Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-26

\ letter from Prof Frpudsen says tina,
he IL busy investigating the hog diseat
and will put the result i'll the form OF a
bulletin Tor free distribution among the
farmers. lie feels sure that Mr.. Bruce.
hogs are suffering from a chronic hou
cholera and Mr.. Linebnrger's have the
same disease i'll q more acute form.
The following from his letter will be
"f interest to those who have hogs or are
intending to buy them:
fou might III ynnr paper call atten.
tiou to the existence OF the disease and
"mphasize its seriousness. Warn farm
"rs aud intending hog buyers To exercise
the greatest care in buying stock as a
lew hogs suffering from mild. scarcely
noticeable, chronic form Of the diseasc
may infect IL whole herd with fatal
acute hog cholcra. In case farmers
hogs begin to lose appetite. to scour (a
yellow white dIarrhoea,) } 10 show weak.
hcSs nnd lamencsS III the hind quarters
and to die, he should first OF all pcn them
up and put the healthy animals i'll a new
pen by themselves, because il he Riinw7
them to run about. the disease germs
become scattered all over the place. lie
should give his hogs well water 10
drink for while, as healthy animals
often get the discasc from drinking Irri.
gatIpn or surface secpHge water which
hhs been contaminated by the excre.
ment "f chOlcra animals. For this rpas-
on also. the pens in which sick uniInaIs
are confined should not have ANY watcr
running through them, since the disense
germs may he spread ~ hcrever the wat.
"r runs.
All carcasses should be burned or
buried at once, Tor il lcif exposed. buz
"ards. magpics aud other birds and many
insects may spread the germs in the
flesh Thoroughly disinfcct pens. yards
etc. where cholera animals have been or
where healthy animals are put by first
wctting thc ground to settle nny ia it
and then sprinkle with per cent so.
luton o. chloride Of lime or crude car
bOlic acid.
The man who attends tO the sick ami.
mails should have nothing Ia do with the
healthy ones unless he hRs just ,lisin!cc;.
ed his clothing 10y boiling them and his
shoes by washing them in 4 or 3 per
cent solution ~ carbolic acid. for the
discasc IL known la have been carried
from ON" farm 10 another III the manure
which stuck Ia the farmers shoes.
There IL no very effective trcatnrnept
for animals which are sick with hog
cholorn. The main effort should be to
keep the disease from spending md il
IL sometimes better t0 stamp it out by
killing and burning all animals M soon
IN they show signs ~ the disease, Tho
following prescrlpti"u is recommended
by tho u. y. Dept. ~ Agriculture but il
must not he accepted M II 'curc all:
Wood charcoal ... . ....llb.
sulphur ................. ..... LID
Sodium chloride common salt 2lbs
= Jdium bicarLonatc (baling eoda) 2lbs
Sodium hyposulphitc. c..............2lb lbs
Sodium suphnte tIIauber Salta 4 10
Antimony sulphidc .............lib IL
weight oi hog should bc given in the
feed once II dny. MnN ~ tho patent hog
cholera medicines on the market are
utterly worthless.
have written Ia Washington for their
latest results IN tho experiments with Il
hog cholera vaccine and nm whiting for
this before ! cnn recommend Vaccina.
tion From the Inst published report
! doubt whether serum treatment or
vaccination will give much good rc
ault.
viii you nlsu please announce
through your paper TINT ] am ready and
glad Ia come nny time that my other du.
ties permit to personally look into nuy
supposed outbreak ~ hog cholera or
any other contagious animal discnsc.
Tho =. y. r. Il hRs granted mo pass
over NIL their lines in this state until Dee.
81, 90 tho transportation problem is
nicely solved"