every sheep, remoy-
ing with sharp knife every diseased pnr-
tion; apply to all that show any sign Of tho
affection, solution of blue vitriol and vine
gar. Do this once week, until the entire
flock is cured. When this is done, make
it rule to pare the feet of all your sheep,
at least twice year, spring and autumn,
being careful to remove every particle Of the
old, dry, hard hoof down to the new
growth. The first time you see sheep
limping around the yard in the winter, catcli
it and examine its feet Treat them al
stated above, and you may have no further
fear about foot-rot. 1t can never trouble =
flock treated in this way, unless it is import
ed from some other flock. Ii you should
experience such misfortune, exterminats
il at once, and that will be the end of it,