The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
Bow sqteessful Farmers Operate This
Department Of the Farm Few
Hints as 20 the Care Of Live STOCK
and Poultry


While it is a fact that all young an
lmals are prone to become infested By
different worms which are more or less
Injurious, yet a good deal can be done
to prevent this invasion Of the system
and also to kill the pests when they
have found entrance. In the first place
we desire to say that there is COM
mon belief that when young hogs be-
come eparalized in the hind parts that It
is due to Kidney worms" We have
made a special study Of this claim aud
have yet to find a single case where
the worm alluded TO had anything 10
do with the case. The cause as We
have found Il is either prolonged feed
ing Of corn to young pigs without ex-
ercise and added nitrogenous food, or
cholera IN one Of its stages. Proven
ton is to be sought in proper feeding
OF pigs from weanlng time. and plenty
Of exercise and clover The cholera
aspect OF the matter has already been
considered. AS to worms IN general
II may be said that the things which
favor their appearance are first: Ions
use or the same feeding yards, pas
lures and drinking places for swine.
These places become infested with the
eggs Of the worms and these are taken
up by the young pigs. and the mature
eggs are again deposited upon the
ground or about the watering places 10
reinfest a new tribe OF pigs. Secondly,
Il would appear that where much milk
Is used for the feeding Of pigs after
weaving time that worms are fed az
the same time. At least II would seem
to US from investigation Of the sub
ject that worms are most common
where sweet milk is largely fed. In
the latter case It Is found that by
giving the pigs an occasional mess
OF clabbered milk the liability to
worms is materially lessened by the
practice. The use OF disinfectants Is
also useful IN lessening the trouble
from worms. Preparations such as
chloro-naphtholeum can besuccessfully
mixed In the drinking water and will
be taken with good effect by the pigs
when thirsty. This was first found in
treating lambs for stomach worms
where the drinking of 1-100 solution
Of chloro was found to be effective.
There IS every reason for believing
that the same solution would have a
similarly good effect upon swine. and
many have already reported favorably
upon the practice Of mixing dislnfect-
ant IN the drinking water. When the
pig is seer 70 have a voracious appe'
tite and yet remains thin or has q
depraved appetite for things it would
not eat IN health, worms may be ex.
pected TO be present. other common
symptoms OF worms are continual
squealing and bad temper; rubbing Of
the anus against boards or tbs
ground; 'pot-gutted" appearance
blood and mucous in the discharges
and general thriftlessness. The tail
rubbing Is due to a pin worm and this
may be killed by injecting a decoctior
Of Quassia chips into the rectum BY
means OF large syringe. Foui
ounces Of the chips to a quart Of boil
ing water will make a suitable solution
to be used when cold For all Of th'
other kinds OF worms there is perhaps
nothing to be preferred to the 'hui'
extract Of pink root and SIENNA, giyeE
in a half ounce dose every three o.
four hours until purging is caused
Kamala in dose Of one drachm is als'
! an effective remedy for round and tap
worms and does not require to b.
followed by a purge Turpentine i
also highly thought Of and is givel
to pigs in a teaspo0nful dose in milk
There are a host Of other remedies bu
any Of the above win prove sufficiently
, effective Santonin has been recon
mended but we have found that It j
: somewhat dangerous for pigs. Afte
the worms have been gotten rid Of b,
3 the administration Of the pink roo
} and senna it is a good plan to mi
I dried sluphate OF iron and gentian roo
J In the food Of the pigs to kill tn
3 worms from remaining eggs and {
! brace up the run down constitu
I ton. The dose is ten grains Of eac
two OF three times daily in the foo
and double that amount twice dali
for adult swine. Salt. charcoal an
wood ashes are useful and should b
freely supplied to swine.