, 1876-04-22
uOG.CHOLEEA.


What Illinois SwiNnsNtccdcr2 say
Abouz lts
6peefdl Dttpatch to thu Chicago Tr1onne.
Srn1NoYtELp, Ill, April 2l.-Pursuaut to a
resolution Of tue State Doasu Of Agriculture, tho
Secretary, Cot. s. D. Fisher, on tho 9Th ult.,
addressed circular to tho leading swino.hrecd-
era OF tho State. putting q sories Of questions
designed to elicit information as to tho cnuseB
oxtent, and romeiios for LOG Cholera. Thu re.
suit Of these inquiries is TO Blow thst
tho loss to tie hog-brccdera Of Illinois
from Tie ravagos OF this disease ia hbous
ten million dollars annually; wLilo as yct tho
cnuses, trcatmcnt, and romsay for tho disease,
ato matters to which there io, genoray spoak-
inr profound ignorance among those mostlasgc-
ly Interested.
Auonk Tho 1csponsoa received By tho board to
thor circular onn Of tho most interesting was
from George Hunter. OF Carliuvlle u bruodor Of
pure Berkshirea who gives the following dag
no.is OF the disease:
The following ny1nrtotus 1nnrc Or !cBs prominent
among those exhibited IN Hog-uholera: DaIluess.
losa Of nrl~e f9r food or water, creeping beneath
Ao hsrs L ~ H. tao ls Is 1
rstehng and souitang Of food. nueus bile: dtar-
rhaa Of dark and fststt ateos Or eonstipa.on ap1-
| and cllmmy sIastuodio brcasn!na partial OF
pete parayss istloa sti1 and dry; sometimes TIM
conscious; ] Inability to sesoa,a subdaed and painful
cough Iiscoaration Of .hs akin. red or purlllsA
tnt sse@si,y @ on the sey and tnnsr sa1.,o
etc. Death within twenty four hours 10 three days
III hogs that dc from choeza, frequently I! found
tctcr, sometimes external. hoMcsln.es lntorua-
ti!,oa IN tbs lupgs. at ohsr times ~ tho snpaach aud
body, especially aboat tue eyes beh!nd tho oars, aI
about tho feet. Thsse estnpson,at'e e,t4eneea
.s proee4s oi sho d.case aud lis runcuon Is reach.
cd that they. together with otaur sv.dgccs tcd to
ooasltm " tloo1y !hat loKcaolss. 90 easa3 IL ~
| TtuLuut ulsou amy local aiiestiou.
Mr. Hunter reports that
Tbs cho!cr4 made it, appearance generally during
unsettled s wsss @ o1 7s Me.a ~
ktealy wet weutlee, howDser sctMA sslGcinl!y pro-
e9 ssuna md sst s
only Vt escAS, but well h!4h an iit44uale f-
vcutive. ue,iler uss nor Fot9lnlcnd any oauST
would add that tho kc>p!ng Of swiuo t larss uumocrs
together rseclutc+ the possibility Of gsd care , ..
| ptpye understood. A lAyHu hurI Of swine 10 Que
drove Is inevitably an casy psus 10 tho fatal ai4ay.
George II. Caldwell, breeder Of Dorkslires,
of Wlisinssl!e, REPORTS:
am satisfied that tic cbulesa 10 owing to the sud
to Qua Ut hiEh feed aud 90 cunyInce4 III. that Will.
nnyo nix intcrI 10 loea bln lsb1aly until *ola
~ s q IL
thu oltlsr soxa with them nsarlY Ill no time; nav
M z q 3oat Doa aonsdss @ sssse
My hogs died IN The Branch, sad some at ny nslRh
toss' hogs, Just lclow. I'M t,s Aane stream, VIZ
, | healthy aud al the wster t4eJ got Waa rum IL
| lrantl. These lo81. however, were Oh e4oSeF, al
. fed sosnA cogu al tic sUa4ou.
. Lcmuet Milk, Of Knnkakce. who keepa on ~
, average l,U00 lead Of hogs, reports
hly sxperanue u, that ihp fat hos& ase more Iabl
| IN ~ stiackuI. I think that hogs haFip3 range {
isil. md wuoas sss nos llatle 70 b affected bt
leye tau uiaeaso II cout4ataus.--hayo no duabs Of
ito:4 lny exp1ri4lca aud observation. htss naaa
D .neyei.tiys pounds coppcras, pounds black ant
mouy, pounds salLpo!fcs pound* sulphur, lonna
bntkn4 Qseak .4%d+ haSa used ~ xea4eaS. VII