Show T T VE S SUMMER CARE OF THE SHEEP FLOCK blowfly Is one of most persistent trouble makers with the coming of warm pleasant weather we also have certain pests to combat and the blowfly Is one or of the most persistent trouble ina makers kers in the good old summer time says a writer in the missouri farmer As a preventive use some good healing remedy on the shear cuts sheep dip Is good add a little pine keep flies files abuy in docking the late lambs one must observe them closely tor for blowflies blow flies the wool should be kept clean and clipped closely from the rear end ot the sheet sheep during fly ta time me should you find maggots developed on the sheep some gasoline poured on the spot will rout them quick and not cause the wool to tall fall out sheep dip Is also good but it if you get too strong a mixture the wool will slip and the skin lye ire blistered follow up the treatment with a little pine tar to avoid a second attack once the blowfly gets tn in his work the same sheep seems more susceptible to his ravages just a stain on the wool will often be the source of infection if not taken care of promptly we always keep some tar mixed with a little sweet oil a can of the best sheep dip and some gasoline handy in hot weather gasoline will give instant relief from maggots and cause no harm but it evaporates very quickly and must be fol lowed up with some other remedy that Is a fly repellant one needs to see his flock pretty often in warm weather to avoid losses from the causes mentioned above should you notice a sheep limping see if there Is any caked mud between the toes or possibly you runy roay find a hedge thorn we have some osage orange hedge on the farm and quite often thorns give trouble also you will find a little gland opening between the toes this sometimes becomes closed and always causes lameness when it does squeeze the contents of the opening out and the trouble disappears |