The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-04
fnr the farmer.
HOG CHOLERA.

Facss Of valsabIe lnserest - Every Swine
Kaiser In the West-varieus Remedies asg
xested BY Ose Of tie Best FarlaeFs In Tes
ncssee. -
In his July crop report, which will shortly b.
issued from the press for distribution, Commits
sioner j. b. killebrew, of the Bureau Of Agricul
ture, Statistics and Mines, gives the following
interesting chapter on hog cholera, which should
lie read by every farmer in the State:
For the benefit Of farmers troubled with chol-
era among hogs, give below a few suggestions.
DR.. W. NJ Clark, of Williamson: / beg leave
to suggest, as did TO the commercial editor Of
the AmericaE in his report of the 9Th OF June, i
believe hog cholera to be variety OF diseases
that under Ignorance of owners is classed under
ono head. Hogx are both carnivorous and gram
niverous animals, and as such, SUBJECT 10 vari'
ous fatal diseases, as is man. IL is only by in
telligent examination that these diseases can be
classified aud the proper remedies applied.
dissected my hogs one year, and found certain
condition existing, and though / had lost some
sixty hogs, the remedy applied at once stop
ned Il. The next epidemic, however, was en-
firely different, but easily stopped it sitter a
most mortem examination. If a man properly
qualified were to devote a sufficient length OF
time to the subject he could SO classify these Ell
cmsnts rs to furnish a remedy for each epdem-
ic It 10 Just as fsllaciOus to expect one medi-
cine to cure all the diseases of hogs as to sup
pose one remedy to relieve all the diseases OF
man.
Dr. j. Z. Stradley, of Monroe: Circumstan-
ces occurring some twelve years since, led me to
suspect that feeding hogs on clover was fruit
full source of cholera. Since then have travel
ed somewhat extensively in East Tennessee, and
have made close observation and inquiry and
have had my suspicious steadily confirmed.
first observed that hogs feeding clover, and
especially white clover, "slobbered" severely
when taking cholera.
Hon. ]. E. Washington, of Robertson: find
that those who keep their hogs free from lice,
"a small quantity of coal tar applied externally
with mop is an excellent remedy,) and doctor
them from time to time with little copperas
sulphur, ashes and salt, and occasionally give a
little coal oil or turpentine OH corn, are not
troubled with cholera.
Jas j. Pope of Bledsoe: In regard to the
eure or prevention of cholera among hogs, spr-
its 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 a hog.
William Owen, of Marion havel long thought
and have no occasion to change my mind upon
the subject, that lice upon hogs are the primary
cause of cholera. / never have known.a hog to
die with the cholera unless it was infested with
lice. By applying q mixture of tar, sulphur and
coal oil, or lard, upon the hog occasionally
"where the lice delight to dwell. and keep them
of the hog, we would not hear of so many farm
srs' fair prospects being blasted.
w. H. f1Iti, OI ltptUu. uaN0 TUG ldst
ten years given my hogs plenty of salt, rs 1 do
my other stock, let them have free access to wa
ter at all times, and ut least once a month
mop them freely with the following mixture
Bacon grease, say one pint; turpentine, tar, one
teacupful sulphur (pulverized), two tablespoons.
full. Since have been using this as q prevent.
i've OF lice and skin diseases, have lost no hogs
II. +. Coleman, of Hancock: The following
remedy has been used with great success by the
farmers Of this section: Corncob Goals powder
ed and mixed with kitchen slop, or slop made of
wheat, bran or corn meal. Feed two or three
times per woek.
John Alley, of Sequatchie: Give the hogs
plenty of wood ashes, with q little copperas,
once week also, some sulphur; pour coal 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 not be per-
mittsd to be about the barn and in the road
ways
j. n. Lemar, of Union: 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 Williamson, who is
eminent as swine breeder, says. under date of
August 9Th: While the cholera has been fatal
in many neighborhoods where preventives, such
as copperas turpentine, tar and sulphur have
been used, and the pastures frequently changed,
the disease has been generally controlled. My
experience has been this: Before using tur-
pentine and tar, lost several times nearly my
entire stock of hogs; since have used these
preventivss with sulphur, copperas and ashes,
mixed with salt, have scarcely lost any. al
ways checking the cholera in few days. Take
the usual feed or corn, she'll it and put it into
vessel, pouring turpentine enough to thoroughly
cover 1t, with shovel take the corn out and
put it into q basket, draining the turpentine in
to the vessel again. Continue the use of the
turpentine on corn until it acts freely the kid
neys, then discontinue.
Elijah Dougherty, of johnson, says: One of
my neighbors has been using hoarhound rs
preventive. He chops it up fine and feeds it to
his hogs in slOp. He has used t for several
years and with success, while his neighbors' hogs
have oil died around him. We hear of late that
tobacco stems in the beds where hogs lie is
good preventive of cholera.-NashriHe .dmericon