Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-01-14

companied by diseases of peculiar
class, and while 1t may no, be posi-
bic with our present knowledge of
their nature to wholly prevent them,
much may be done in that direction.
Believing in the old adage that pre-
vention is better than cure, we will
name few Of the most common dis
eases of farm stock and their known
OF supposed origin.
HoOF ROT IN SHEEP.
This disease has long been known
among flocks inhabiting low, marshy
regions Of country, but it often
spreads by mnoculation among those
inhabiling high aud dry lands, if they
tread over land formerly occupied by
diseased animals. TO prevent this
disease, keep the animals upon dry
lands, and avoid herding ut night on
"A damp, Spongy soil. Ia winter SCI
that the yards are well Uttered with
coarse hay, straw, or amy other ma,
tcrial which VII pre-, ent injury It"
the feet through excessive cold or
moisture. A severe brui>c or even n
slight laceration of the flesh of the
foot, if not attended to, may eventu-
ally develop this very troublesome
disease.
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
These are numerous, but probably
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the most common is the one general
ly known rs "Scab" or ''itch." 1t is
caused by Il minute species of a mite
or "cur"S, which pcnetratcs the skin
and burrows beneath it. This pest
seldom attacks healthy flocks which
are properly cared for, but is usually
found among those halt-starved ami
mails which are left exposed to all
sorts of weather during winter and
summer Abundance of good food
and shelter in cold or stormy weather
are the best representatives. of scab in
sheep.
HOG CHOLERA.
This is disease which of late years
has prevailed to Il fearful extent in
various portions of the country
Very little is yet known of the cause
or the best mode of treatment, al
though thousands of animals are an
nually lost by what Is said to be hog
cholera. But, like many other dis
eases common among farm stock,
there is little doubt that this is the
result of improper food or general
neglect. In late number of the
.Nntionul Lice StocA Joavuni, a cor
respondent, speaking Of the prevail
ence Of this disease i'll the Western
States, makes the following very per-
unent remarks on this point:
''The causes of the disease are OBJ
scure; but it is more prevalent in low
and undralnel localities than on igh
and well-drained soil, it is considered
to be due mainly to miasmatic and
malariouS cmanations. Confinement
in filthy sites, impure drinking water,
and want Of change in food, &c, are
also among the causes. We are con-
WINGED that many animals of this
class are annually lost from the effects
of improper food, from living in an
atmosphere surcharged with poison
Gus etfluvia, the products Of animal
or vegetable decomposition. Decom-
posing substances, both animal and
vegetable, corn that has unde gone
a change from long keeping or ex-
posure to damp, and which is loaded,
perhaps, with the sporules of p ison-
Gus fungi, brine from the meat tubs
these and other substances are
often given to pigs as food, and i'll
many instances, have been known to
cause very grea: losses. Much that
we have seen convinceS us of the
necessity of more attention being
paid to the quality OF the food Of
these animals than is generally being
done, and also to the nature of their
lodging, as well rs the air they
breathe"
This disease, doubtless, assumes
different forms under different cir
cumstanccs, but the causes are prob
ably the same in all, and might he
traced to something radically wrong
in the food or general surroundings
of the affected animals.
DISEASES OF HORSES.
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