Show Copper Sulphate for or Sheep Worms Method of Control Contro Devised by Scientists Gives Good Results Prepared by bT he the United States DC nr of ot A Agriculture A method of ot controlling stomach worms worms' In sheep devised by scientists of the United States Slates Department of ot Agriculture and tested on farms for forthe forthe forthe the last three years has given excellent excel excel- lent results The treatment consists In dosing the sheep once every 25 days with a 1 per cent solution of copper sulphate Losses From Worms Following good results at nt the departments department's departments department's departments department's de de- experiment farm near Vienna Va Yn the bureau of ot animal Industry industry industry In in- inI I arranged with owners of ot 12 farm flocks In Schuyler county count Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- I to try the method under ordinary farm conditions At the beginning of ot the experiment all aU owners reported they were experiencing serious losses from stomach worms While the experiment was In pros pros- ress no change was made mude from the former usual practice of ot gra grazing I which consists In the use of permanent pasture throughout the year ear except r In the fall faU when the flocks are allowed allowed al al- al lowed to run In fields and meadows from which the crops have been re 10 re- re moved During the last year no sheep or lambs Iambs under treatment were serIously seriously seriously seri serI- affected by the worm stomach-worm disease Treatment Does Good The second generation of sheep have developed under the cop cop- sulphate per-sulphate treatment are larger than their dams have grown better wool and hav have sold without culls Buyers of feeder lambs Iambs from the dosed flocks have recognized their outstanding condition condition con con- and paid top prices for them These favorable results were observed observed ob ob- ob served ser among more than Ulan 2000 sheep Full directions for using the Ule treatment treatment treat trent ment which Is comparatively simple may be obtained on application to the bureau of ot animal Industry United States Department of Agriculture |