The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1877-09-12

In his July crop report, which will
shortly be issued from the press for dis
tribution, commissioner J. B. Killebrew,
of the bureau of agriculture, statistics
and mines, gives the following interest.
ing chapter on hog cholera:
For the benefit of farmers troubled
with cholera among hogs, | give below a
few suggestions and remedies, which
have been recommended and endorsed
by many of my best correspondents.
DR.. W. M. Clark, of Williamson l
beg leave to suggest, as I did to the COM
mercial editor of the American in his
report of the 9th of June, I believe hog
cholera to be a variety of diseases, that
under ignorance of owners is classed
under one head. Hogs are both carni-
verous and gramnivorous animals, and
as such, subject to various fatal diseases,
as is man 1t is only by intelligent
examination that these diseases can be
classified and the proper remedies ap-
piled. dissected my hogs one year and
found a certain condition existing, and
though l had lost some sixty hogs, the
remedy l applied at once stopped it.
The next epidemic, however was entirely
different, but / easily stopped it after
post norton examination. If a man
properly qualified were to devote a
sufficient length of time to the subject
he could so classify these elements as to
furnish a remedy for each fatal cpl
demic. 1t is just as iallacious to expect
on9 medicine to cure all the. diseases of
hogs as to suppose one remedy to
relieve all the diseases of man.
DR.. j. r. Stradley, of Monroe: Cir
cumstances occurring some twelve years
since led me to suspect hat feeding hogs
on clover was a fruitful source of
cholera. Since then / have travelled
somewhat extensively, in East Ten
nessee, and have made close observation
and inquiry and have had my suspicious
steadily confirmed. | first observed that
hogs feeding on clover, and especially
white clover, "slobbered" severely
when taking cholera.
Hon. J. E. Washington, of Robertson
| find that those who keep their hegs
free from lice Ia small quantity of coal
tar applied externally with a mop is an
excellent remedy and doctor them from
time to time with a mixture of -copperas.
sulphur, ashes and salt, and occasionally
give a little coal oil or turpentine on
Germ, are not troubled with cholera.
Jas. j. Pope, of Bledsoe: In regard
to the cure or prevention of cholera
among hogs, spirits of turpentine is the
best remedy / have ever used. have
stopped it on my hogs as often as three
times by its use.
Qne-half tablespoonful Of t~urpentine
slop is not too much for i hog.
William Owen, Of Marion: l have
.
long thought, and have no occasion to
my mind upon the subject, that
lice upon hogs are the primary cause Of
cholera. l have never known a hog to
die with the cholera unless it was in
with lice. BY applying a mix
lure of tar, sulphur and coal oil. or lard
upon the hog occasionally. "where the
ice delight to dwell,'' and keen them of
The hog we would not hear Of % many
fair prospects being blasted.
w. Ell. Hill, Of Upton: I have for
he last ten years given my hogs plenty
t salt, as ! do my other stock, let them
lave free access to water ut all times.
at least once a month | mon them
with the following mixture:
Bacon grease, say one pint; turpen.
tar, n teacupiul; sulphur, (put /,
erized) two tablespoonfnls. since i
ave been using this a. a preventive Of
Ice and skin diseases, | have lost no
ogs !,
II. F. Coleman, of Hancock: The i.