The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-08

Discussed by T.. Ii. Martindale and
scientifically by DR.. Hurry.

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scientifically by DIR. Hurry.
The afternoon session opened with few
remarks by the farmer Governor of the
State. Governor Matthews spoke briefly OF
the interests of the farmers, and then a
recess taken and there were intro
auctions and many little complimentary re-
marks passed.
Judge +. B. Martindale. who is one of the
most successful hog-raisers in the State,
and who has not had case of cholera in
his herd In ten years. read paper on the
care of hogs, with the thought of keeping
them free from cholera his main point
According to his statement if the farmer
can avoid hog cholera ne can afford to
sell his hogs at s. to 81 a hundred pounds,
and then make more than on any other crop
produced. This price would mean 30 cents
TO 10 cents bushel for the corn he feeds
without the expense of hauling the corn
TO market. Hog cholera is like the many
infectious diseases from which the. human
race suffers, TX originates in filth. Mr.
Aartindale thus describes his experience
as a hog-raiSer:
For the first few years pursued what
you would term a hap-hazard method.
supposed a hog-wallow was a good thing
and paid little attention TO the water they
drank. feeding only by throwing them corn
era two years. and lost Is per cent. of
my herd. After the fifth year I provided
a feeding lot for fattening hogs, contain
rods In length and ten rods in width. on
a hillside / provided a grain bin and feed
ing platform at one end OF the lot. Above
this lot there was a mineral spring, which
had been allowed TO run at random on this
hillside. and from which the hogs would
drink at pleasure. 1 cleaned this and
a watering trough, from which the overflow
ran into tile drain. The trough is Slated
il to make il dir rlsu ' MAKE If n idrf
10 keep charcoal, made from corn cobs in the
pen at all times. Since. 1885 have marketed
from this lot over 1900 head of hogs There
has been hog cholera all around my farm
from year TO year. One year it was among
my brood sows. and many OF them died,
but there has never been a case of cholera
in this PEN
Mr.. Martindale then spoke of the effort
that is now being made by the State Board
OF commerce 10 gather information on
board OF commrce TO gather information on
hog cholera. together with as much infor-
nation OF practical experience in its treat
ment as possible, and asked that the men,
bers of the Board of Agriculture do all they
can TO further the gathering of this in
formation.
CHOLERA AS A SCIENTIFIC STUDY.
Judge Martindale's paper was followed by
paper on the same topic by DR.. j. y.
Hurry. He considered the question of hog
cholera scientifically. His discussion was
from the point of an expert sanitaran. An
abstract Of his paper is as follows:
The swine plague, which is a disease of
the respiratory organs. and hog cholera a
disease of the stomach and bowels are
both zymotic diseases All zymotic dis
eases are caused by bacteria. Bacteria are
plants: they live the vegetable life They
differ principally from the large vegetable
forms in size. Ii takes the high powers OF
the microscope 10 see them. To propa p fe
them. TO learn their habits, to discover their
functions, the same methods. in a great de-
gree. are used as obtain with the grosser
FORMS
THE bacteriologist conducts a miniature
hot house. He provides himself with a per-