Show STOCK newa STOMACH WORMS IN SHEEP CAUSE LOSS LOS S that stomach worms in sheep my may he be held in check and loss prevented by copper sulphate treatment Is shown by some borne 90 lambs recently slaughtered at the ohio experiment station exam examination nation of the stomachs of the group of untreated lambs which had been running with infested untreated ewes emes on permanent blue grass pasture showed heavy infestation with stomach worms another group under the same management except that they received the copper sulphate treatment fit at weaning time and once each month for four months thereafter showed only 10 per cent as much infestation as the untreated lambs another croup receiving nicotine sulphate treatment showed almost 30 per cent as much infestation as the untreated lambs lambs on pasture until weaning time with infested ewes and then P placed I 1 11 ced on continuous rape forage showed rather heavy infestation eight lambs of this lot received tour four treatments of copper sulphate three of these treated lambs were entirely tree free from worms and only 63 53 worms were found in the other five lambs kept in the barn with in tested untreated ewes until weaning and then placed on rape forage and given the four treatments of copper sulphate sulp liate bate were raised entirely free from stomach worms thirty two lambs raised in this manner whether with or without medicinal treatment showed but one nodule of nodular disease the others were entirely free while the lambs with and without treatment on permanent pasture all showed nodular disease the copper sulphate or blue stone treatment was prepared by dissolving one ounce powdered blue stone in two quarts of water each lamb was given two thirds to one and one third ounce 20 to 40 c c depending on age the nicotine sulphate treatment was waa prepared by mixing 10 c c two teaspoonfuls of black leaf 40 with alth one quart of water one to two ounces was given to each lamb depending on U age ge |