Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-27
'WK UNION AND AMgRICss.
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S ,ssa hsEe q Something radically Mrona / in
the mS cement Of swine, resulting y4eaatl
vsGlntAe loss Of millions of ycuse pig PIGS
end and no cor eise the geHusaSVs is an IN |
sl pssssltliy and aliwilelssoiae aniiHzI, lid
ees'ssSls nnsii tero holman food. ono noe or
the siherssffalIsssoo CONCLUSIONS seeps tol
nse S9rccd upon die corhnlano sense and
oEEVapd Judgment Of The Observes. 9, me
morality among pigs aud young hogs,
tor'wlIsch ne butcher mas NO responsible
ny aggTsgstes nations yearly. What fis
IAeeesusesuJJ ommunicatioas "a. The. be
-'aiiment &c Agriedfture ssuANaslsiret6h
convince the eSpimis sS0fh that this nor g.
llality i grealer e. 81, Vest n9twith-
slaadlugs he heal.hfa lqess Of = free range,
whpe EAsteradpigs pre- generally shut up
melpse pens, ~ b stated BIZ the Com |
Eaissiogeraas. a remarkable fact SthatO no |
mehtien Is naaaeIof z'rre1ailing disease |
in9Le New Eagtand States Of c.1ifofnia. |
In all accounts of .ssshog cholera, which |
popularity means any disease which sweeps |
M species aysn epiz5olie, while ihe |
remedies are ,unayaiIfhg,1 prevention is
fonudlio DC. practicable, at beast in a par
.ial degsee, and coal ashes, SAT-, sulphur,
soar. . sdltpeters sgas-lime iceasli--toffI,
tsrScliarcoal, esnlnhase of iron, smartweed
tea, soap suds, poke-root,, tobacco, ASA
fetidas gaSgct-root, mandrake and all the
Pois9ns Of the apothecsry shop are ad-
ministereds There appears to be an In.
repressiblc, craying for something besides |
the inevitable corr, which is too concen-
trated for tke sexelusiRes and,s continuous
dietlofany animal; hence those ho.feed
sloppy naslIes of potatoes, beets, or 9TH
eE reots,s as6well as corn, giving whole,
some variety and sufficient bulk, and
have Exercised ordinary care and discre-
ton ~ other respects, have ordinarily res-r
capped the dreaded sheg cholera" Occa-
slbnally feeds, Of bit1nliuous zcoal, char
coal, sulphur, and similar substances Of 4
AntiseRiie or corrective tendency, have
become qeit6 coshihony and testimony to
thsit sefIiescyis IsFy abundant ? . Spirits
ofatnrpenline, eOpperess and arsenic, are
often gsteniiu taie'whyof preventive med.
ication, as well as in attempted cure. A
judiciqus variety in feed, and care and
treatment Siictated by reason and pru-
dence,i ofawhich an interest involving sol
much money Is certainly worthy, wonId !
doubtless prevent much the greater pOr-
ton of the losses which are 50 disastrous
as topreyeHt farmers from, charging and
even continuing abusiness which has be
come so precarious. 1.-The following ex- J
tract from letter from q citizen of Hi
nois illustrates one aspect of the proven
tive questioA.rgiauJ .5ars1aag
$50 thoroughly smlI convinced of the
use of preventives, that for the last three
or four years have been ID the habit. of |
feeding my hogs daily with mixture com I
posed OF various Ingredients, the basis Of
which is kitchen Stops, to which is added ! |
a Plentiful supply of salt, bran, Irish po- !
tatOes, cabbage, turnips, and Nother vege-a |
tables, ali of which endeaYor to raise for Z
that purpose in sufficient quantities. The J
above are all boiled together and fed when |
cool, in large trOughs, to which all the |
hogs have accessJd a few years since
lost some hogs with cholera; but, since /
commenced the above practice, have not |
lost single hog with cholera; but, since 1
I commenced the above practice, hare
nctlost d single hog with cholera, and but | |;
very few with any other disease; although | s
/ keep number, varying from twenty to 4
forty head At the same time my neigh / t
bors are continually complaining to me of S
Their, losses, and although, 1 expiaia to | s
them my plan of treatment and that any \
hogs don't die of Cholera very few of /
them seem to, profit. by my experience.
Wei, they reply, we don't. know how it 2
is, we slop our hogs also sometimes, and {
still they die. Besides slop,I feed my
hogs dry Corn daily. Whether or not it
is the slop which keeps off the cholera,
cannot positively say, but certainly | .
should be afraid to feed. them entirely on \
corn OF any other dry food. " .,fwt.ssI /
Mr.. James Hardness, of St. Louis, Mo-.
writing to the Department of Agriculture {
in reference.to 'ehog enolera,,9 says:
"a few words about prevention and t
cure. The beautiful butterfly chat is
seen lneverf clover field, lays its eggs IN !
the fioEer. aud they are eaten by the hogs,
when ihey develop int worms, Inpch as {
the nitS Of tue bot iiy is developed IN the
horse, Mot villa this difference the 7
worms Aye very Injurious to the hog, !
whereas the bot does the horse ne harm.
Sulphaie feison ieupperas} IN the pro
norton of tablespoonful for a hog of
s,ae hundred and fifty TO two hundred
pounds once Il week in the Stop barrel,
will kill every worm il touches as sure as 7
pnlssic acid +. will kin .red-blOOded ami !
mails. IN case of cOsiiYeness from eating +
nuts, add about the, same of sulphur. ,
These safe and simple remedies, are
equally good for all domestic animals, as
they are obnoxious to worms of different
kinds. Timothy, herd, orchard, and
other grasses are much better for hogs, I
than clover. Hogs will appreciate shelter
ftOm summers sun or the Northern
blssss. as much as any domestic animal
we poss9ss There is no such disease as
bog cholera, and if you will send an IN