The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-22

BONtSN 10Y "OOo 49, o'N ~ NHN
west, and from thence in localities
eastward to the sea. Speaking in
round numbers we have reports here
from one-fourth of the counties in the
State. and these counties in 1870 con-
tanned about one-fourth of the hogs in
the State, and contain now very nearly
the same number as then. We may.
therefore, estimate the losses in the
entire State at four times the number
in these counties, say $50, 900. Taking
the counties mentioned, the loss
amounts to 2l5 per cent. of the whole
stock, and ranges from 80! per cent in
Camden to only AZ per cent. in Gull
ford.
ARE THESE LOSSES THE RF7ULT OF A
SINGLE DISEASE
This question has been raised again
and again, whenever any measure mas
been proposed for diminishing the
death. rate of these animals. and not
withstanding investigators in widely
different localities have observed SINH
lar symptoms and similar p1st-mortem
appearances, the great objection to
sanitary laws has always been the I'M
certainty in regard to the affection or
affections from which death occurred.
1t, therefore, seemed advisable to visit
a large part of the State in order to
decide this question of primary impor-
lance. The disease was seen by the
writer in Haywood, i}uncombe, and
Mcdowell counties, in the mountain
district, in Rowan. M~eckIenburg, Lin
coin, CASTOR, and Alamance, in the
central belt, and particular inquiries
were made of those who had observed
it in the counties bordering on the
coast Several counties not enumera-
ted above were visited, but [ WAS not
successful in finding infected localities.
Ny greatest regret is that | was not able
to make personal observations in every
part of the State.
In each of the counties mentioned >
considerable number of herds were
visited and examined. and without ex-
ception the living animals presented
similar symptoms, and the dead ones
showed similar changes in the different
organs of the body. Slight variations
were of course observed, as is ALWAYS
the ease in any disease, but these were
as great between different individuals
Of the same herd, sick at the same time.
as between different herds, even in diff
ferent counties. And, what is of great
Importance, | did not find Il single case
III which it could possibly I've supposed
that death resulted from a local dis
ease; but in every case Il variety of or
CANS, belonging to different apparatus,
were found diseased; the blood often
showed marked changes; there were
.eXtravasations In various parts of the
and always Inflammation Of the
lungs and large intestincs, generally.
also, of the heart, and often of the
eyes; the skin, too, was often plainly
affected, and the temperature was
to be increased before any other
symptoms of disease were IN The least
Considering all these facts, there can
)e no doubt that these animals all died
IF a general disease disease not
by changes in any single organ
)ut, on the contrary, II disease which
.aused the various organic changes OH
served. Again, from the similarity Of
'ymptoms in all these cases which |
aw. and in those reported to me from
,tler parts of the State, and from the
correspondence in post mortem appear
noes, there can scarcely remain IA
hadoW of doubt that the great mass
# the hogs dying in North Carolina
re affected by II and the same dis
SYMPTOMS,
An increase of temperature preGedcs
L
or an undetermined and probably va
length of time the appearance of
IL other symptoms. In one lot of sew
n ten>months-old pigs, only n of
which showed symptoms of disease, the
TX remaining had "a temperature vary
az from 1886 f. to 1862 F and this
emperature was preserved unaltered
or six days, with NJ other changes in
he condition Of the animals than in
dullncss Of the eyes, a general
nthrlfty condition and a disinclina-
on to search for food, although the
ppetite was still good. The pig first
ffected died about this time, and I
norton examination left no doubt
f the disease.
In another lot of ten ~three-months-
ld pigs, but one of which was plainly
OK, six had a temperature ranging
'om 104fo F. to 107' F.; with one this
as 1872 F., with two lolo f. and
D. respectively, while with the sick
re it reached 1914 +.
In ii herd of twelve, from which n
ad just died, and one was plainly
-four other showed a temperature
1888 to 1872 f.
In a lot Of fourteen animals, n had
ed, one was plainly sick, and three
hers had a temperature from 1O3' +.
I0i0 +.