Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-05-08
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
nov successful Farmers Operate This
department of the Farm A Few
Hints as 10 the Care of Liy. stock
and Poultry
Worms Of swine.

Worms of swine.
WINE II Is fact that all young an
Inlais are prone to become infested by
inherent worms which are more or less
injurious, yet good deal can be done
" prevent this invasion OF the system
anu aiso to kill the pests when they
nave round entrance. In the first place
VIC aeslie TO say that there is a com
'loh belief that when young hogs be-
Sohie paralized in the hind parts that il
y que TO kidney worms" We have
made a special study of this claim aud
nave yet TO find single case where
the worm alluded to had anything 10 7
40 with the case. The cause as we
nave found IL is either prolonged feed |
ing OF cora to young pigs without ex-
etcise and added heterogeneous food, or |
shoieFa In one Of its stages. Proven
'ioh - TO be sought in proper feeding |
VI pigs from weaving time, and plenty |
u exercise and clover. The cholera
aspect OF the matter has already been
considered. AS to worms In genera.
y may be said that the things which
laFof their appearance are first long
use OF The same feeding yards, pas
lures and drinking places for swine.
hese places become infested with the
eggs OF the worms and these are taken
up NY the young pigs and the mature
eggs are again deposited upon the
ground or about the watering places TO
/ teintest q new tribe Of pigs Seeonuiy,
y would appear that where much milk
IS used for the feeding OF pigs after
weaving time that worms are fed II
the same time Al least It would seem
4 10 Us from investigation OF the sub
2eei that worms are most common
where sweet milk is largely fed. In
the latter case ii is found that by
giving the pigs an occasional mess
OF ciabbered milk the liability 70
worms is materially lessened by the
practice, The use OF disinfectants Is
also useful in lessening the trouble
from worms Preparations such as
chloro-naphtholenm 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 ehloro 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 disinfect-
ant In the drinking water. When the
pig Is seen TO have a voracious appe'
lite and yet remains thin or has
dcprayed appetite for things II wonic
I not eat in health. worms may be ex'
I pected 10 be present, Other common
symptoms nf worms are continue
squealiHg and bad temper; rubbing o.
the anus against boards or th'
n ground: "pot-gutted" appearance
i. blood and mucous in the discharges
Il and general thriftlessness. The tail
y rubbing is due 10 pin worm and TIM
y may be killed by injecting decoeuoi
q Of quassia chips into the rectum b.
y means OF large syringe. Fou
II ounces OF the chips TO a quart OF Doll
!, ing water will make suitable solution
!, To be used when cold. For ali OF IN
= other kinds OF worms there is perhap
;. nothing to be preferred TO the hui
y extract of pink root and SIENNA, give
4. in half ounce dose every three Q
= four hours until purging is caused
Kamala in dose Of one drachm is ais
nm effective remedy for round and tap
worms and does not require to :
followed by purge. Turpentine
: also highly thought of and is give
" ID pirs in a teaspoonful dose in mill
There are host of other remedies 81
w any Of the above will prove sufficient
:" effective. Santonin has been recon
g mended but we have found that 1t
Y somewhat dangerous for pigs. ATT
81 tho worms have been gotten rid OF !
e. Tho administration of the pink ro'
ne aud SIENNA II is good plan to M
u dried sluphate of iron and gentian TO
IN the food Of the pigs to XIII U
worms from remaining eggs ana
:. brace up the run down constl'
W ton The dose is ten grains OF ea'
gu two or three times daily in the to'
nc and double that amount twice dai
he - oau. swine. Salt. charcoal al
e. wood ashes are useful and should
"a troely supplied to swine