The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

stricted 10 the conviction that this
swine plague Is not beyond the reach
OF scientific treatment. Consequently,
swine disease specialists" swarm like
buzzards in every bin hog-raising dis
trict where the cholera obtains
start-and there are few, II any, To-
caiittes largely given to the raising OF
swine where. sooner or later. this
plague does not appear. This infor-
nation AS to where the disease is pre-
valent Is easily obtainable by the hog
cure swindlers from systematic read
ing of the farm journals and agrIcul-
ftural papers. One OF the first claims
generally put forward by the swine
specialist when he comes In contact
with farmer whose herd Is afflicted
with the cholera Is that his remedy
has the Endorsement of the agricu.-
tural department. He sells the remedy
at a high price. and II the plague is
general In the locality he finds it easy
TO depart with hundreds Of dollars in
his pocket as q result of few days
work.
or course some hogs which are given
the remedy recover--tn spite of it
and such cases are made the most OF
in testimonials.
Analysis shows that the remedies
are usually compounded after some In
genious and worthless formula as the
following:
Coal oil--one gallon.
"Saltpcter-two pounds.
Sulphur-two pounds
Assafetida--two pounds.
Tobacco stems-two pounds.
Boil the last four ingredients in
water. and then add tho coal oil.
Drench each sick hog with a pint OF
the liquor"
z Some omit the coal oil-perhaps by
way of variety. The result is the same,
for the hogs really affected by tho
cholera die, and tho Swine specialist"
has the farmers money.
Some OF tho serums being devised
may prove effective, at least in making
the campaign sooner or later to bu
made to eradicate hog cholera from the
country. as tho Federal and State gov
ernments are now Graduating the cat
tic tick" and the Texas fever. But the
thousand and ono internal remedies are
qnackery, and whsn q farmer uses a
serum he should getsit~only OF reputa-
Bile concerns or of.public departments.
The feeding or finishing of cattle
Is another profitable speciality of the
corn belt farmer. To take q rough
steer from the pasture or range and
put hin, In fat and sleek condition
In the minimum of time and the mini
mum of expense for feed is very
Vital problem to tho feeding" farmer,
SO 1t to the nation at large, and
therefore the research departments OF
agriculture have given much effort to
the practical solution OF that problem.
The "halanced ration" idea was once
widely exploited n the scientists,
though now mot regarded so import.
ant as formerly. Latterly ireasonably
we'll balanced rations OF those common
grains and rough and green forage
foods have been shown to be the real
profitable feeding stufs, And nothing
Is clearer In American feeding expert
ments than that adding so-called stock
foods With their minimum OF we'll nigh
useless minimum amount s Of cond,.
ments, tiavoring matter and medicines
I is practically and absolutelysa genera.
lhumbug. w IG "
The purveyor OF fake cattle foods
seldom fails to convince tile feeder. at
the start, that hls particular food is d
real simon pure balanced zion back
ed BY The department. of3sagriculture,
Again, the Windler 81 wise enough not
! to lessen his chances Of sale by putting
q cheap price on his product Occasion
ally he sells II MS low S5as $3.50 the
lhundredWeight, but more frequently
1.-THE price KS much above thu t--some-