The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-23
HOG CHOLERA.
Invaluable Facts Gathered by
Commissioner KilIebreVv.
Remedies Suggested by Some Of
the Best Farmers Of Tenn.

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distribution, Commissioner j. B. Xii
Hebrew, of the Bureau of Agriculture,
Statistics and Mines, gives the follow
ing interesting chapter on hog chol'
era, which should be read by every
farmer in the State:
For the benefit of farmers troubled
with cholera among hogs, l give below
few suggestions and remedies, which
have been recommended aGdendorsed
by many of my best correspondents.
DR. W. NJ. Clark of Williamson
beg leave TO suggest, as | did to the
commercial editor of the American in
his report of the 9th of June, l be-
lieve hog cholera TO be a variety Of
diseases that under ignorance of own
ers il classed under one head. Hogs
IRE both carniyorous and granivorous
animals, and as such, subject to vari-
Gus fatal diseases, as is man. 1t
is only by intelligent exami,
nation that these diseases can be
classified and the proper reme-
dies applied. | dissected my
hogs one year and found a certain con-
dition existing, and though had lost
some sixty hogs, the remedy | applied
at once stopped 1t. The next epidem-
&c, however, was entirely different,
but easily stopped it after post NOR
TEN examination. If man properly
qualified We're to devote a sufficient
length of time to tile subject he could
so classify these elements as to furnish
a remedy Tor each fatal epidemic. 1t
is Just as fallacious to expect one med
icine to cure all tie diseases of hogs
as to suppose one remedy to relieve
all the diseases of man.
DIR J. r. Stradley, of Monroe:
Circumstances occurring some twelve
years since led me to suspect that
feeding hogs on clover was a fruitful
source of cholera. Since then | have
travelled somewhat extensively in East
/ Tennessee, and have made close obserN
walton and inquiry and have had my
suspicious steadily confirmed. | first
/ ohse. we'd that hogs feeding on clover,
and especially white clover, Z" slOb-
bered" severely when taking cholera.
Hon. J. Z. Washington, Of Robert
son: | find that those who keep their
hogs free from lice 60 small quantity
of coal tar applied externally with a
mop is an excellent remedy and doc
tor them from time to time with Il
mixture of copperas, sulphur, ashes
and salt, ard occasionally give lit
tie coal oil or turrentine on corn, are
not troubled with cholera.
Jas. j. Pope, of Bledsoe In regard
to the cure or prevention of cholera
among hogs, spirits turpentine is the
best remedy | have ever used. |
have stopped it on my hogs as often
as three times by its use.
/ One-half tablespoonful of turpentine
/ in slop is not too much for hog.
William Owen, of Marion: | have
/ long thought, and have no occasion to
change my mind upon the subject,
that lice upon hogs are the primary
cause Of cholera. ] have never known
Il bog to die with the cholera unless it
was infested with lice. BY applying
a mixture Of tar, sulphur and coal oil,
or lard, upon the hog occasionally,
where the lice delight to dwell, " and
keep them off the hog, we would not
hear Of so many farmers fair prospects
being blasted.
W. IL. Hill, Of Upton; l have for
the last ten years given my hogs plen-
ty Of salt, as | do my other stock, let
them have free access to water at all
times, and at least oncea month Imop
them freely with the following mix
turei
Bacon gIease, say one pint; coal oil,
four tablespoonful! turpentine, tar,
one teacupfulli sulphur, (pulverized)
two tablespoonsfuli, Since l have
been using this as preventive of lice
and skin diseases, l have lost no hogs.
II. +. Coleman, of Hancock; The
following remedy has been used with
great surccss by the farmers of this
section. CUrncob Goals powdered and
mixed with kitchen slop OF slop made
If wheat bran or corn meal. Feed two
or three times per week.
John Alley. of Sequatchie: Give the
hogs plenty Of wood ashes witha little
cnpperas once Il week, also some sui
phurl pour ccal oil on them to kill the
lice, or rather to keep the lice from
accommodating, and l will venture We
never have cholera. Hogs should
rot he permitted Ia lie about the barn
and in the roadvays.
j. VI. Lemar, of Union: a good
remedy for cholera is sour slop with
soft soap, turpentine, copperas and
sulphur mixed in and given every two
weeks.
Hon. Samuel Perkins, of William
son, who sentiment as a swine breeder,
SAYS, rnder date of August 8: While
the cholera has been fatal in many
neighborhoods where prpSentives such
as copperas, turpentine, tar and sui
phur have been used and the pastures
frequently changed, the disease has
been generally controlled. My ex-
periencc has been this Before using
turpentine and tar | lost several times
nearly my entire stock Of hogs; since
| have used these preventives with
sulphur, copperas and ashes mixed
with salt, have scarcely lost any,
always checking the cholera in few
days. Take the usual feed of corn,
shell it and pat into vesesl, pouring
turpentine enough to thoroughly COW
er it; with a shovel take the corn out
and put it in a basket, draining the
turpentine into the vessel again. Con
tinue the use Of the turpentine on
corn until it acts freely on the kid
ne S, then discontinue
4 I'll.