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The past season has been full of discourage
ment to farmers who have attempted to make
their pork on their own fields. From all sec
tOnS of the country we have accounts OF the
disasters from swine plague.
We are inclined to belieN that the loss oc-
casiOned by disease is the oniE hlndrance to
raising cheap pork on our farms. 1t seems
we'll Settled that we are not soon to have any
successful remedy for hog cholera: the course
now generally commented is to kill the ami
mai as soon as the cholera sympt ms are de-
vclOpcd. Remove the we'll hogs to a distant
place and thoroughly diSinlect the premises
occupied by the animal that gave evidence 0f
the disease. We believe that the trouble with
cholera arises mainly from care and attell-
ton. Cholera is possibly among the class Of
diseases that can be prevented, but inlpossi-
bic to cure. y successful breeder gave out this
suggestion ut the Fat Stock Show at Chicago,
Hnd based his opinion upon the results OF his
own practice. His hogs arc kept all the time
upon Il plank floor, not allowed access or amy
fifth for food or any cessp0o!s for wall0wing.
EVERYTHING about them is kept clean and
they are made comfortable. This plan may
be effective, but it seems expensive. This
eY pcuSe however. may be less than the loss
Of an entire herd of porkcrs. With little
effort ut arrangement and convenience IN pas
turc and especial regard to food given them,
both quality and quantity, will help to pre-
vent this dreadful ScOurgr.
Here comes in again Il necessity for farmers
clubs. that there may be cooperation IN
neghborhOods. Hog cholera is highly infec-
tiOuS and contagious: however ScrupuluuSly
careful one farmer may he, all his efforts may
be upset by his neighbours careleSsness. Hog
cholera should he Il subject Of club or neigh
borhOOd action, so as to prevent the disease
and the spread of its frishtful results. Com
nunticS should ener upon regular plans
of management. Hogs should, in no case, be
allowed at large; every man should consent
to the rules established by the club, and yield
his thrifty hogs, as we'll us his his sick ones, 20
the policy determined upon for the general
good. In every farmers club there should be
Il committee to look after contagious diseases
anon. stock. In this way we may eventual
ly remove this positive hindrance to cheap
pork on the farm, and secure our stock
against diseases. Touching. somewhat this
view of the case we find the following state
ment in the Liue &ock Journal:
I'VE cannot too earnestly call attention to
the statement of our veterinarian, that re
peated experiments have very cOncluSrcly
proved the exceedingly contagious and incc-
tious character of THIS fatal maady, and II Is
now believed that it arises from cont tagiOn
and infection only This view Is now held
by all leading veterinarians and was only re-
Gently very strongly expressed by the princi-
pal OF the Royal Veterinarian College III Ed
iuburgh. In spite OF %l this we arc still ut
the mercy of amy needless hog raiser who riS-
its our herd while his own are infected
drives infected swine across the highway
DOiSOnS the stream OF wHicr which runs
through numerous farms besides his own,
allows his dead hogs ScAnt burial, or S,il
worse, GragS them out inlO the field or some
untreuucnlcd spot to serve in their turn as
hot beds OF disease. --Southc'n Cuttfratur.