, 1876-04-22

Nhnt Al1luots Eyvino.Hrccdcrs Ea!
About IL

About II.
6DetTdI Dtspaieh to Ihs Chicago Tr1otn..
sr11xar1ELD. H.. Apsi! 2l.-Purauaat to q
resolution Of the State Board OF Agriculture, tho
eccretary, Col. S. b. Fisher, on tho eth ult.,
addressed circular to tho leading swsno.brecd-
crs OF tho State, putting d Bolics Of questions
Designed to elicit Information AZ to tho cnuBes,
eatent, and remedies fo1 Hog -Cholcta. The re.
eult Of tAcso inquiries is TO slow that
tho loss to tie hog-brcclerB Of 1!llnoia
asom tic rayages Of this discaao Ia about
ten million dollars annually; wtilo u got tho
causps, treatment, and rcmedy for tho disease,
afo matters to which there is. generally Bloak-
ing, profound IGNORANCE among those nscst!arso-
~ Interested.
Anous lho responses received By tho board to
thnlr circular. ouo Of tho most interesting WEB
from Goorgu Hunter, OF Csri;nylIln, breeder Of
pusc Derkshiros who gives the fuiloEing dag
uo.s Of tho d,soa.e
The following symptom. hre 1cas prominent
among tho.e exhibited III uog-Cho'r.a: Dutlue4B,
lpss oi appetite for fs or water. creeping beneath
the straw seeking dark places, with tic Head Inv,
nl easA dropping; disposition 10 la the belly;
Ivtsllisg Md vomiting Of fooa. h,le; dlsr-
5ns @ ana string !oos inaI!aiy 10 stand mouth hos
aud cl4,nny slasuodlo breathing partial or
aua, Vii mi fsa,ic nd sotocts.aes aui.s n.
conscious: inability to scream: subduel and painful
cough diseu!aFnson of tho skin. red os purflis.i
Of tho hind c1t1elntt!es, on tho Lack, earn.
vic. Dsah wlha tvcnty fur ho,,rs to ,hreu .l.ys.
accumulation Of blood or congestion X tocsl char
Actcr, Eonoints external, sometimes 'utornal,-a
limos lii tho lungs. at otaer times In tho stomach an
body especially about te eyes. behind thu oass nIa
shoi tle fegt. Ths.e ss'n,ton.ss e,i4enS. %
hnveteen duly observed both ptatulnrt III And during
tic PROCESS at the tasase aud u rua.c!la!al Ia rc4c-
cd lint hoy toge.her with utnrE .r.leEcs., tend to
esssla! liseasu Of . general character aud not dc.
icl4o0ut upon any to:al auo:ttou.
Mir. Hunter reports tint
Tho cholera madu lta appearance generally during
nnxcttleu weather. or such Mtathtr III Ell ostss tbs
hugs 70 *ud!ot anil srTere att'losileE!o fhanGca.
STEADY wet weather. however. ses'As r"Isr!al!y pro-
c!sy GOOD .lrs!naas a,,d clsany surroundings not
only of escale, hut well 'isl an s@.asls i're.
rsSseutI,rs thai those lass nIn;u mentioned. l
would add TINT thc ke.pn8 IT s~ino iu sassa nuMueE1
~ Sss IF u sw. fa'' /" QUO
dsuss u Inevitably uasy prey 10 tha fatal malai
George III. Caldwell, breeder Of Uorkshlses'
Of WliIatussi!lc, reports:
lam kshsHt that tho cholera Is owing TO he sut..
to oa Vt hlKh feed; aud " cunv!necd a that "hits
have 1tg. iutenu 10 tred btu !btsalls nn sold:
runutlg by luz sio Of Tho diseased sock and .onls q
thu older VOWS With then nearly hll ths tn1G Aave
! Of them, ID not uoustlor tho d*solsa contagious
Nv EcKs t,lel in tue D1auch una so1e of my nslKh
Lors' Logs, just Lcow, un thu same stream, WY
huallhy, and al ths water tAsy ket Was from u:
| l,rauel Tleso hogs, however, Tosa Oh e4osts, Sud
fel sous corta I'll Ito scason.
Lemucl Milk, Of Kankekoe, who keeps Oil AZ
average l,uUU bead of hogs, reports /.
y s.p1sncs r ~. thv ~ oss aoss nayu sG q5S pnas
lsii. and woods ars not l!atle to b. atlete 10
iitys tAs hiseana II cout!aiou4-lavo 10 doubt Of
isu:l IVY Iet,uucs aud observation. ! haya aAsd 4
= kweysi.tiya pound. coppetas, pounds bl.ck snt5
nupy, pounds salspst1r, uoondA sulehus, pound
| hutAes Gts - seed, haye Aseu ~ teulelSs Hlkl