Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-16
SWINE DISEASES.
HsW~The.v Can Easily Be Prever6od BY
=, Rational Treatment.

II 3WETheSv Can Easily 10 freveHoC0 DyS
=, Rational Treatment.
Although swine diseases made such,
havoc dtuing the lass~half Of 1858, it is
safe to assert that farmers are taking.
no more gains now to prevent an out
break than they haye.done in tie past.
The only commendable measures are
those of pFecaution, not Of cure We
have been able to1 prevent disease
among alr swine for more shan a.
dozen years, but'have never been able.
70 cure d hog sick with swine plague,
Our swine have. rpeatedly nosed,
through the fence, Logs remov ID but a.
few hours from death. Our expert
ence, therefore; conyinecs IS that.
that this sam be accomplished not by
keeping. the germs away from the,
swine, which is impossible, but byr
keepins,she hogs il such hix}, state
of heal III that they asc able Successful
" to combat against the causes of dis
ease. Swine are szbject tc the same.
physical laws which rule over horses,
cattle and sheep, and the gre ster prev
alence of disease amOng swine is proof
only tirNs they are sftener d 9prived Of
the conditions of iseaith.
Disease offences finds itS, way into.
the baslF of the hag throughSthe drink
ing water. 1t rs > common opinion
that q. hog prefers filthy water. This
is net correct, and If it we've, it would
be osslv the greater reason for provid--
ing chem pure water. A log does not.
like filthy, watsr, but il will drink
water that Otheganimals Hil nots: and!
simply because. it will battle in, its.
driilzing water rather than nor battle.
at al, it is allowed ar compelled:
to drink wafer that IA, sane person.
watnld doubt could fail to produce a
diseased CONDITION of tie bOds in the
case of any animal. Ne have found
THAI when a hog is givsn his choice be-
tween pure md impura wate2- he wil
take the foTasez.
It is true hat there is no hetter dry
abod for hsgs than ccrn to produce fat.
8nt it is equally trua that no, animal
/ should be Sed almosS exclusively, xpon
one articieA Variety of fosd is essen
tial to tbs health CT all animals. and
especially that of the hog. so nearly
| omnivosouS Throughout the season
he shOu5d have "a variety of grasses.
Any thAag else that can be given to in
crease, the variety should be supplied.
When of pasture, com may well be
the FIRST article in the ration; but we
are careful to give bran, oats, pota-
toes rye. tMnips, pumpkins-any
thing cheaply raised to add variety Of
food.
Hogs, moro than any other farm ami.
| mai, are diseased FROM faults in their
sheltering. The greatest fault is net
lack of shelter but lack of ventilation.
Hogs are apt to become over-heated in
their. Shelters. and they rapidly foul
the air. Hence the shelter should have
openings all around under the caves.
and where the hogs are in lots they
should not have any litter. Hogs are
oftener made too warm in winter thar
not warm enough. But they should
have protection from the sun in sum,
mer. We find natures provision
(trees) the best; but where these are
lacking sheds OF boughs or boards viii
answers Is will be seen dat. All .meas.
lures for the prevention 81 swinN iis.
eases are summed up IN rational treat
ment, and there can be no doubt that
| it will be effective II attended to in sea,
son.-AMeT5coa AQricnli.-ist