The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11
fpr the farmer.
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uha. EIIiusis swine-Breeders say
Pursuant to q resolution OF the ,ln GoI' g D.
BOARD of Agriculture, the oeo .ba leading swine
Fisher, ao L. State. putting a series Oh CUES
a.;I..,ad 10 elicit information ~ .ue
csnses extent. and remedies Ioi 49, that the
The resnIt of these inquireS; y ~ tom the raw
loss TO the hog breeders OF ii nv million dollars
ages ., tnie h;Ia a. vet the causes treatment,
ah1ualY e. the disease, are matters 10 which
ths,a r. Generally speaking, Prolounu 's"o'A"'0
sT1ong tbose most largely h.T ,ha BOARD 70
@iIons w tbs responses received py tne Doaru W
Among Lne ons Of the most interesting was
their ciIc tIo Hnnter of CarlinvilIe, breeder vi
Iron perIsbires, who gives the following a'agho
sis of the disease. s,,untoms are more or less
Inc It anon9 those exhibited in Hog Chole-
pronIInass loss of appetite for food or water,
;oc beneath the straw, or seeking osrk
Ionss with the head low and ears cropping
PPi.nos;tion to lie on the belly retching and
nIP,;.;ng of food, mucus or bile; diarrhea OF
yoIi.S fstid stools, or constipation; anxious
VA stsTing look inability to stand; mouth hot
al Nanny. spasmodic breathing; partial or
.omnlete paralysis; bristles stlf and dry some
tines tbe animal is wild and frantic, and some
times ante unconscious; inability to scream
sniJnsd and painful cough; discoloration Of the
stin-a red or purplish tint, especially on the
GaJIv and inner surface Of the hind extremities,
on the hack ears, etc. Death within twenty
four hours to three days. In hogs that die from
cholera, frequently is found an accumulation oil
blood or congestion Of D. local character, some
times external, sometimes internal-at times In
the lungs, at other times in the stomach and
bowels, and frequently in the tender surfaces OF
the body, especially about the eyes, behind the
ears, and about the feet These symptomatlc
evidences have been duly observed, both post
mortem and during the progress of the disease,
and the conclusion is reached that they, togeth-
er with other evidences, tend to confirm the the
ory that Hog Cholera (so-called) is an essential
disease Of a general character, and not depend
emit upon any local affection"
Mr. Hunter reports that
HThe cholera made its appearance generally
during unsettled weather, or such weather as ex-
poses the hogs to sudden and severe atmospheric
changes, Steady wet weather, however, seems
especially prolific Of cholera. SOUND STOCK, good
care, and especially good drainage and clearly
surroundings, are not only cause OF escape, but
we'll nigh an infallible preventive. l neither
nae nor recommend any other preventives than
those last above mentioned. 1 would add that
the keeping Of swine in large numbers together
precludes the possibility of good care as above
understood. A large herd of swine in one drove
is inevitably an easy prey to the fatal malady."
George NJ. Caldwell, breeder of Berkshlres,
of Williamsville, reports:
81 am satisfied that the cholera is owing TO
the sudden transition from a laborious, half
starved condition to one of high feed; and so
convinced am ! that, while have pig, intend
to feed him literally until sold. During the last
three years my best Berkshires were running by
the side of the diseased stock, and some Oh the
older sows with them nearly all the time. have
always feed my young Berkshires and have lost
none of them. do not consider the disease con-
tagious. Ny hogs died in the Branch, and some
of my neighbors' hogs, just below, on the same
stream, were healthy, and all the water they got
was from the Branch. These hogs, however,
were on clover, and fed some corn all season."
Lemuel Milk, of Kankakee, who keeps, on an
average 1000 head Of hogs, reports:
any experience is, that the fat hogs are more
liable to be attacked. think that hogs having
range of fields and woods are not SO liable to be
affected. believe the disease is contagious
have no doubt of it, from experience and observ-
alton. l have used as a preventive 5 pounds
copperas, pounds black anthony, pounds
saitpetre, pounds sulphur, pounds inikOs
Greek seed. have used as remedy, with good
result caTbolic acid, given in slop and sprinkled
on the bedding of the sick hogs. Several weeks
after the diseased hogs recovered, they became
strong and healthy, after every hair had come
off. The hogs opened, that died with cholera,
generally had their stomach full of worms"
o. B. Nichols, of Carlyle, Clinton County, also
an extensive breeder, "believes the disease to be
contagious, because, as general thing, from
One-half to three-fourths of the herd die when
allowed to run and sleep together" While last
year his neighbors suffered heavy losses, his hogs
escaped the cholera, which Mr.. n. attributes to
good feeding and keeping, and to giving them
plenty of salt.