The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-20
and j. H. Acklen, Of Nashville, sec
retary.
1t will meet in Chicago during
July to perfect permanent organi-
zation,
HOG CHOLERA.


HOG CHOLERA.
BY Dr.. T. J. Turner, state Veterinarian.
To those feeding or raising hogs,
this subject is of much and vital in
terest. 1t is not intended that this
part Of the bulletin shall be devoted
to an exhaustive description of this
or any other malady, but only to
draw attention to items of special in
terest that may from time to time
before us. Realizing what this dis
ease is, It's nature and various forms,
viz, chest in shape of pneumonia,
bowel, something akin to typhus
fever apparently, then the skin form /;
the question of what to do for it is
one of much moment. Fully under
standing the measures which would
enable you, If not fully, to at least GO
far toward preventing the occurrence
on your farm, the question of what to
do is asked. This, as many others, is
easier asked than answered. First,
in an effort to answer it, let us look
at the food and water supply of the
animals. The first should be whole
some and easily digested, not one
kind of food for each meal, but vary
it by changing every few meals, a
few Of corn for one Of bran; then, if
possible, give occasionally few car
rots. The second should be from
spring or running brook or creek if
possible, or cistern or we'll will do as
well; but from a pond, never, if can
possibly arrange otherwise. If from
a pond, arrange SO that no stock has
direct access to it. Also keep those
animals affected, as we'll as those un-
affected, from mud holes and old
stock yards full Of dust, putting them
or keeping them in dry pens, if pos
slble, which have been disinfected.
They should also be protected from
bad weather. A nice grass lot is an
excellent place for them ana by say
ing above, a dry lot, it was simply
meant one free from mud holes and
swampy place.
The oil from Paola oil we'll, Paola,
Kansas, is said to be good, but of this
no positive evidence can be bad here
as we were unable to secure answers
from oil furnished. Would advise
the use of this, however, it being a
crude petroleum and can not possibly
do any harm. 1t is good Alternative,
rather fattening in its tendency, and
the animals soon become fond of it.
The following directions are to be fol-
lowed in administering it:
Divide the diseased hogs as fol-
lows: A, exposed and not yet dis
eased; B, slightly diseased; G,
seriously diseased, and enter them
in book as such, with the signs and
symp :oms of the disease for each lot.
Give medicines as follows: Give
enough to physic the hog thoroughly,
say from one-half pint to pint,
followed every day by smaller doses.
They will usually drink it readily
from the trough, but, if they refuse
to drink, it can be mixed with chop
feed, or milk used as drench. For
drenching use a cows horn, If one
can be had, or otherwise use bottle
with the bottom off, and pour the oil
in slowly with tablespoon.
For preventative give from a to
4 pint two or three times a week
while hogs are exposed. In drench-
ing a hog do not turn it on its back,
by 30 doing you may strangle it.
Besides this, the following prepa-.
ration has proven of much benefit as
a preventative and also as a cure in
many instances where the outbreak
was not violent:
ONE POUND EACH TWO POUNDS EACH.
Wood charcoal, Sodium Chloride,
Sulphur, Sodium Bi-carbonate, /,
Sodium Sulphate, Sodium Hypo-sulphte
Anthony Sulphide.
These ingredients should be thor
oughly pulverized and mixed. The
dose of this mixture Is large table,
spoonful to every 200 pounds of hogs
once day. 1t should be mixed with
bran and wet, making a soft bran
mash. This, besides being good for
the animal as preventative or cura-
tive, is also good appetizer. Those
animals which had lost their appetite,
frequently after receiving few doses
OF this mixture will come to the
trough and eat along with the others
with quite relish.
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