The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-07-05
SOUTHERN :: FARM NOTES.
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TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLANTER. STOcKMWAM TRUCK GROWER,
M AN0 TRUCK GROWER,

are largely for the benefit of the hui
man and not the hog. This is q rule
which works only one way-some peo-
pie are like the hog, but the hog is
not like some people. Some few prac-
teal discoveries I have made in regard
to diseases of the hog which may be
of value to the Southern breeders, are
as follows:
Several years ago when a hog was
taken sick the people rapidly came TO
the conclusion that the disease was
cholera, now it is swine fever OF pneu-
monia. If you will study the disease
you will find they are the same. Swine
fever OF pneumonia is just a forerun-
ner of the dreaded cholera. Hogs are
affected in a dozen different ways.
The disease very seldom comes in the
summer, the first symptoms appearing
generally with the first cold spell in
the fall, and is caused by the hog first
taking cold. They sometimes run at
the nose, while others will refuse to
eat. Others will swell up in the joints
and get down so they can't walk, some
will have such high fevers that the
hair will come out and they will SIM
ply dry up on foot: some will have
blind staggers and die with fits and
some will lose their ears. This can
all be avoided if you will begin right
and at the proper time. Your herd
should be given your attention at all
times. You should have a nice, warm
place for them to go at. will and sleep,
but be sure you do not let too many
bed together.
During my experiences along this
line a large number Of farmers have
called on me for assistance when the
disease broke out in their herds. In
each instance, 1 have found the fault
to be with the owners, in not having
suitable accommodations for their
stock. Most of them have their hogs
in Il large lot with only the pale blue"
sky for shelter. Keep them clear Of
vermin, give them good food and the
profits you will reap Will be surprising.
Several years g our country
abounded with thick forest trees which
furnished shelter for our stock, but
the woodman's Y has robbed the lazy
breeder of this commodity and he
must seek shelter or suffer the conse-
quences. A hog that has n good.
warm shelter. with nice clean bed
ding Of straw, will live and thrive off
just half the food that would be re-
quired to keep the hog which runS at
large and goes to sleep when the sun
goes down, and is forced to back up
against a cold, Northern BLIZZARD. I
have often been asked the question
how 1 made my hogs grow sc fast. The
secret of my success is simply the
above remedy. No man can have a
nice herd and see them about once a
week. 1 have had hogs to die just
adjoining my premises and would
never have a sick one.
I do not deny that swine fever or
pneumonia has not appeared in my
herd; it has, but by close attention 1
have been very successful, losing only
a few small pigs. I doctor my small
pigs through their dams. A SOW that
is in pig at the time she has swine
fever or pneumonia will stand the dis
ease better than the other hogs, but
their pigs will nearly always come
dead, with no hair; she will carry
them, however, to the full time.
Every breeder has q remedy, which
he r%ightfully thinks is the best. The
remedy, however, is not the most i'm
portant. "An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure" Study this
and make it practical: you will profit.
More hogs die to-day from lack of at
tention than any other cause. I
trust what L have written will be of
practical benefit to some Breeders
Thomas 3. Carney, MurfreesbOro,
Tenn.