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Show SAVING THE SHEEP. Wyoming Man Has Dure for Disease Now Ravaging Flocks. LH t. Jtl v'cKof the ravages being made in herds of sheep In Wyoming from a myate-riou6 myate-riou6 disease, R, H. Beare. who lost many sheep in Nebraska from the same diseaee years ago, writes tho Cheyenne Tribune as follows: Having soon tho item in your paper H J" regard to grubs in the head of Bheen 1 1 would state that this disease was very 1 prevalent in the eastern part of Nebras- LLH si,1 twenty-seven, or thirty years ago. Tho Government agents aro right in recommending tar on noses- of lambs,. which should also be dono with the wholo flock nnd now Is tho time to do it, as the fly Is most acllvo during tho months of July, August and September, laying eggs In tho nostrll3 or tho sheep, which finally develop. Into grubs, causing tho death of tho animal, When tho sheop arc seen to gather In little hunches holding hold-ing their noses down to tho ground tho fly is about Tar on tholr noses prevents the fly from coming there. When sheep nro known to have grubs in the head the cure which wo used was simple and inexpensive, oxcept tho labor nnd time of doing It. Tho sheop hnvo to bo penned In a small pen, so thoy can bo caught easily. Catch the sheop and throw It tho samo as for sheurlng, hold Its head up and pour about two tenspoon- fuls of kerosene oil down each nostril. Tho effect of this causes the animal to sneeze, dislodging tho grub which, on clogo examination, may do scon comnlg out through the nostrils in tho discharge dis-charge T would stato that T was In tho sheep business In tho oastorn purt of Nebraska Nebras-ka and know this cure from experience. The grub Anally affects the sheep similar to "blind staggers" and it Is then almost al-most too late to effect a cure. |