The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-11
Some Trouble. of Swine.

Within the past year large number of reports have come to this office from different parts of the State of what appears to be a paralysis of the back and limbs of hogs. The young fected. The cause has been found to be from overlooking young, growing pigs on an exclusive diet of corn and wSts Fat Fat, s sns put s. G9 ,ss tss s Rigs sS sSS bones of a growing pig cannot sup port the rapidly put on flesh. The first symptoms noticed are that the sty tSsH sontinS,ns n.ts,v tS gs.s themselves upon their front legs. The pigs die of starvation. as trough.
 Treatment--To prevent young pigs getting sick, very small amount of corn should be, fed them while nurs- crease the amount of corn. When weaned, feed ground feed of bran, shorts. corn and little bone- meal mix ed with sufficient milk to make a thin slop.
 After young pigs are paralyzed 1t is best to take all corn away from them and see that they are placed at trough of milk in which has been stirr- ed bran and the following tonic, which is recommended by the Bureau of An imal Industry as a preventive against hog cholera and swine plague. and which is also a very good tonic for hogs:
 r Pounds Wood charcoal. II Sodium chloride = '' = .' = 2 ..2 Sodium bicarbonate.. .. .. .. .. ..2 Sodium hyposulphate.. .. .. Q. ....2 sntiony s1diTm Suip5iSss sp2iaSide lhisck ant,monvi
 These ingredients should be com pletely pulverized and thoroughly of Weight of Hog to 1G be et tfeateG t PHhG snd it should be given once a day. When hogs are affected with these diseases they should not be fed ,oS corn least once day a V soft feed, made by mixing bran oats and corn, or middltngs and corn meal. or ground hot water. and then stirring into this the proper quantity of the medicine. Hogs are. fond of this mixture; 1t in- once taste of food with which it has been mixed they will eat 1t though nothing else would tempt them. Animais that are very sick and that drenched with the medicine shaken up with water Great care should be ex- ercised in drenching hogs or they will on its back to drench it. but pull the cheek away from the teeth So as form pouch, into which the medicine may the cheek Into the mouth. and when when the hog finds out what 1t is, 1t will stop squealing and swallow. Tn our that they would eat nothing have com menced to eat very soon after getting dose of the remedy, and have stead fly improved until they appear per
 This medicine may also be used as q preventive of these diseases. and for q hA In he. f-- of the whole herd. Care should of course be taken to see that each ami nal receives its proper share. In cases has apparently cured most of the ami the the progress of the disease in the lent appetizer and stimulant of the
 IGcess or digestion and assimilation, and when given to unthrifty nogs 1t increases the appetite. causes them to take on flesh and assume a thrifty ap-
 Worms in Hogs.
 Hogs affected with worms in the in- testines run down in condition, become very thin and lank, back IS arcned, osar sges gull Ii, refuse feed walk stiffly and very numerous, in bad cases complete iy filling the intestines The pigs die suits affected hogs should receive in- i dividual treatment. Twenty-four hours nefore administering treatment very AAllAC ICCo De gwen them. Then give the following medicine as a drench. to each one hundred pound hog; larger or smaller hogs should re- ceive dose in proportion:
 Oi.L of turpentine.. Q. .. 4 drachms Liquor. ferri dialysatus. 1-4 drachm Ray nanssSrS ansssd oi rcnest n: dosH ounces 1I days. After worms have been removed give the tonic recommended above, to put the pigs in condition.
 TuTnOrs on Pigs After CastratiOn, Causes.-Bunches form on the cords of pigs after castratton a result of infection from dirty instruments or hands, etc. during the operation: or from leaving the cord too long, thus increasing the liability of It's becom- ing infected. The tumors continue to grow, and in the worst cases attain the size of a mans head.
 Treatment.-Cut down on the tumor the same as in simple case of cas- tration. Separate the skin from the tu- nor and then follow up the cord with the hands. Cut the cord off as high as possible. The wound may be healed by the use of any of the common dis infectants A teaspoonful Of earbolic acid in @ quart of water may be used once daily until the pigs are healed Pigs should be kept In clean pen af- ter the operation.
 c L. Barnes Tn Southern Planter