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be  equal  to  the  Durham  short-horns.  The
Americans  are  said  to  be  the  best  customers  of
Great  Britain  for  fancy  specimens  of  stock;  and
the  prices  we  pay  them  for  bulls  are  described
as  fabulous  by  the  Reviewer,  who  instances  as
in  point,  the  fact  that  an  American  gave  last
year  a  thousand  pounds  for  the  celebrated  bull
bred  by  Earl  Ducie,  which,  by  the  way,  un-
fortunately broke  its  neck  in  the  passage  out;
and  that,  for  another  from  the  same  breeder,  six
hundred  pounds  was  paid.
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Diseases  of  Sheep.
JOHNSWORT  Scab,  ok  Itch. — That  pestifer-
ous weed  called  Johnswort,  if  growing  abund-
antly where  sheep  are  pastured,  will  cause  an
irritation  of  the  skin,  often  over  the  whole  body
and  legs  of  the  sheep;  but  generally  it  is  confined
to  the  neighborhood  of  the  mouth.  If  eaten
in  too  large  quantities,  it  produces  violent  in  -
flammation  of  the  bowels,  and  is  frequently
fatal  to  Iambs,  and  sometimes  to  adults.  Its
effects  when  inflammation  is  produced  internally
are  singular.  The  writer  has  witnessed  the
most  fantastic  capers  of  sheep  in  this  situation
and  once  a  lamb,  while  running,  described  a
circle  with  all  the>  precision  of  a  circus  horse;
this  was  continued  until  it  fell  from  exhaustion.
Treatment  — Anoint  the  irritated  parts  with
hog's  lard  and  sulphur.  If  there  are  symptoms
of  inflammation  of  the  stomach,  administer —
putting  it  into  the  mouth  with  a  flattened  stick.
Simply  hog's  lard  is  used  frequently  with  snc-
eess.  Remove  the  flock  to  pasture  free  from
the  weed,  and  salt  freely.  It  is  said  that  salt,
if  given  ofren  to  sheep,  is  an  effectual  guard
against  the  poisonous  properties  of  the  weed. —
[Morrell's  Shepherd.
