Show CM L a ll 11 qa I 1 a fro ke M i WEEDS WILI KILL SHE SHEEP EP tile sudden death ot of one or more sheep in a flock la Is sometimes cau ed by their eating poisonous plants which nay coy thrive unnoticed along grown jup up fence rows muddy or marshy i places or creek banks tile the more general symptoms of poisoning according to D S bell in I 1 charge of sheep investigations at the 1 ohio agricultural experiment station lare ore frothing at the mouth colicky spasms spasm loss of control of feet and nd legs head drawn back and intense Int etise agony of palo pain indicated by a hard britting gritting grit ting or grinding of tho the teeth death usually occurs three to twenty four our hours after the first symptoms of illness appear treatment in practically alt all cases of poisoning Is useless the destruct of all poisonous plants in the pasture is the only sure method of pre venting loss under certain conditions wild cherry and choke cherry are poisonous to sheep white snakeroot Is quite common in pastures in southeastern ohio and Is a killer if eaten in sufficient lamount anio this plant to la a member of the same family as boneset which it 1 resembles white hemlock Is the most ideally of all especially it if tho the fleshy tuberous root Is eaten it thrives only in marshy places and along creek I 1 banks its anchorage to the ground Is so weak that it may be easily pulled lout bout of the marshy soil and tho the root leaten in general sheep do riot not eat ot of these poisonous plants as they are not very 1 i palatable but in early spring when turned on pasture and again in t late summer when the grass becomes dry sheep are reckless in their grazing and may eat of them often sheep just nip these plants not taking a sufficient focient amount to cause death and because of the quick action in these pol sons icons the sickness caused usually goes i itin unnoticed noticed |