hole, tli a pass i- ■ up ardsj I tenia] membr inea and the In ord i ntrary . tin- a con time, till the in :s its This simple operation will be fully effic loutany oilier ipplication . and it i-; certainly preferable to drawing the worm out; as in the Latter i ise there is always danger of its break- ing off, and rotting in the si lei . v. lich would materi illy injure the animal. The foot -halt occurs more fre- quently in wet than in dry seas mqsj rally in the spring and autumn, but seldom in the summer and win- ter. Sheep that are pastured in high, healthy grounds, arc less lia- ble to be attacked, by this i. than those which graze in low . dows, or marshy soils. FOOT-ROT, a disease to which sheep are subject, and which is said to be c< The first symp om of the disor- der is manifest, when the animal ■ to limp ; thou injury will be on exa- mining the foot, which is extreme- ly hot. The second stage of th per is a yellowish- white spot, that appears in the cleft of the hoof, spreads gradually, and bee livid ; destroying the hair, which in sound anim - the foot. At this period, the I part acquires a disagreeable smell, and the lameness increases. In the third stage, the malady sinks into the frog of the foot ; the shell of the hoof loosens, and the nog is rilled with fetid matter, that
- uzcs out when pressed by the
Y O () [323 hand: a small tumor sometimes ika out in t th about one inch above the I 1, however, is easily dis- pers In the hist sl:!<;e, the foot is so completely mortifi :cl by the of it, as to become incurable ; .11 . '. the skin i . the only va- imal. liferent period?, their ap-" petit; 1 ipparently is well but they very soon fall away, and continue I ■ lost all their 5 fat. — Notwithstanding their rapid .. at th end of the second and the commencement of the tl ird stage, they are so eager for w :< crawl on their For tin this infectious remedies have
- from which we
- the first was
ited by I .'.-. dake- well, the othi b Mr. G'okgs Culley, of Fenian, Northum- berland. 1. Take 3 oz. of verdigreasej of vitriol, and common alum, 4oZi ' oz. and v. he 1 oz. The whole is to be fine! / d, and dis- 1 in a quart of white -wine ■ar. 2. L t 4oz. of the best honey j 2c.z. of burnt alum reduced to pov. der. and lib. of pulverized Armenian bole, t> mised in as much train or fish ill con- vert these ingredients ni the con- sister : ti: hi n zy oe. . lit first to be gradually diss* ived, when the An h an bole should be pro- perly stirred in, after which the alum and train oil are to be added. V 2. Th*
