Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
win Prevent Disease.

Chief Salmon Of the Bureau Of Ami
NAL Industry, in an officially published
article on hog cholera and swine
plague, does not uphold the theory that
these diseases are caused solely by germs
In the food or drink. He says swine
will contract hog cholera In this way,
hut also by inhallng the virus with the
air, and less frequently by its gaining
entrance through the surface of n
fresh wound. On the other hand, "the
virus of swine plague is generally If not
always taken into the lungs with the
Inhaled air." The first effect Of cholera
Is believed to be upon the lntestines,
with secondary invasion Of the lungs,
but the first effect Of plague Is believed
to be upon the lungs and the invasion
of the intestines n subsequent process,
One or both Of these diseases gener-
ally are at work among hogs, especially
the young ones. They are estimated to
cause the loss Of ten to twenty-five
million dollars worth of hogs per year
in the United States. 1t Is understood
that this winter the trouble Is more.
prevalent than ordinary, and this fact
is cited by some to explain the phenom-
email activity with which hogs have
been marketed in the last two months,
with the accompanying decrease Of not
far from 10 per cent. in the average
weight Of the animal sent to the mar
ket The hogs have not been kept to
fatten so long as usual but 1t Is only
fair to say that this may be in consld-
cred in part due to scarcity Of feed on
account of the paucity of the corn crop
in nearly all the Northern States eX-
cept Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. New
ertheless, the suspected prevalence of
one or both these maladles renders It of
interest that the following remedy
should be known by every farmer who
Is hog grower, since it is recommend
ed by the department as the most etlica-
cious formula which has been tried:
Wood charcoal, sulphur sodium sui
phate, and anthony sulphide, one
pound Of each, and sodium chloride,
sodium bicarbonate, and sodium ny
posulphate, two pounds Of each, These
are to be completely pulverlzed and
we'll mixed. The dose is large table
spoonful for each 200 pounds weight Of
hog treated and given only once per
day, being stirred into soft feed made
by mixing bran and middlings, or mid
dlings and corn meal, or ground oats
and corn, or crushed wheat with hot
water.
A great recommendation for this rem
edy is the fact that hogs are fond of It,,
and when once they taste Of food with
which 1t has been mixed they will eat
1t, though nothing else would tempt
them. They should be drenched with
it in water If too sick to eat, and most
of those so treated will begin to eat
soon after. The report recommends
the medicine for use as a preventive Of
those diseases, for which purpose 1t
ought to be put into the feed Of the
whole herd, presumably in much small
er quantity than above stated for sick
animals. 1t Is said to be an excellent
appetizer and stimulant Of the pro-
cesses of digestion and assimilation so
that 1t causes the animals to take flesh
rapidly and assume thrifty appear
ance." OF course isolation should be
attended to In cases where infection
from other animals is feared.
Keep Sheep.
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