The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-05

In the Department of Agriculture
Report for 1886, the result of q year
investigation is given. The microbt
was found to live and multiply IL
hay tea, whence the conclusion that il
will live in hay or straw hogpen anC
barnyard infusions and be taken into
the hog with food and drink. 1t was
found to do astonishingly well in pure
water. In Two days the number in
cubic centimeter of water increased
from 26,24O to 1926, 600. In three
days the number was too great to be
counted. After a week they decreased
and four months later, June 4, but II
still lived. Now if you recall that g
cubic centimeter is but about Is grains
you will e that the population Of
that few drops of water increased
foster than Chicago and the inhabi
tants were smaller than the conscience
of a politician and thicker than fddle1s
in sheol.
You will also see that sick or dead
animals may pollute running streams
with the microbe which will breed in.
calculably in the water and thus poison
all the hogs that drink the contami
mated water, and thus danger exists
for at least four months after the wa
ter is made impure.
Experiments with dried blood,
spleen, etc, showed that the b~acterium
OF cholera would live in dried prepare
tions from 10 days to two months. Sc
a sick hog may deposit the germs Of
disease in blood, mucus or feces which
even when dried in the hot summer
sun, will effect other hogs months
later.
Experiments at killing the microbe
showed that boiling water killed il
instantly.
Chloride Of zinc l part in 10, in Is
minutes.
Carbolic acid l part in 100, in s
minutes.
Iodine water in Is minutes.
Hydrochloride acid l part in 500,
in 5 minutes.
Sulphuric acid l part in 1000, in 10
minutes.
Permangonate of potash l part, in
5000 in Is minutes.
Mercurie chloride l part in $4,000,
in 5 minutes.
Mercurie iodide l part in 100000,
in 10 minutes.
There is a lot of descriptions and
pictures that wouldn't be nice at the
breakfast table, and some preliminary
investigations showing that swine
plague or infections, pneumonia, is a
different disease and caused by another
microbe not quite so tough but quite
as fatal to the pig as the cholera mi.
crobe.
By all means get the Department
Of Agriculture Report for 1887. II
is a daisy. So is 1888, one of the
most valuable l ever saw.
In the 1887 report the charming
romance, Diseases of Swine" is con,
tinued. From this it appears that
the disease, hog cholera, is different
from swine plague. Also that the
bacteria live in soil from 3 to 6
months; also that hogs may have allow
dironic form of cholera and even ex-
perts never mistrust he is sick and yet
finally give it to others OF die suddenly
provided you don't kill and eat him
too soon.
Oh, well. There were 400, 600
copies of this report printed-you are
entitled to me-. Send and get it,
also 1886 report, and you will find
there an account of the best remedy
the department has yet found.
shan't tell, because [ want you to get
the reports and read them.
Oh dear! this research has quite
destroyed my "~hankering" for nice
pie crust shortened with lard for to.
day, and yet l could tell you of still
more odious things done at pork pack
ing houses. [ spare you and at the
conclusion of this lay sermon refer
you to my text which may be found
in Leviticus IL: 7 and s.
WOLVERINE.